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CEOE is dedicated to advancing the understanding of our planet’s natural systems, from plate tectonics and turbulent hurricanes to historic coastal estuaries and the deepest reaches of the ocean. 

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FROM YOUR BACKYARD TO THE EARTH'S POLES

 

The study of environmental, atmospheric, earth, and ocean systems is a vital part of ensuring a healthy future for our planet and its inhabitants. Learn how CEOE is dedicated to this mission through research, teaching and outreach.  

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Our faculty, researchers, and students are always asking big questions. Determined and curious, they seek answers in the field: aboard research vessels, hiking in marshes, combing beaches and diving underwater.
 

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Join a vibrant and growing community of scholars preparing for meaningful careers in education, research, business and government.

 

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Studying the wind

  • Examining food systems

    Article by Adam Thomas | August 22, 2025

    UD Associate Professor Kyle Davis reflects on time at UD, receiving NSF CAREER Award

  • Summer of science

    Article by Adam Thomas | August 18, 2025

    UD undergraduate student Theodore McKinney spends summer with Delaware Sea Grant spreading science to Delaware youths

  • New insights into nitrogen fixation

    Article by Adam Thomas | August 06, 2025

    Study examines the role freshwater and coastal ecosystems play in nitrogen fixation

  • Studying the wind

    Article by Karen B. Roberts | July 31, 2025

    Future atmospheric scientist studies tropical cyclone wind profiles to better understand their risks

  • Shark scientists

    Article by Adam Thomas | July 28, 2025

    UD study uses sharks as mobile researchers to take measurements throughout the ocean

  • Register for UD Coast Day in Lewes

    Article by Lauren Bradford | August 05, 2025

    All UD units invited to exhibit at annual event in Sussex County

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261 S. College Ave, Robinson Hall, Newark, DE 19716-1304 Phone: 302-831-2841