Advanced Environmental Science Research
Advanced Environmental Science Research (AESR) offers Berkshire students the opportunity to investigate pressing environmental questions through rigorous, hands-on research. Drawing from disciplines such as ecology, chemistry, data science, and public policy, students identify real-world problems, design and carry out experiments or field studies, and analyze their findings in depth.
We conduct research outside under the Mountain, so our cutting-edge lab extends for acres in every direction. To create research-based projects with access to such a beautiful area and a species-rich ecosystem is a true gift."Sheri Mahoney
Director, Advanced Environmental Science Research
Sheri Mahoney
Dir. of Advanced Environmental Science Research
Email: smahoney@berkshireschool.org
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Student Research in AESR
Recent projects have explored the diet and ecological role of eastern coyotes near campus, measured light pollution across Berkshire’s grounds, and designed a low-cost direct air capture system to remove CO₂ from the atmosphere. If you're curious, self-motivated, and eager to make a difference through science, AESR offers the tools and mentorship to take your ideas from concept to discovery.
AESR student Gabe Raphael '25 used the JEOL Scanning Electron Microscope to study micro-plastics in bees.
Diet and Ecology of the Eastern Coyote (Canis latrans × Canis lycaon) Around Berkshire School
Billy Adkins '25
Developing Small-Scale Direct Air Capture for Carbon Dioxide Removal
Olive Simpson '25
Experiment on The Resulting Quantity of Biogas From Changing the Ratio of a Bio-Digester Feedstock
Wilson Miller '25
