The environmental program takes a cross-disciplinary approach by encompassing several departments, programs, centers, and institutes. Select a program from the list below to find out how it participates in the Environmental Program. Degree programs are offered by the Environmental Studies Program, Environmental Engineering Program, ATOC, and the academic departments.
The environmental program also has affiliates in the NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory in Boulder. The ESRL quarterly newsletter provides highlights of ESRL's diverse research programs.
Programs, Centers, and Institutes
- Environmental Studies Program (ENVS), Sharon Collinge, Director, 303-492-6865, Sharon.Collinge@colorado.edu
- Environmental Engineering Program (EVEN), Jana Milford, Director, 303-492-5542, Jana.Milford@colorado.edu
- Natural Resources Law Center (NRLC), Mark Squillace, Director, 303-492-1286, Mark.Squillace@colorado.edu
- Baker Residential Academic Program (BRAP), Cynthia Carey, Director, 303-492-5659, Cynthia.Carey@colorado.edu
- Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research (INSTAAR, James White, Director, 303-492-7909, James.White@colorado.edu
- Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES), William Lewis (Interim Director), 303-492-4524, William.Lewis@colorado.edu
- Environmental Policy Certificate Program, William Travis, Director, 303-492-6312, William.Travis@colorado.edu
- Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences (ATOC), Cora Randall, Chair, 303-492-1534, Cora.Randall@Lasp.colorado.edu
- Center of the American West, Patricial Limerick, Director, 303-492-4879, Patricia.Limerick@colorado.edu
- Institute of Behavioral Sciences, Jane Menkin, Director, 303-492-8147, Jane.Menkin@colorado.edu
- Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP), Dan Baker, 303-492-4509, Dan.Baker@colorado.edu
- JILA, Eric Cornell, Chair, 303-492 6787, Eric.Cornell@colorado.edu
- Renewable and Sustainable Energy Institute (RASEI), Michael Knotek, Director, 303-492-0284, Michael.Knotek@colorado.edu
- Colorado Center for Biorefining and Biofuels (C2B2), Alan Weimer, Director, 303-492-7736, Alan.Weimer@colorado.edu
- Center for Research and Education in Wind (CREW), Florence.Boequet, Director, 303-492-6748, Florence.Boequet@colorado.edu
- Center for Energy and Environmental Security (CEES), Lakshman Garuswamy, Director, 303-492-3615, Lakshman.Guruswamy@colorado.edu
- Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, William Bowman, Chair, 303-492-8981, William.Bowman@colorado.edu
- Geological Sciences, Lang Farmer, Chair, 303-492-8141, Lang.Farmer@colorado.edu
- Astrophysical and Planetary Sciences, Mitchell Begelman, Chair, 303-492-4408, Mitchell.Begelman@colorado.edu
- Chemistry and Biochemistry, Tarek Sammakia, Chair, 303-492-6531, Tarek.Sammakia@colorado.edu
- Physics, Paul Beale, Chair, 303-492-6952, Paul.Beale@colorado.edu
- Economics, Nicholas Flores, Chair, 303-492-6952, Nicholas.Flores@colorado.edu
- Geography, Peter Blanken, Chair, 303-492-2631, Peter.Blanken@colorado.edu
- History, Susan Kent, Chair, 303-492-6683, Susan.Kent@colorado.edu
- Philosophy, Graeme Forbes, Chair, 303-492-6132, Graeme.Forbes@colorado.edu
- Political Science, Kenneth Bickers, Chair, 303-492-7871, Kenneth.Bickers@colorado.edu
College of Engineering and Applied Science
- Environmental Engineering Program (EVEN), Joseph Ryan, Director, 303-492-7315, Joseph.Ryan@colorado.edu
- Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering, Keith Molenaar, Chair, Keith.Molenaar@colorado.edu
- Aerospace Engineering, Penina Axelrad, Chair, 303-492-8183, Penina.Axelrad@colorado.edu
- Chemical and Biological Engineering, Daniel Schwartz, Chair, 303-492-7471, Daniel.Schwartz@colorado.edu
- Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering, Michael Lightner, Chair, 303-492-7327, Michael.Lightner@colorado.edu
- Mechanical Engineering, Victor Bright, Chair, 303-492-7151, Victor.Bright@colorado.edu
School of Journalism and Mass Communication
- Environmental Journalism, Len Ackland, 303-492-0459, and Tom Yulsman, 303-492-3009, co-chairs, Len.Ackland@colorado.edu, Tom.Yulsman@colorado.edu