Environmental Science
Are you interested in studying the planet you call home – and beyond? Do you want broad interdisciplinary training that ranges from deep earth molecules to ecosystem interactions? Do you want to experience settings from ocean to alpine and have a degree with application in all sectors of society? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then a career in Environmental Science is in your future.
The School of Arts and Sciences offers the Bachelor of Science Degree in Environmental Science. This degree provides an interdisciplinary framework for understanding, analyzing, and managing our environment. You can choose to focus on one or more of six concentrations: Natural Science, Environmental Studies, Marine Science, Geology, Chemistry, and/ or Sustainability, Policy, and Management.
Coastal Georgia alumna, Lily Heidger ’22, was invited by the White House to attend the Climate Resilience event in Palo Alto, California. Lily is an AmeriCorps VISTA Fellow, serving with Stanford and Canopy.
“I was incredibly honored to attend, and left the event feeling empowered and optimistic about the future of climate progress,” Heidger said.
Swerving like an injured fish, I was easily cornered. The pursuer approached us. Was this the end already? A book with two pages? It couldn’t be, but how did this all start? What led to this worst-case scenario? To understand, you must go back two days prior. My name is Harrison, and this is how Team Submarine’s first adventure began.
Private funding is crucial in supporting our students as they dedicate their time, effort, and grit to pursuing a degree in Environmental Science.
The College celebrated the work and achievements of its Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science degree program with fundraising event, “Salty’s Shrimp Boil and Shanties on the Roof,” on Feb. 9, 2024.
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Dr. James Deemy
Associate Professor of Environmental ScienceJames Deemy is a hydrologist and environmental scientist. He has a broad background in biology, ecology, and geology. His research interests focus on assessing the hydrologic connectivity between isolated, ephemeral wetlands and watersheds. He has specifically assessed the water quality and quantity of agricultural storm-based flows that connect wetlands to nearby waters in southwest Georgia. James also has active research in water resources education.
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Dr. James Deemy
Associate Professor of Environmental ScienceJames Deemy is a hydrologist and environmental scientist. He has a broad background in biology, ecology, and geology. His research interests focus on assessing the hydrologic connectivity between isolated, ephemeral wetlands and watersheds. He has specifically assessed the water quality and quantity of agricultural storm-based flows that connect wetlands to nearby waters in southwest Georgia. James also has active research in water resources education.
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Dr. Robin McLachlan
Assistant Professor of GeologyRobin McLachlan is a broadly-trained geologist interested in how the shapes of coastal environments are intimately linked to human development, and vice versa. Specifically, she studies sediment transport from source to sink, mountains to deep sea, focusing on the interaction between sediment and hydrodynamics in the fluvial-marine transition zone. She applies the same scientific rigor and inquiry to her role as an educator and communicator. Her teaching strategies constructively align scientific content and communication skills to best achieve student learning goals and career success.
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Dr. Kimberly Takagi
Assistant Professor of Environmental ScienceKimberly Takagi is a marine environmental scientist and educator. She is particularly interested in coastal ecosystem dynamics and the role of marine invertebrates (crabs, snails, oysters, mussels, etc.) in carbon and nutrient biogeochemical cycling. In her courses, she strives to facilitate learning by immersing students in field and laboratory research approaches. She strives to develop students’ abilities to critically think about environmental processes through student-collected data and course-based research projects.