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The Environmental System Science program, within the U.S. Department of Energy’s Biological and Environmental Research Program, examines complex ecological and hydro-biogeochemical processes within terrestrial and coastal systems to understand inherent and emergent properties of changes to Earth and environmental systems.

A lake between mountains. — Watershed Sciences +
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SPRUCE experiment in between trees. — Terrestrial Ecology +
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View of beach. — Coastal Systems +
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News

Feb 7, 2025 - DOE’s Office of Science Accepting Applications for Graduate Student Research Awards
Jan 17, 2025 - Funding Opportunity: Early Career Research Program
Jan 17, 2025 - Jeremy Semrau Joins the Environmental System Science Team as IPA Program Manager
Nov 5, 2024 - Funding Opportunity: Environmental System Science
Oct 1, 2024 - Department of Energy Announces up to $500 Million for Basic Research to Advance the Frontiers of Science

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Recent Publications

Critical Knowledge Gaps for Coastal Systems Workshop Report

Southeast Land–Atmosphere Research Opportunities Workshop Report

Artificial Intelligence for the Methane Cycle Workshop Report

2024 ESS PI Meeting Abstract Book

Integrated Mountain Hydroclimate Workshop Report

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