The Class of 1954
Environmental Science Center

The Class of 1954 Environmental Sciences Center (ESC) houses research in the earth and environmental sciences, and provides expanded space for collections of the adjoining Yale Peabody Museum. This new facility also serves the Yale Institute for Biospheric Studies, the Yale departments of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, Geology & Geophysics, and Anthropology, and the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies.

Current Activities and Announcements

The YIBS / ESC
Friday Noon Seminar Series

ESC Natural History Art Exhibit

ESC Resources

Classrooms and Labs | ESC Staff Directory [91 KB PDF]

Yale Peabody Museum Collections | History of the ESC

Facilities Information

ESC Steering Committee

Michael J. Donoghue, PhD
G. Evelyn Hutchinson Professor
Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
Director, Peabody Museum of Natural History

David Bercovici, PhD
Professor of Geology & Geophysics
Chair, Department of Geology & Geophysics

Derek E. G. Briggs, PhD
Frederick William Beinecke Professor,
Department of Geology & Geophysics
Director, Yale Institute for Biospheric Studies

Richard G. Bribiescas, PhD
Associate Professor of Anthropology,
Department of Anthropology
Director of the Reproductive Ecology Laboratory

Günter Wagner, PhD
Alison Richard Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology,
Chair, Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology

Gaboury Benoit, PhD
Professor of Environmental Chemistry,
Professor of Environmental Engineering,
School of Forestry & Environmental Studies
Co-Director of the Hixon Center for Urban Ecology,
Director of the Center for Coastal and Watershed Systems


The Yale Peabody Museum’s collections are available to legitimate researchers for scholarly use. Loans are issued to responsible individuals at established institutions. Loans and access to the collection can be arranged through the Collections Manager of the appropriate Division.

Volunteer Opportunities | Support the Peabody

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