environmantal

The goal of the Environmental Science Program is to provide students with the breadth and depth of knowledge for careers and graduate studies in the next millennium. Our objective is to train the students and give them skills essential for acquiring, analyzing, collecting and interpreting scientific information related to our environment.

Provide students with academic curricula to develop a strong understanding of environmental sciences and to obtain a baccalaureate degree in environmental sciences.

Prepare students to be adaptable to new developments in Environmental Science.

Train students to conduct scientific research through example, mentoring and personal experience.

Prepare students for employment in newly evolving and conventional scientific fields related to Environmental Sciences.

Students interested in a new and challenging career will find the Environmental Sciences Program at UMES very attractive. We are proud to be the first and only University in the state of Maryland and this region to offer such a program. This rapidly growing interdisciplinary program has been designed with job opportunities and student careers in mind.

In addition to our highly experienced faculty, numerous facilities and resources at the cutting edge, our location is most suitable for this program. We are located 40 miles form the Atlantic Ocean and 20 miles from the Chesapeake Bay.

The Environmental Science B.S. curriculum comprises 28 semester hours of required core courses, 60 semester hours of supportive course requirements and 12 hours of program electives. An additional 33 semester hours of general education courses are also required. See the UMES Catalog for the most current and complete description. Currently the Program is undergoing a comprehensive review. New tracks in Fisheries Biology and Environmental Toxicology have been proposed.

Environmental Chemistry Curriculum Core Courses
Course No	Title
CHEM 488/489	Environmental Chemistry
CHEM 311	Analytical Chemistry I
CHEM 312	Analytical Chemistry II
ENVS 403	Environmental Microbiology or Microbiology
ENVS 221	Principles of ENV SCI
ENVS 301	Marine Chemistry
ENVS 411	Water Pollution & Purification
ENVS 434	Air Pollution & Control
ENVS 497	Senior Seminar
ENVS 498	Independent Study or
ENVS 499	Undergraduate Research

PROPOSED Environmental Toxicology Curriculum Core Courses
Course No	Title
PROPOSED	Environmental Toxicology
CHEM 488/489	Environmental Chemistry
PROPOSED	Solid and Hazardous Wastes Managements
ENVS 221	Principles of Environmental Science
PROPOSED	Biogeochemical Cycles
CHEM 421	Instrumental Analysis
PROPOSED	Biostatistics
ENVS 497	Senior Seminar
ENVS 434	Air Pollution & Control
ENVS 498	Independent Study or
ENVS 499	Undergraduate Research

PROPOSED Fisheries Biology Curriculum Core Courses
Course No	Title
PROPOSED	Marine Biology
PROPOSED	Marine Ecology
ENVS 301	Marine Chemistry
ENVS 221	Principles of Environmental Science
PROPOSED	Fisheries Management
PROPOSED	Ichthyology
PROPOSED	Fisheries Biology
PROPOSED	Population Dynamics
ENVS 202	General Oceanography
ENVS 497	Senior Seminar
ENVS 498	Independent Study or
ENVS 499	Undergraduate Research

Current areas of faculty research include water-air-soil pollution, heavy metal toxicity, environmental endocrinology, chemistry of marine natural products, biological rhythms or marine invertebrates, mariculture, laser and application, solar energy storage/conversion, neuromuscular physiology, insect resistance of soybeans and environmental chemistry.

Environmental Science Faculty
Isoken Tito Aighewi, Ph.D., M.P.H. (Env. Health/Soil Chemistry & GIS Applications)

Clement L. Counts, Ph.D. (Earth Science/Marine Zoo/Inverts)
Gian C. Gupta, Ph.D. (Soil/Water Pollution)
Angela K Hebel, MS (animal behavior and ecology)
Ali B. Ishaque, Ph.D. (Ecotoxicology)
Doug Levin, Ph.D. (Oceanography)
Gerald E. Kananen, Ph.D. (Env. Chem - Org/Water)
Eric B. May, PhD. (Marine Toxicology)
Anthony P. Mazzaccaro, Ph.D. (Submerged Aquatic Vegetation/Aquaculture)
Joseph M. Okoh, Ph.D.(Env. Chem - Metal/Air)
Douglas E. Ruby, Ph.D. (Reptiles/Ornithology/Ecology)
Jeurel Singleton, PhD ( Freshwater Invertebrates, Endangered Species, Integrated Pest Management, and Benthic Population Dynamics)
Jim Wiley, Ph.D. (Fish and Wildlife - Fisheries)