Program Overview

Program Details

Degree

Doctor of Philosophy

School

Charles V. Schaefer, Jr. School of Engineering and Science

Department

Civil, Environmental and Ocean Engineering

Available

On campus

Program Overview

Gain vital skills that can directly impact communities around the world with a Ph.D. from Stevens’ internationally recognized environmental engineering program.

At Stevens, you’ll collaborate with renowned faculty and fellow scholars to develop solutions to challenges like transporting and treating arsenic and heavy metals, the environmental compatibility of consumer products and the development of sustainable and cost-effective technologies using natural products, recycled waste, plants and microbes. Stevens also houses state-of-the-art laboratories and a thriving sponsored research program, anchored by the Center for Environmental Systems, empowering our doctoral students to publish and present in influential arenas all over the world.

Research Areas

• Water and wastewater treatment
• Adsorption of contaminants at solid/water interfaces
• Soil remediation
• Phosphorus sustainability
• Nonlinear empirical modeling
• Heavy metals and inorganics
• Biological wastewater treatment
• Groundwater and wastewater
• Nanotechnology
• Environmental sustainability
• Green technology development

Concentrations

• Environmental Processes
• Groundwater and Soil Pollution Control
• Environmental Management

Program Admission Requirements

Who Should Apply?

We welcome applicants who hold a master’s degree in environmental engineering or a related field (up to 30 credits may be transferred to Stevens’ Ph.D. program). Applicants with a bachelor’s degree in a relevant science and experience working in environmental engineering may be considered if they have the following academic prerequisites:

• 2 semesters of college-level chemistry
• 4 semesters of calculus, including differential equations
• 3 engineering courses, including one design course.

Applicants may be admitted without these prerequisites but may need to complete them during their doctoral program.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree, with a minimum GPA of 3.0, from an accredited institution
• Transcripts from post-secondary institutions attended
• Two letters of recommendation (academic or professional only; Select Ph.D. programs require a third letter of recommendation)
• Statement of Purpose
• $60 non-refundable Application Fee
• Proof of English language proficiency
• A competitive GRE or GMAT score (required for both part-time and full-time applicants)
• Resume/CV
• Writing sample(s). All applicants are encouraged to submit a lab report (preferable) or paper that they wrote, individually, for an engineering course. Applicants who have published a journal article are also encouraged to submit a copy of their article.

Curriculum Overview

View objectives, outcomes, and other Ph.D. curriculum details in the most recent academic catalog.

Fellowships & Assistantships

Information about assistantships and fellowships can be found here.

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