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Duke University and the Nicholas School of the
Environment and Earth Sciences

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  The Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences at Duke
University trains environmental professionals who work to sustain our environment. The school is an interdisciplinary hub, bringing together science, law, business, medicine, and engineering. The faculty's research expertise spans the atmosphere and oceans, the deep earth and its surface, and living organisms. The Nicholas school draws on the expertise of 53 core faculty members, 136 staff members, 201 professional graduate students and 116 doctoral students. Nicholas School faculty members conduct research across the United States as well as internationally in locations such as Indonesia, Iraq, Mexico, Central and South American, and tropical Africa.

PRINCIPAL STAFF
  > Larry B. Crowder
Stephen Toth Professor of Marine Biology
  > Richard T. Di Giulio
Professor of Environmental Toxicology
  > Michael K. Orbach
Professor of the Practice of Marine Affairs and Policy; Director, Duke Marine Laboratory
  > Joseph S. Ramus
Professor of Biological Oceanography
  > Kenneth H. Reckhow
Professor of Water Resources; Chair, Division of Environmental Sciences and Policy
  > Curtis J. Richardson
Professor of Resource Ecology; Director, Duke University Wetland Center
  > William H. Schlesinger
James B. Duke Professor of Biogeochemistry; Dean of the Nicholas School
TECHNICAL SPECIALTIES
  > Substantial experience in coastal and environmental management and assessment through the Nicholas School of Environment and Earth Sciences
  > World-class research facilities in the Nicholas School in Durham, NC
  > Facilities at the Beaufort Marine Laboratory for water quality testing and coastal analysis
  > Research centers that focus on wetland, river, lake, and coastal water quality issues