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2017 ENST Departmental Awards
Jun 1, 2017
2016-2017 ENST AWARDS RECIPIENTS: Faculty Awards Excellence in Teaching Award (Tenure Track) – Lance Yonkos Excellence in Teaching Award (Non Tenure Track) – Shannon Pederson Excellence in Research...
Terrapin Soil Judgers Win National Championship
Apr 30, 2017
On April 27 and 28, the University of Maryland Terrapins took first place with an impressive showing in the 57th National Soils Competition hosted by the Northern Illinois University and held in the vicinity of Dekalb, Il, where twenty four universities from seven regions around the country were competing for the prize.
Living Umbrellas
Feb 24, 2017
When Nick Cloyd lived in Ocean City before starting grad school, his girlfriend called him the Umbrella Police. “I’d see three or four umbrellas blowing around the beach and there I am, grabbing them, because I don’t want to see anyone get hurt,” Cloyd laughs.
Prabhakar Tamboli: A Life in International Development
Feb 6, 2017
Hunger is not only a food shortage problem, Environmental Science & Technology’s adjunct professor, Dr. Prabhakar Tamboli says. Waste, post-harvest loss, and inefficient production are among the...
ENST Grad Student Attends Soil Classification Congress in South Africa
Dec 19, 2016
Barret Wessel , a soil and watershed sciences Ph.D. student in the Department of Environmental Science and Technology, attended the 5th International Soil Classification Congress and field tour held...
2016 Seminar Series
Nov 17, 2016
Wednesdays at 4:00 pm Room 0408, Animal Sciences/Ag. Eng. Building November 30 Diane Leason , ENST M.S. Candidate - Exit Seminar Native *Phragmites* Salinity and Inundation Tolerance: Greenhouse and...
Dr. Pavao-Zuckerman Discovers Solar Heat Island Effect Caused by Large-Scale Solar Power Plants
Nov 1, 2016
Mitchell A. Pavao-Zuckerman, an assistant professor from the University of Maryland’s College of Agriculture and Natural Resources has concluded through empirical research that large-scale solar power plants raise local temperatures, creating a solar heat island effect, similar to that found in cities.
Harrell Honored as 2016 American Fisheries Society Fellow
Oct 25, 2016
Professor Reggie Harrell of the University of Maryland has been named a 2016 American Fisheries Society Fellow, a prestigious yearly recognition bestowed upon an elite group of members. His...
Bowerman Receives Western Michigan University Alumni Achievement Award
Oct 21, 2016
Professor and Chair of the Department of Environmental Science and Technology - William Bowerman is the recipient of the Western Michigan University College of Arts and Sciences 2016 Alumni Achievement Award, the honor presented for remarkable contributions to society.
Maryland Soil Judgers Headed to the Nationals!
Oct 8, 2016
On October 7, the University of Maryland's Soil Judging team finished 2nd at the Northeast Regional Soil Competition that was hosted by Penn State University and held in the vicinity of State College...
University of Maryland Cracks 60-Year Code Through Discovery of Enzyme that Optimizes Plant Life
Sep 20, 2016
A recent PhD graduate and assistant professor from the University of Maryland’s College of Agriculture and Natural Resources have solved a riddle that scientists have been pondering for 50-60 years...
Dr. Negahban-Azar will present at World Water Week conference
Aug 23, 2016
ENST Assistant Professor Masoud Negahban-Azar will present at World Water Week conference, a unique forum that focuses on water-related challenges and their impact on the world’s environment, health, climate, economic and poverty reduction.
Emeritus Professor-Delvin S. Fanning, Awarded 1st Pons Medal at 8th International Acid Sulfate Soils Conference
Jul 27, 2016
On July 21st, 2016 Prof. Leigh Sullivan from Federation University in Australia, and Chair of the Acid Sulfate Soils Working Group of the International Union of Soil Sciences, announced that Prof. Emeritus Delvin S. Fanning of the University of Maryland had been selected to be the recipient of the 1st Pons Medal, and awarded the medal to Prof. Fanning at a mid-day ceremony at the conference.
Barret Wessel: On Fulbright Mission to Explore Soils and Happiness in Denmark
Jun 30, 2016
Barret Wessel, a soil and watershed sciences Ph.D. student in the Department of Environmental Science and Technology (ENST), has been awarded a Fulbright grant for research in Denmark for the 2016-2017 academic year. He is the first ENST student to be awarded this highly prestigious grant.
Sofia D’Ambrosio: Outstanding Student Award
May 25, 2016
Congratulations to the ENST recipient of the 2016 College of Agriculture and Natural Resources Alumni Awards- Sofia D'Ambrosio! The honorees were celebrated at an awards banquet held at the...
Soil Loving Terps Travel to Heartland
May 25, 2016
University of Maryland Soil Judging Team members travelled to Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kansas in early April for the National Soil Judging Competition. The UMD team earned the right to go to Kansas by taking first and second in the North East Regional Soil Judging Competition at The Ohio State University in Wooster, Ohio last fall, marking the 22nd time that UMD captured the top spot in the region!
Congratulations to Graduation Class of 2016!
May 16, 2016
Congratulations to our Departmental Award Winners!
May 11, 2016
Congratulations to our 2015-16 Departmental Award Winners! Excellence in Teaching Award (Tenure Track)- Stephanie Yarwood Excellence in Teaching Award (Non Tenure Track) – Joanna Goger Excellence in...
ENST Students on the Team that wins EPA's RainWorks Challenge
May 2, 2016
A University of Maryland team is this year’s winner of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s fourth annual Campus RainWorks Challenge , a national design competition created to engage college...
How officials will try to figure out what killed 13 bald eagles on a Maryland farm
Mar 6, 2016
The carcasses of 13 bald eagles that were found over the weekend in a field on Maryland’s Eastern Shore have been sent to a forensic laboratory in Oregon that’s been dubbed the CSI lab for animals, where they will undergo a thorough analysis to figure out what caused their deaths.

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