11/06/2025
The project is led by Michelle L. Petersen , Ph.D., assistant research professor in the Department of Biological Sciences , Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, and director of the Environmental Science Program in the...
The Florida Atlantic University (FAU) School of Environmental, Coastal, and Ocean Sustainability (ECOS) is a partnership between the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science and Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute (HBOI). This multidisciplinary and multi-unit initiative serves as the driver for diverse academic and research entities to create a comprehensive environmental hub at FAU. ECOS leverages each group's outside partners, including many government agencies and educational institutions, combining the full breadth of partnerships with the University’s teaching, research and outreach mission to enhance opportunities and bring forth the collective environmental capabilities of FAU.
ECOS serves as an umbrella for numerous academic offerings in departments and interdisciplinary program areas that provide advanced bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, and certificate programs.
How Does a Shark Move and Behave in the Wild? Master's Student Genevieve Sylvester is Investigating
Meet M.S. in Marine Science and Oceanography student Genevieve Sylvester, who is studying shark behavior and kinematics. Genevieve builds animal-borne logger cameras that help us better understand the swimming movements and behavior of sharks in the wild. Learn more about our environmental degree programs.
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Veteran Ecotoxicologist Named First WLW-ECOS Professor-in-Residence
The Charles E. Schmidt College is pleased to welcome its inaugural WLW-School of Environmental, Coastal and Ocean Sustainability (ECOS) Professor in Residence, Gabriela Rodríguez-Fuentes, Ph.D., from the Unidad de Química en Sisal, Facultad de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), located on the Yucatan in southeastern Mexico.
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Alumna Liz Dutra Combines Science and Community Action to Restore South Florida’s Ecosystems
Two-time Schmidt College of Science alumna Liz Dutra, B.S. ’11, M.S. ’15, actively communicates her scientific knowledge to the public to inspire a shared commitment to conservation.
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10/29/2025
Nearly 70 faculty members from Florida Atlantic University have been recognized among the world’s top 2% of scientists, including 18 experts from the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science whose research spans psychology,...
10/21/2025
More than a decade of acoustic recordings of grouper grunts are providing new insight into how sound can be used to monitor and manage vulnerable fish populations. The research by Florida Atlantic University’s Harbor Branch...
10/21/2025
Andia Chaves-Fonnegra, Ph.D., an associate professor of biology at Florida Atlantic University ’s Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute and Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College has been awarded a five-year, $720,446 grant...
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