New Student Information - School of Freshwater Sciences

With a degree in freshwater sciences or atmospheric science, you can turn your passion for the environment into a fulfilling career.

Our undergraduate degree programs combine foundational coursework with multiple hands-on experiences to help you launch your career. Our graduate degree programs offer extensive research and internship opportunities to advance your expertise.

As a freshwater sciences student, you’ll have access to state-of-the-art labs and equipment, a genomics center and research vessels that provide opportunities to develop skills in the latest scientific techniques. As an atmospheric science student, you’ll meet all the requirements to be employed by the National Weather Service or another federal agency as a meteorologist.

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Freshwater Sciences Undergraduate Students

Our undergraduate program builds upon decades of freshwater research and a renowned graduate school. You’ll establish a strong scientific foundation in the classroom and gain hands-on experience in our labs and in the field.

Freshwater Undergraduate Students

Freshwater Sciences Graduate Students

The School of Freshwater Sciences is the nation’s only school dedicated solely to the study of freshwater sciences. As a graduate student, you’ll work side by side with some of the country’s leading freshwater researchers.

Freshwater Graduate Students

Atmospheric Science Undergraduate Students

Students majoring in Atmospheric Science obtain a solid foundation in math, physics and chemistry, and have opportunities to conduct research and get involved in the Innovative Weather program. You’ll gain knowledge of climate change and the consequences of weather and climate to society.

Atmospheric Science Undergraduate Students

Atmospheric Science Graduate Students

Graduate students engage in a range of atmospheric research, with specializations that include climate variability, numerical modeling, atmospheric dynamics, mesoscale and synoptic meteorology, air-pollution meteorology and data analytics.

Atmospheric Science Graduate Students

Student and Alumni Spotlight

What Happens to the Buoys in Winter?
The School of Freshwater Sciences launches and maintains a number of buoys in Lake Michigan, which provide information for research and recreation from late spring through fall. What happens to … Read more
PhD Student Researches How Nanoparticles in Batteries Affect Aquatic Environments
How will nanoparticles found in lithium batteries and electric vehicles affect the environment and aquatic species? Eric Ostovich, a PhD student in the Klaper Lab at the UW-Milwaukee School of … Read more
2023 Summer Field Research in the Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico
Want to explore one of the most unique aquatic ecosystems in the world? Join the School of Freshwater Sciences' International Research Experience for Students. The program provides an opportunity for … Read more
Microplastics pass through fish, but do they cause harm?
By Laura Otto, UWM Report When Dong-Fang Deng and her students make feed for the fish they raise at UWM’s School of Freshwater Sciences, they often use ground fishmeal – … Read more

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