| Humans are exposed to hazards in the home, in the workplace, and outdoors. They may be exposed through the air, water, soil, and food to chemical, physical, and biological hazards. If these exposures are of sufficient intensity and duration, they can affect the public health.
Students in the Exposure Science Program will study methods for the identification, measurement and simulation of human exposure and dose resulting from single and multimedia environmental exposures. Students will receive training on various aspects of exposure analysis such as measurements and modeling; chemical, biological, and physical principles required to analyze human exposure from single and multiple routes; mechanisms of exposure; development of molecular biomarkers; and genomic, proteomic, and metabolomic metrics that assess exposure in the context of health effects.
Although each student’s particular graduate program will be customized to their background and interests, all students learn about characterizing exposures to various kinds of environmental agents, about health effects associated with these exposures, and about methods for controlling such exposures in the workplace or general environment. The students will undergo training in theory, and to state-of-the-art techniques for air and biological monitoring, for characterizing aerosols, for mathematical modeling in uncertain environments, for designing control systems, and for science-based risk assessment. You will also benefit from specialized research areas represented among the EnHS faculty. Finally, by working with your EnHS advisor you will be exposed to the fundamental elements of scientific critical thinking - how to develop an idea into a research hypothesis, how to test the hypothesis with appropriate methods, how to make scientific inferences, and how to publish the results of your work.
Graduates will be well prepared for a research career in academia, government or the private sector.
Degree Options
At this time the Master of Science degree is the only degree option available. Students are admitted to the Graduate School's environmental health program.
Financial Assistance
Students choosing this specialty may apply for several competitive scholarships or traineeships available within the division. Students are also eligible to apply for graduate assistantships through funded research projects. An assistantship provides tuition reimbursement and salary support.
Application Procedures (more information)
M.S. Curriculum
Primary Faculty
- Gurumurthy Ramachandran, Ph.D., Professor
- John Adgate, Ph.D. Associate Professor
- Peter Raynor, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
- Matt Simcik, Ph.D., Associate Professor
- William Toscano, Ph.D., Professor
- Bruce Alexander, Ph.D., Associate Professor
- Deborah Swackhamer, Ph.D., Professor
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