Department of Environmental Sciences

Environmental Sciences graduate students Clare Rodenberg and Spencer Tassone were selected by the Jefferson Scholars Foundation as 2 out of 21 students to receive Jefferson Fellowships, the premier graduate fellowship offered at the University of Virginia. Recipients of the Jefferson Fellowship are selected based on their potential as scholars, teachers, public servants and business leaders and receive full financial support to attend the University for the fellowship period.

Grad student, Tara Illgner, published environmental justice article titled "Solution-Driven Data for Environmental Health" in the American Public Health Association (APHA) One Health Newsletter on March 5th, 2022

UVA Environmental Science alumni (undergrad class of 2015) Thomas Sherman, Ph.D., co-founder of CRCL solutions, was recently recognized by Forbes magazine 30 under 30 in the energy sector. Sherman's company focuses on improving renewable energy forecasting using environmental data.

Three Ph.D. students at the University of Virginia’s Department of Environmental Sciences have been awarded Virginia Sea Grant Graduate Research Fellowships. This award supports students whose research addresses coastal challenges in Virginia with up to $40,000 per academic year. These three UVA students join a cohort of five other Graduate Research Fellows from Virginia universities.

Congratulations to the UVA Environmental Sciences class of 2021! Follow the links below to the recorded undergraduate and graduate graduation ceremonies.

Undergraduate link here

Graduate link here