Environmental Engineering & Toxicology

Seventy-four billion pounds of industrial chemicals enter the U.S. daily. Many are toxic, and all will impact life on earth. Switzer Fellow Michael Wilson rides the cutting edge of this essential, emerging field.

Lead-based paint enjoyed widespread use up until 1978. In her effort to save a species, Switzer fellow Myra Finkelstein uses the latest scientific tools to pinpoint crumbling paint as the source of painful diseases, crippling wing mutations, and early death in albatross chicks.

Ready for the challenge of a lifetime? Switzer Fellow Michael Wilson rides the cutting edge of this essential, emerging field. Learn more about the work of Switzer fellow Michael Wilson.

Innovations in technology have to date primarily been driven by consumer demand for smaller, lighter, and faster gadgets, especially those that are loaded with the latest features. As a society, we have benefited from technological advances that increase efficiency, add new communications capabilities, create life-saving devices, and more. However, there is a dark side to the electronics industry that remains hidden as we as consumers happily shop for our shiny new toys: waste.