Center for Environmental and Geographic Sciences

The Center for Environmental and Geographic Sciences (CEGS) facilitates, supports, and champions a research program in environmental engineering and science and the geographic sciences to enhance the education of Cadets and develop Faculty professionally, while addressing the most important and complex challenges facing our Army and the Nation.

As the research arm of the Department of Geography and Environmental Engineering, CEGS:

  • connects the department's intellectual capital with partners, collaborators, and customers;
  • leverages the department's intellectual capital through applied research and design projects;
  • champions the department's intellectual capital via integrated outreach and engagement.
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PARTNERSHIPS AND COLLABORATION

CONNECTING INTELLECTUAL CAPITAL

Our Faculty, with CEGS' support, have proven success through partnerships and collaboration that connect our intellectual capital to key leaders and subject matter experts in the Department of Defense, academia, industry, and the public and private sector, helping us leverage an expanding technology base and remain at the forefront of our academic disciplines in the dynamically changing world.

West Point’s Academic Research Division (ARD) assists with research requests, aligning potential projects with interests, capacity, and capabilities across the United States Military Academy. Learn more at ARD's website or by contacting the Associate Dean of Research.

CUTTING-EDGE APPLIED RESEARCH

LEVERAGING INTELLECTUAL CAPITAL

Curiosity, critical thinking, problem-solving, and teamwork are integral to our culture of learning as the Army's intellectual engine.  Our Cadets and Faculty represent one of the highest concentrations of intellectual capital in the Army, which we leverage within our innovation ecosystem to prepare and solve the most important and complex problems that face our Army and the Nation.  

Our core competencies:

  • Environmental Program: data-driven process monitoring; species' acoustic monitoring; indoor air quality modeling; innovative engineered water and wastewater treatment systems.
  • Geography Program: 
  • GIS Program: 
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Cadet Sage Lau presenting a research poster

INTEGRATED OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT

CHAMPIONING INTELLECTUAL CAPITAL

Our Cadets and Faculty have unparalleled opportunities and resources to conduct research on and develop solutions to complex challenges facing our Army and society at large.  Our dynamic and innovative research program builds upon and reinforces the intellectual capital generated in our classrooms and achieves far-reaching and long-lasting real-world impact.

Their work champions our story:

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Center for Environmental and Geographic Sciences (CEGS): Acting Director

West Point’s Academic Research Division (ARD): Associate Dean of Research