Environmental Science

EVS Departments

Argonne’s Environmental Science Division (EVS) delivers pioneering research in fundamental and applied environmental science to better understand and solve global, national, regional, and local environmental challenges. Leveraging our core competency in predictive environmental understanding and Argonne’s facilities and resources, our multidisciplinary teams of scientific experts aim to better understand how Earth systems interact in order to forecast the consequences of those interactions. Learn about our leadership »

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Sociocultural Systems

The Sociocultural Systems department collaboratively assists an array of federal agencies in meeting, and exceeding, federal compliance requirements, enhancing land stewardship, and building community relationships.

Radiological, Chemical, and Environmental Risk Analysis

RACER applies innovative risk analyses to drive cleanup of and stewardship for contaminated sites, advance novel materials for the circular economy, and understand human-environment interactions to promote health and safety.

Hydrology, Remediation, and Risk-based Restoration

EVS improves understanding and predictions of interactions between hydrologic systems and human activities and delivers strategies and solutions that mitigate damage to and restore the natural environment.

Geospatial Computing, Innovations, and Sensing

EVS advanced modeling and simulation tools, based on data from a wide array of sources, produce actionable environmental intelligence that enable decision makers to better understand and work in a managed environment.

Ecology, Natural Resources, and Managed Systems

EVS uses innovative analytical capabilities and emerging technologies to conduct basic and applied research to better understand and manage natural resources.

Climate and Earth System Sciences

The Climate and Earth System Sciences (CESS) department seeks to understand and predict climatic, atmospheric, and biospheric processes.

Atmospheric Radiation Measurement Support

EVS directs and manages operations within DOE’s Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM), a DOE Office of Science User Facility, and leads instrumentation operations to ensure quality observations for researchers around the world.