AESS Annual Conference

2026 & 2027 Meeting Information

AESS 2026 will be a virtual event June 15-16,  2026. Become a geographic host.

General call is closed. Posters accepted through May 31. To submit visit aessconference.org.

AESS 2027 will be in person. To become involved with planning or the event program, reach out via email.

 

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AESS Leadership Elections

nominations open through Mar 1, 2026

The Board of Directors of the Association for Environmental Studies and Sciences (AESS) invites you to participate in shaping the future of our organization by nominating yourself or a colleague for a position on the Board.

Whether you are a long-time or new AESS member, we welcome and encourage nominations from members of all career stages. Diverse perspectives are essential to guiding AESS into the future. Self-nominate or encourage a colleague today.

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Annual Student Research Symposium

April 10, 2026

Accepting Proposals through March 5th

The AESS Student Research Symposium brings together students from around the globe to share their original research with the environmental community. This multidisciplinary event provides a forum and networking opportunities. Graduate and undergraduate student researchers are welcome to submit. 

Please feel free to peruse the graduate school seminar recording from 2024.

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AESS Award Nominations

nominations accepted through March 6

Please consider nominating your colleagues (and your yourselves!) for one of our annual AESS awards.

Submission criteria, past winners, and forms can be found at: https://aessonline.org/about-aess/awards/

Congrats to our 2025 Awardees!

Career awardees: David Blockstein, Jacob Park, Corrie Grosse

Conference student poster awardee: Molly Blondell

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We seek to strengthen teaching, research and service in environmental studies and sciences by encouraging interdisciplinary understanding of environmental science, policy, management, ethics, history, and all of the other vital contributions of traditional disciplines.

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AESS Mission

Improving communication across boundaries and strengthening teaching and research in environmental studies and sciences.

About AESS

Learn about our formation, history, future goals and current diversity and inclusion efforts.

Publications

The Journal for Environmental Studies and Sciences (JESS) is AESS’s flagship journal and published quarterly. Learn about the process and opportunities.

Membership

Open to all students, faculty, practitioners and professionals looking for support and collaboration among ESS and interdisciplinary studies.

Conference

Annual conference future plans and past event records.

Awards

Annual awards and past awardees.

Databases

Curated lists of syllabi, journals and more.

Professional Development

Resources for ESS faculty and students.

Strategic Planning

Multi-year plans adopted to meet mission goals.

Become a member and connect with Environmental Studies and Sciences faculty and students from a variety of interdisciplinary backgrounds.

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AESS News

AESS Webinar: Academic Freedom Self-Defense

Recorded webinar available for members

In this Faculty First Responders workshop, participants learned about the current landscape of politically-motivated attacks on academic workers, reviewed best practices for digital security, and considered how to respond collectively when an attack occurs on their campus.

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Submit to Journal

Learn how to publish in our flagship journal

We invite all members and non-members to submit articles for the Journal. The Journal provides a peer-reviewed, academically rigorous and professionally recognized forum for the publication of explicitly interdisciplinary environmental research, policy analysis and advocacy, educational discourse and other related matters.

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AESS Book Club

Connect to be in the loop

Did you know there’s an AESS Book Club? Participate as your schedule allows. Propose a book to host. We’ll help organize. Learn more by visiting our landing page.

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AESS Photography Contest

Congrats winners!

Congratulations to our winners: Natalia Apanovich, Julia DeCamp, and Breeann Kyte Kirby! Head over to our photo contest page to view winning submissions.

Thank you to all participants! We hope to do another contest in the future.

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Open call for AESS Committee members

Interested in serving on a committee? Want to find out more about specific committees? Complete a form and we’ll connect you with one of the committee chairs.

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