研究山顶的环境和可持续性.
St. Edward's University provides sustainability-related research opportunities both on campus and abroad, 其中许多是学生和教师之间的合作. The university offers several sustainability-related degree programs and courses for both undergraduate or graduate students.
Explore our Academic Programs
Learn ecology in the context of climate change while traveling to different ecosystems for field research.
Build knowledge of both chemistry and environmental science and learn the impact that chemical substances have on the earth’s ecosystems.
Delve into cultural and creative dimensions of ecology and environmental justice through methods and modes of analysis traditionally associated with the arts and humanities.
通过跨学科的方法, develop a broad understanding of global environmental challenges to create solutions to these complex problems.
Ecology For Urgent Times
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探索研究、实习和体验式学习
Research
Research plays an important role in helping our students reach their full academic potential. Our students have opportunities to conduct high-level research alongside faculty mentors in a variety of areas related to ecology, the environment, and sustainability.
以下是我们学生的一些开创性研究项目:
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环境生物学与气候变化专业 Sam Mathieu '23 investigated savanna responses to climate change and multiple disturbances. 2023年1月，她和她的研究顾问，Dr. Kim O'Keefe, to Kruger National Park in South Africa to help collect data on a long-term experiment funded by the National Science Foundation. Her data will help researchers predict savanna functioning in an era of extreme environmental change.
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After studying urban sustainable design abroad for a semester in Copenhagen, Denmark, Nic Oden '23 returned to St. Edward's and applied those new skills to a senior 环境科学与政策 research project studying walkability in South Austin. He assessed streets for walkability features and then created a map that City planners can use to identify areas that need improvement and that residents can use to more comfortably navigate the city on foot.
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环境科学与政策专业 Nyla Pete '23 spent 10 weeks in Costa Rica studying forests fragmented by agricultural expansion and calculating their ability to sequester carbon. 她的研究是由Dr. Peter Beck's NSF International Research Experiences for Students grant.
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Biology major Isabel Sanfeliz ’22 collaborated with Dr. Kim O’Keefe, Dr. Darren Proppe, and a local engineer to develop a wireless environmental monitoring system. This system can be used to assess microclimate changes around campus, Wild Basin, 以及奥斯汀地区的其他现场.
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环境生物学和气候变化专业 Annie Dale ’24 and Alecia Becker ‘25以及环境科学与政策专业的学生 Margaux Orgoveza '23 研究了干旱对香木牧场草地的影响. Dale and Becker investigated the impacts of drought on photosynthetic traits in native and invasive grasses, while Orgoveza conducted a study to determine how restoration practices affect the resiliency of these systems for important ecological services such as pollination. 这项工作是博士实验室正在进行的努力的一部分. Amy Concilio and Dr. Kim O’Keefe, who are funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) i4 Research Opportunity Award.
Internships
Internships at St. Edward’s give our students a glimpse into their future careers through valuable hands-on training. These unique opportunities may also lead to networking and developing key relationships with business leaders in their field of choice. Our students have interned at such companies as USDA, the Nature Conservancy, NEON and many more.
Read more 关于学生实习经历.
野生盆地创意研究中心
The 野生盆地创意研究中心 一个创新的研究站内是美丽的吗, 占地227英亩的自然保护区，位于德克萨斯山区. Co-owned and operated by St. 爱德华大学和特拉维斯县, Wild Basin serves as a living laboratory for experiential learning, 鼓励所有学科的研究和创造性项目, 以及跨学科和跨课程的项目. Students from all majors and from a range of higher education institutions utilize the Creative Research Center and the Preserve to conduct studies in or learn about art, science, policy and local government, education, business, and other disciplines. Recent research projects include documenting spatial and temporal patterns of wildlife distribution, 对保护区的声景进行量化.
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认识我们的跨学科教师
教师不仅在课堂上发挥着重要作用, but they also inspire students with their own sustainability research and endeavors. 我们的专业教师教授广泛的课程, 来自奥斯汀的环境争议, to Ligerian Ecology, to Biodiversity Conservation.
环境与可持续发展研究学院
Amy Concilio, Ph.D.
环境科学副教授 & Policy
行为与社会科学学院
Dr. Concilio is an environmental scientist with expertise in conservation and land management in the context of climate change and urbanization. She teaches courses in Natural Resource Conservation and Management, Climate Change, Texas Ecology, and Environmental Chemistry, coordinates the Environmental Management Certificate program within the Environmental Science & Policy (ENSP) major, and serves as the board president for the Texas Chapter of the Society for Ecological Restoration.
Sasha West, Ph.D.
创意写作副教授
School of Arts and Humanities
Dr. West 诗人兼创意写作副教授. 她的教学专业包括生态诗学, poetry, the hybrid genre, creativity studies, 以及视觉艺术和文学艺术的交集. 她辅修环境人文学科.
Kim O'Keefe, Ph.D.
生物科学助理教授
School of Natural Sciences
Dr. O’Keefe is a plant ecologist and assistant professor of biological sciences. She serves as the program director for the 环境生物学与气候变化 program and teaches courses in ecology, global change biology, GIS, and plant ecology. She also mentors student field research around Austin, the Texas Hill Country, and South Africa.
Bill Quinn, Ph.D.
生物学和计算机科学教授
School of Natural Sciences
Dr. Quinn is a forest ecologist who studies terrestrial ecosystems from a broad range of perspectives including primary production, herbivory and foraging theory. 目前，他正在圣. Edward’s.
Barbara Dugelby, Ph.D.
执行董事兼教职员
野生盆地创意研究中心
Dr. Dugelby is the Executive Director of the 野生盆地创意研究中心. She also has a faculty associate position and teaches occasionally on campus. Her expertise, research, 教学兴趣集中在自然保护科学领域, human ecology, and protected area management.