The strength of the Institute is derived directly from the expertise and engagement of WIU faculty. As a unit of the WIU College of Arts & Sciences, IES is able to draw on faculty from the physical & natural sciences, social sciences, and humanities to provide unique, integrated, and holistic approaches to environmental challenges. Representative areas of expertise include:
- Aquatic & terrestrial biological inventories & restoration planning.
- Geospatial data collection & analysis.
- Socioeconomic assessment of rural & riverfront communities.
- Historical and cultural resource assessment.
- Environmental humanities.
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Affiliated Research Units
- Department of Geography GIS Center
- Department of Biological Sciences Alice L. Kibbe Life Science Station
Multidisciplinary Research. A representative example of multidiscipplinary environmental research being conducted through IES: