The Institute of Environmental Engineering offers the graduate curriculum and research training leading to advanced degrees of Master of Science (M.S.) and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.). The education program aims to cultivate advanced environmental engineers with the capabilities of independent research, technical development, policy-making, and leadership.

Research areas of emphasis include air quality and air pollution control technology, drinking water and water pollution treatment technology, solid and liquid waste treatment, remediation of contaminated soils and groundwater, green energy and resources, envronment and sustainable environmental management, and emerging contaminants analysis and processing technology. Both fundamental and applied researches are equally emphasized.

The Institute accepts contract projects from governments, research institutes, public organizations,and private companies. The projects include research, management, investigation, analysis, and assessment. In addition, several short-term on-job training and extended education programs are provided for the off-campus persons.

Investigation and simulation of atmospheric ozone, VOCs and particulate suspension temporal characteristics and sources of pollution, regenerative catalyst treatment VOCs, biological and chemical filter bed washed and exhaust VOCs in odor control, photocatalytic oxidation and reduction technology, heavy metal mercury measurement and research and development of the processing technology.

Water plant procedures and methods to enhance water quality, ozone combined with biological activated carbon treatment of raw water, anaerobic tank and suits the film bioreactor design, industrial wastewater treatment system improvements were river pollution remediation ecological engineering methods, wastewater (sewage) water recycling and reuse, green solvents - ionic liquid processing waste (sewage) water.

Ongoing tires, rubber, biodiesel byproduct, glycerin, oil sludge, agricultural waste and other energy-based re-use development.

Contaminated sites survey technology development, sediment investigation and remediation, green remediation technology research and development (including: wetland, biological, green chemistry, passive and nanotechnology), sequence and combination of different life cycle Regulation best of remediation technology, health risk assessment and risk management.

Clean and alternative energy development, hydrogen production by anaerobic fermentation technology, natural photocatalytic hydrogen production technology, microwave heating with the ionic liquid to improve microalgae biodiesel yields, green ion catalytic solvent to increase the yield, the light-emitting diode and solar materials.

Energy saving, carbon reduction, waste reduction and recycling water remediation technology research and development, life cycle to explore the impact of the movement of renewable energy sources, assess the best environment policy.

The environmental media (water, soil and air) emerging contaminants, including environmental hormones, medicines, personal care products, flame retardants, plasticizers or disinfection byproducts the development of high efficiency micro analytical techniques, to explore possible sources and precursors, forecast in the medium fate and dissemination, assessment of health risks and develop the best treatment technology.