{"id":205910,"date":"2017-10-24T15:34:20","date_gmt":"2017-10-24T15:34:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/earth-and-environmental-studies\/?page_id=6"},"modified":"2025-10-31T12:37:53","modified_gmt":"2025-10-31T16:37:53","slug":"earth-and-environmental-studies","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/earth-and-environmental-studies\/","title":{"rendered":"Earth and Environmental Studies"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"prpl-homepage-hero mlt-background-cover\"><div class=\"image-wrapper\" style=\"background-image: url(\/responsive-media\/cache\/earth-and-environmental-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2017\/10\/hikers-drinking-stream.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg);\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-background\" data-original-image=\"\/earth-and-environmental-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2017\/10\/hikers-drinking-stream.jpg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/earth-and-environmental-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2017\/10\/hikers-drinking-stream.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\" alt=\"hikers drinking from stream\"\/><h1 id=\"content-start\">Earth and Environmental Studies<\/h1><\/div><div class=\"hero-footer\">\n<div class=\"prpl-row\"><div class=\"prpl-column one-third\"><span class=\"prpl-button full-width ghost-white\"><a href=\"\/earth-and-environmental-studies\/declaring-an-eaes-major\/\">Declaring an EAES Major<\/a><\/span><\/div><div class=\"prpl-column one-third\"><span class=\"prpl-button full-width ghost-white\"><a href=\"\/earth-and-environmental-studies\/eaes-faculty-and-staff\/\">Department Faculty &amp; Staff<\/a><\/span><\/div><div class=\"prpl-column one-third\"><span class=\"prpl-button full-width ghost-white\"><a href=\"\/earth-and-environmental-studies\/eaes-research-and-facilities\/\">Research<span class=\"a11y-label\"> in the Department<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"prpl-band no-margin\"><div class=\"text-content\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"\/earth-and-environmental-studies\/msaag-regional-meeting-2025\/\" class=\"photo-button version-2 double\"><span class='image-holder'><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-background\" data-original-image=\"\/earth-and-environmental-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2021\/10\/galster-field-research.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/jpeg;base64,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\" alt=\"Dr. Galster conducting field research\"\/><\/span><span class='text-content'><strong>Join us for the MSAAG Regional Conference<\/strong> November 14 and 15 in the Center for Environmental and Life Sciences<\/span><\/a>\n<h2><span class=\"pre-heading\">Navigating the EAES Website<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"masonry-set\"><div class=\"tile mlt-background-cover\"><div class=\"background-holder\" style=\"background-image: url(\/responsive-media\/cache\/earth-and-environmental-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2017\/10\/helicopter-glacier.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg);\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-background\" data-original-image=\"\/earth-and-environmental-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2017\/10\/helicopter-glacier.jpg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/earth-and-environmental-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2017\/10\/helicopter-glacier.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\" alt=\"Helicopter on Glacier\"\/><\/div><div class=\"content-holder\">\n<h3>Earth and Environmental Science Programs<\/h3>\n<span class=\"prpl-button ghost-white\"><a href=\"\/earth-and-environmental-studies\/earth-and-environmental-science\/\">Learn More<span class=\"a11y-label\"> about Earth and Environmental Science<\/span><\/a><\/span>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"tile mlt-background-cover\"><div class=\"background-holder\" style=\"background-image: url(\/responsive-media\/cache\/earth-and-environmental-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2017\/10\/group-on-mountaintop.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg);\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-background\" data-original-image=\"\/earth-and-environmental-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2017\/10\/group-on-mountaintop.jpg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/earth-and-environmental-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2017\/10\/group-on-mountaintop.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\" alt=\"Group of students on mountaintop\"\/><\/div><div class=\"content-holder\">\n<h3>Geography Programs<\/h3>\n<span class=\"prpl-button red\"><a href=\"\/earth-and-environmental-studies\/geography\/\">Learn More<span class=\"a11y-label\"> about Geography<\/span><\/a><\/span>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"tile mlt-background-cover\"><div class=\"background-holder\" style=\"background-image: url(\/responsive-media\/cache\/earth-and-environmental-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2017\/10\/lake-skyline-background.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg);\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-background\" data-original-image=\"\/earth-and-environmental-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2017\/10\/lake-skyline-background.jpg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/earth-and-environmental-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2017\/10\/lake-skyline-background.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\" alt=\"Aerial view of lake and skyline\"\/><\/div><div class=\"content-holder\">\n<h3>Sustainability Science Programs<\/h3>\n<span class=\"prpl-button ghost-white\"><a href=\"\/earth-and-environmental-studies\/sustainability-science\/\">Learn More<span class=\"a11y-label\"> about Sustainability Science<\/span><\/a><\/span>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"tile mlt-background-cover\"><div class=\"background-holder\" style=\"background-image: url(\/responsive-media\/cache\/earth-and-environmental-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2017\/10\/students-researching-in-river.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg);\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-background\" data-original-image=\"\/earth-and-environmental-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2017\/10\/students-researching-in-river.jpg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/earth-and-environmental-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2017\/10\/students-researching-in-river.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\" alt=\"Students conducting research in river\"\/><\/div><div class=\"content-holder\">\n<h3>Teacher Education Programs<\/h3>\n<span class=\"prpl-button red\"><a href=\"\/earth-and-environmental-studies\/teacher-education-programs\/\">Learn More<span class=\"a11y-label\"> about Teacher Education<\/span><\/a><\/span>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"tile mlt-background-cover\"><div class=\"background-holder\" style=\"background-image: url(\/responsive-media\/cache\/earth-and-environmental-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2017\/10\/geology-taking-notes.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg);\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-background\" data-original-image=\"\/earth-and-environmental-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2017\/10\/geology-taking-notes.jpg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/earth-and-environmental-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2017\/10\/geology-taking-notes.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\" alt=\"students taking notes on hike\"\/><\/div><div class=\"content-holder\">\n<h3>Environmental Science and Management Phd<\/h3>\n<p>Preparing leaders to solve society\u2019s complex environmental problems.<\/p>\n<span class=\"prpl-button red\"><a href=\"\/environmental-management-phd\/\">Learn More<span class=\"a11y-label\"> about the ENSM PhD program<\/span><\/a><\/span>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"tile mlt-background-cover\"><div class=\"background-holder\" style=\"background-image: url(\/responsive-media\/cache\/earth-and-environmental-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2017\/10\/hiking-brownfields.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg);\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-background\" data-original-image=\"\/earth-and-environmental-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2017\/10\/hiking-brownfields.jpg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/earth-and-environmental-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2017\/10\/hiking-brownfields.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\" alt=\"research group walking through brownfields\"\/><\/div><div class=\"content-holder\">\n<h3>Scholarships<\/h3>\n<p>See what funding opportunities are available to our students.<\/p>\n<span class=\"prpl-button ghost-white\"><a href=\"\/earth-and-environmental-studies\/scholarships-fellowships-and-grants\/\">View Opportunities<\/a><\/span>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"tile mlt-background-cover\"><div class=\"background-holder\" style=\"background-image: url(\/responsive-media\/cache\/earth-and-environmental-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2017\/10\/comparing-rocks.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg);\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-background\" data-original-image=\"\/earth-and-environmental-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2017\/10\/comparing-rocks.jpg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/earth-and-environmental-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2017\/10\/comparing-rocks.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\" alt=\"student comparing rocks\"\/><\/div><div class=\"content-holder\">\n<h3>Jobs<\/h3>\n<p>See potential career opportunities and get ideas about fields to work in and companies to work for.<\/p>\n<span class=\"prpl-button red\"><a href=\"\/earth-and-environmental-studies\/internships-jobs-and-student-opportunities\/\">View Jobs<\/a><\/span>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"tile mlt-background-cover\"><div class=\"background-holder\" style=\"background-image: url(\/responsive-media\/cache\/earth-and-environmental-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2017\/10\/professor-helping-student.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg);\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-background\" data-original-image=\"\/earth-and-environmental-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2017\/10\/professor-helping-student.jpg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/earth-and-environmental-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2017\/10\/professor-helping-student.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\" alt=\"professor pointing at whiteboard while talking with students\"\/><\/div><div class=\"content-holder\">\n<h3>Resources<\/h3>\n<p>Information and resources for you to succeed in the department of Earth and Environmental Studies.<\/p>\n<span class=\"prpl-button ghost-white\"><a href=\"\/earth-and-environmental-studies\/resources-and-academic-policies\/\">View Resources<\/a><\/span>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"prpl-band lt-gray no-margin\"><div class=\"text-content\">\n<h2>EAES Upcoming Events<\/h2>\n<div class=\"prpl-calendar-25live horizontal\" data-filter-view=\"EAES\" data-max-events=\"4\" role=\"region\" aria-live=\"off\" aria-label=\"Calendar Event Output\"><\/div>\n<h2>EAES News and Announcements<\/h2>\n<ul class='news-feed horizontal'><li class='news-item'><div class='image-holder'><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-background\"  data-original-image=\"\/earth-and-environmental-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2026\/03\/umeh-awwa-nj-conf-presentation.jpg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/earth-and-environmental-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2026\/03\/umeh-awwa-nj-conf-presentation.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\" alt=\"Odera Umeh after presenting at the AWWA-NJ Conference\" \/><\/div><span class='headline'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/earth-and-environmental-studies\/2026\/03\/31\/odera-umeh-earns-presenter-award-at-2026-awwa-nj-annual-conference\/\">Odera Umeh Earns Presenter Award at 2026 AWWA-NJ Annual Conference<\/a><\/span><span class='posted'>Tuesday March 31, 2026<\/span><\/li><li class='news-item'><div class='image-holder'><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-background\"  data-original-image=\"\/earth-and-environmental-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2026\/03\/umeh-receiving-awwa-nj-research-award.jpg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/earth-and-environmental-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2026\/03\/umeh-receiving-awwa-nj-research-award.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\" alt=\"Odera Umeh receives his AWWA-NJ Research Award at their annual meeting\" \/><\/div><span class='headline'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/earth-and-environmental-studies\/2026\/03\/24\/odera-umeh-receives-2026-awwa-nj-research-award\/\">Odera Umeh Receives 2026 AWWA-NJ Research Award<\/a><\/span><span class='posted'>Tuesday March 24, 2026<\/span><\/li><li class='news-item'><div class='image-holder'><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-background\"  data-original-image=\"\/earth-and-environmental-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2025\/08\/islam-eri-scholarship-check.jpg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/earth-and-environmental-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2025\/08\/islam-eri-scholarship-check.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\" alt=\"Md Shahnul Islam receiving a check as part of his 2025 ERI Scholarship Award\" \/><\/div><span class='headline'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/earth-and-environmental-studies\/2025\/08\/05\/phd-candidate-receives-2025-eri-scholarship-for-excellence-in-environmental-research\/\">PhD Candidate Receives 2025 ERI Scholarship for Excellence in Environmental Research<\/a><\/span><span class='sub-head'>Md Shahnul Islam recognized by Environmental Resolutions, Inc. for academic achievement and research impact under the supervision of Professor Huan Feng<\/span><span class='posted'>Tuesday August 5, 2025<\/span><\/li><li class='news-item'><div class='image-holder'><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-background\"  data-original-image=\"\/earth-and-environmental-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2025\/06\/odera-umeh-grabbing-leaf.jpg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/earth-and-environmental-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2025\/06\/odera-umeh-grabbing-leaf.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\" alt=\"Oderah Umeh holding leaf on tree branch\" \/><\/div><span class='headline'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/earth-and-environmental-studies\/2025\/06\/02\/doctoral-candidate-named-as-recipient-of-the-2025-tlcnj-environmental-scholarship\/\">Doctoral Candidate Named as Recipient of the 2025 TLCNJ Environmental Scholarship<\/a><\/span><span class='sub-head'>Odera Umeh, candidate for the PhD in Environmental Science and Management, was recently awarded the scholarship by the Land Conservancy of New Jersey<\/span><span class='posted'>Monday June 2, 2025<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n<p class=\"prpl-button-row\"><span class=\"prpl-button\"><a href=\"\/earth-and-environmental-studies\/eaes-news\/\">Read More News<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"prpl-band red skewed-edge image-right\"><div class=\"image-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-image\" data-original-image=\"\/earth-and-environmental-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2022\/05\/qiufeng-lin-lab.jpg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/earth-and-environmental-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2022\/05\/qiufeng-lin-lab.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\" alt=\"Qiufeng Lin working in lab\"\/><\/div><div class=\"text-content\">\n<h2 id=\"research\">Research<\/h2>\n<p>We take great pride in including our graduate and undergraduate students in our field programs. Teaching them to collect and analyze their own data using state of the art instrumentation and data processing software.<\/p>\n<p class=\"prpl-button-row\"><span class=\"prpl-button white\"><a href=\"\/earth-and-environmental-studies\/eaes-research-and-facilities\/\">Learn About EAES Research &amp; Our Facilities<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"prpl-band no-margin\"><div class=\"text-content\">\n<p>The Department is home to <a href=\"\/earth-and-environmental-studies\/eaes-faculty-and-staff\/\">globally recognized faculty<\/a> who excel at integrating teaching and research. Faculty research programs are supported by:<\/p>\n<div class=\"prpl-row\"><div class=\"prpl-column one-fifth\">\n<figure class=\"responsive-image-holder wp-caption alignnone\"><a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usda.gov\/wps\/portal\/usda\/usdahome\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/earth-and-environmental-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/03\/nsf-logo.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"NSF logo\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"prpl-column one-fifth\">\n<figure class=\"responsive-image-holder wp-caption alignnone\"><a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usda.gov\/wps\/portal\/usda\/usdahome\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"110\" height=\"92\" src=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/earth-and-environmental-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/03\/nasa.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"NASA logo\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"prpl-column one-fifth\">\n<figure class=\"responsive-image-holder wp-caption alignnone\"><a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usda.gov\/wps\/portal\/usda\/usdahome\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/earth-and-environmental-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/03\/njdep-logo.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"NJDEP logo\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"prpl-column one-fifth\">\n<figure class=\"responsive-image-holder wp-caption alignnone\"><a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usda.gov\/wps\/portal\/usda\/usdahome\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/earth-and-environmental-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/03\/sea-grant-logo-black.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Sea Grant logo\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"prpl-column one-fifth\">\n<figure class=\"responsive-image-holder wp-caption alignnone\"><a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usda.gov\/wps\/portal\/usda\/usdahome\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"247\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/earth-and-environmental-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/03\/usda.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"USDA logo\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"prpl-row\"><div class=\"prpl-column one-fifth\">\n<figure class=\"responsive-image-holder wp-caption alignnone\"><a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/erefdn.org\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/earth-and-environmental-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/03\/eref.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Environmental Research &amp; Education Foundation logo\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"prpl-column one-fifth\">\n<figure class=\"responsive-image-holder wp-caption alignnone\"><a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iodp.org\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/earth-and-environmental-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/03\/iodp.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"IODP logo\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>These connections allow our students to participate in national and international collaborative research. Opportunities are available throughout the contiguous United States and Arctic Alaska, Antarctica, Argentina, China, India, Latin America and Vietnam. Our recent graduates are employed in environmental consulting and geo-engineering firms and community, state and federal government agencies. They&#8217;re teaching in K-12 and higher education and have been accepted to doctoral programs in the US and abroad.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"department\">Department Information<\/h2>\n<div class=\"contact-info\"><div class=\"contact-info-header\"><span>Contact Earth and Environmental Studies<\/span><\/div><div class=\"contact-info-body\"><dl><div class=\"contact-info-group\"><dt>Location:<\/dt><dd>Center for Environmental and Life Sciences Room 220<\/dd><\/div><div class=\"contact-info-group\"><dt>Phone:<\/dt><dd><a href=\"tel:973-655-4448\" class=\"a11y-phone-number\">973-655-4448<\/a><\/dd><\/div><\/dl><\/div><\/div>\n<p class='a11y-label'>\n<!-- fetch new: 209.31 ms -->\n<!-- decode:  0.10 ms -->\n<!-- format output:  0.03 ms --><\/p><table class=\"responsive-table\"><thead><tr><th>Name<\/th><th>Title<\/th><th>Location<\/th><th>Phone<\/th><th>Email<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td style='white-space: nowrap;'><a href=\"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/~aloc\">Clement A Alo<\/a><\/td><td>Chairperson<\/td><td>Center for Environmental & Life Sciences, 220C<\/td><td><a class=\"a11y-phone-number\" href=\"tel:973-655-7579\">973-655-7579<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:aloc@montclair.edu\">aloc@montclair.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style='white-space: nowrap;'><a href=\"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/~matthewsmi\">Michele Matthews<\/a><\/td><td>Department Administrator<\/td><td>Center for Environmental & Life Sciences, 220<\/td><td><a class=\"a11y-phone-number\" href=\"tel:973-655-4448\">973-655-4448<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:matthewsmi@montclair.edu\">matthewsmi@montclair.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><br \/>\n<p class=\"prpl-button-row\"><span class=\"prpl-button\"><a href=\"\/earth-and-environmental-studies\/eaes-faculty-and-staff\/\">View all EAES Faculty and Staff<\/a><\/span><\/p><br \/>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":205898,"parent":0,"menu_order":14,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"advanced-page.php","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-205910","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/earth-and-environmental-studies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/205910","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/earth-and-environmental-studies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/earth-and-environmental-studies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/earth-and-environmental-studies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/earth-and-environmental-studies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=205910"}],"version-history":[{"count":50,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/earth-and-environmental-studies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/205910\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":206861,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/earth-and-environmental-studies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/205910\/revisions\/206861"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/earth-and-environmental-studies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/205898"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/earth-and-environmental-studies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=205910"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}