Pursue a Ph.D. in Environmental Sciences at Wright State University The Environmental Sciences Ph.D. program at Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio invites applicants for Fall 2012 admission. The program provides courses, research opportunities and training to students to better understand and solve complex environmental problems affecting human and ecosystem health, such as those caused by anthropogenic pollutants, increased greenhouse gas emissions, invasive species, habitat fragmentation and loss of biodiversity. Our students receive training in preparation for careers in academia, state and federal agencies, industry, and non-profit organizations. Through a rigorous core curriculum and dissertation research, our interdisciplinary program is designed to expose students to both traditional and emerging areas of environmental sciences, and offers the ability to focus on research in a more defined area. Our program includes faculty in the departments of Biological Sciences, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Chemistry, Physics, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Pharmacology and Toxicology, and Mathematics and Statistics. Current research ranges from issues of importance to aquatic, terrestrial and atmospheric environments and from levels of organization from the subcellular to the ecosystem level. Research approaches ranges from data mining and modeling to lab- and field-based research. The program offers stipends on a competitive basis to qualified applicants ($22,660 for Fall 2012) along with a waiver of tuition costs. Highly qualified applicants are also eligible to receive a Yellow Springs Instruments (YSI) Fellowship supplement for the first year in the program. Applicants are encouraged to contact program faculty in their areas of interest prior to completing the application to determine fit with a program faculty member. To apply online and to read more about our program and its curriculum, research, faculty and student profiles, please visit our main program website at: http://www.wright.edu/academics/envsci/index.html Questions regarding our program may be directed to our program office: Ms. Cathy Kempf, Administrative Specialist 114 Biological Sciences I Wright State University Dayton, OH 45435 Phone: (937) 775-3273 FAX: (937) 775-3485 e-mail: [email protected] ********************************** Don Cipollini, PhD Professor, Plant Physiology/Chemical Ecology Director, Environmental Sciences PhD Program Wright State University Department of Biological Sciences 3640 Colonel Glenn Highway Dayton, OH 45435 Phone: 937-775-3805 FAX: 937-775-3320 Email: [email protected] Web: http://www.wright.edu/~don.cipollini
