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Nicholas School faculty develop and use innovative technologies to study air quality, water quality, endangered species and habitats, carbon capture and storage, ecological and human health, energy efficiency, green chemistry, renewable energy, sustainable design and numerous other fields.

Toxicology research at the Nicholas School encompasses many fields, including aquatic toxicology, ecology, ecotoxicology, environmental health, environmental chemistry, exposure science, forensic toxicology and risk assessment.

Research on the urban environment at the Nicholas School blends expertise in population studies, land-use change, sustainability, exposure science, environmental health, ecotoxicology, environmental justice, environmental policy, water and wastewater management, air quality and environmental engineering.

Water research at the Nicholas School spans many focal areas, including aquatic ecosystems, climate change, coastal ecosystems, desalination, groundwater, hydrology, stormwater runoff, streams, water resource management, and water quality and availability.

Wetland research at the Nicholas School spans many fields, including carbon sequestration, climate change mitigation, flood control, invasive species, resource ecology, restoration science, sediment transport, soil science, ecology and conservation, and nutrient cycling.