The Emmett Interdisciplinary Program in Environment and Resources (E-IPER) attracts and trains some of the world’s most promising leaders working on issues related to environment, resources, and human wellbeing. Established in 2001 and named with a sustaining gift from the Emmett family in 2009, the program promotes interdisciplinary research and equips students with an unprecedented range of skills for discovering solutions and shaping policy.
In 2016, Rae and Dan Emmett, ’61, generously established the Emmett Matching Program, a special opportunity for interested donors to help enhance E-IPER by providing new resources for faculty and students, including special research and educational opportunities. Gifts of $10,000 or more (payable over five years) are eligible to receive this one-to-one match. Giving opportunities are listed below.
News & Features
What Can Geothermal Do for East Africa?
Collaboration grant helps E-IPER students show that many of the best geothermal sites in Uganda, Rwanda, and Tanzania could be cost effective to develop for energy.
Following the Marine Supply Chain
A National Geographic Adventurer of the Year, E-IPER PhD student Shannon Switzer Swanson seeks to better understand the aquarium trade and the fishers who depend on it.
Student Spotlights
Scaling Solar
As a joint master’s student at E-IPER, Samuel Adeyemo, MBA ’13, MS ’14, was part of a team that created comprehensive software to streamline the design and installation of photovoltaic systems.
Mapping the Spread of Disease
Laura Bloomfield, ’07, MS ’10, is pursuing her doctorate in E-IPER concurrently with her MD degree. Her PhD fieldwork investigates the transmission of retroviruses between human and nonhuman primate populations.
Feeding the World
Shruthi Baskaran, MBA '17, MS '18, is determined to help make global agricultural systems more efficient and environmentally sustainable.