Centre of Excellence for Environmental Research (CoEER)

Welcome

Welcome to the Centre of Excellence for Environmental Research (CoEER).

Our vision & mission, research activities, students' and staff outreach initiatives, and its publications, and so on are published for the wider readership.

Please feel free to browse the pages, understand our core responsibilities and work with us, our students and staff at CoEER and the University.

Professor (Assoc.) Patrick S. Michael, PhD.
Director, Centre of Excellence for Environmental Research.

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Establishment

The CoEER was established in 1993 by the PNGUoT Council to conduct multi-disciplinary researches on the broad environment, drawing from the pool of expertise University-wide.

Our dream is broad and practical. We are conducting research in a range of areas in the natural and built environment to address pressing issues while developing programs that give priority to biodiversity conservation and management for environmental sustainability and improved rural livelihood.

Our Vision & Mission

Vision

We are addressing critical issues affecting the general environment locally and contributing to regional and global agendas - climate change, food and nutritional insecurity, healthy living, and natural resources depletion.

Mission

The CoEER brings together leaders, practitioners, academics and students from the faculty of natural resources, engineering, built environment, sciences and humanities within the University to address critical issues and provide solutions.

Milestones

Our vision to become a leading regional multidisciplinary research and development hub for development has promoted and facilitated multidisciplinary problem-based researches that are significant to environmental and climate science, technology and innovation. We have strategized our goals to: (i) Conduct technology driven innovative research that would lead to broader community publicity and rural livelihood, (ii) Mentor and inspire students to be equipped with advanced knowledge and skills in environmental and climate sciences and allied fields, (iii) Provide scientific and technological advisory services to the government and stakeholders, and (iv) Promote innovative, entrepreneurial, and solution-driven research that would lead to product development.

Research focus

We are interested in wide areas of research interest: (a) Environmental and climate sciences, (b) Rehabilitation and management strategies for contaminated surface environments, (c) Public policy and awareness initiatives, (d) Sustainability in natural resources (soil, water, plants, microbes) and the built environment (agriculture, forestry, fisheries, and civic infrastructure), and (e) Biodiversity conservation and management.

Campus News/Updates

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Announcements

Laboratory Manager

Laboratory Manager The Papua New Guinea University of Technology (Unitech) invites applications from suitably qualified and experienced professionals for the position of Laboratory Manager – School of Civil Engineering. Primary Responsibilities Reporting directly to the Head of School – Civil Engineering, the Laboratory Manager will play a crucial leadership role

May 22, 2025

Announcements

Financial Accountant

Financial Accountant Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for the following position within the University: DEPARTMENT OF OPEN AND DISTANCE LEARNING (DODL) – Financial Accountant The successful candidate will be responsible for the production of the department’s financial reports and fulfilling other obligations such as tax and statutory reporting

May 22, 2025

MCS Weekly Seminars

Sphere

Sphere Presenter: Professor Hasan GumralDate: 07 May 2025Summary:Prof. Gumral led a seminar on the geometry and mathematical properties of spheres, integrating concepts from topology, physics, and higher-dimensional modeling.

May 21, 2025