Become a Board Certified Environmental Engineering Member™

The American Academy of Environmental Engineers and Scientists® certifies qualified environmental engineering members recommended by peers in their field of specialty as a Board Certified Environmental Engineering Member™ by Eminence certification procedures prescribed by the Academy's Bylaws.

Board Certified Environmental Engineering Members (BCEEM) are not licensed professional engineers, and the board certification made available to them through the Academy is not a substitute for a professional engineer's license.

Environmental engineers without a P.E. License, Board Certified Environmental Engineering Members (BCEEM), may be certified through Eminence.

Minimum Requirements

Each candidate for certification as a Board Certified Environmental Engineering Member™ is required to possess certain minimum qualifications.

All candidates shall:

Possess a degree in environmental engineering or related engineering degree acceptable to the American Academy of Environmental Engineers Certification Board (AAEECB);
Demonstrate a minimum of 20 years of experience in environmental engineering in academia, consulting, government, industry, or the military;
Ten of those years must be in senior positions (senior management, teaching, research, consulting, industry, executive government position(s) or the military);
Must have achieved a position of leadership within their organization. Meeting this qualification requires consideration of both the position the individual has achieved and also of the scale and nature of the organization wherein they hold this position;
Must show a record of service to the profession (e.g., work on committees, commissions, boards of government and professional societies/organizations, etc.);
Must show a record of professional honors and awards received; and
A record of scholarly publications.

Available Specialties

By obtaining certification, you demonstrate competence through comprehensive written and oral examinations in one or more of the following specialties:

Air Pollution Control
Environmental Sustainability
General Environmental Engineering
Industrial Hygiene Engineering
Radiation Protection Engineering
Site Remediation (formerly known as Hazardous Waste Management and Site Remediation)
Solid Waste Management
Water Supply/Wastewater Engineering

How Do I Apply to become a Board Certification Environmental Engineering Member™ (BCEEM)?

Complete this form to download the application.

How Do I Submit My Application for Board Certification?

Online. Go to the Application Submission Form to upload your application.
Email. You may send your application to Susannah Walz at [email protected].
Pay the application fee. The application fee is $125 for non-members, FREE for AAEES Members and employees of AAEES Patrons. To sign up as an AAEES Member, go to https://www.aaees.org/aaeesmember. Click here to learn more about the AAEES Patrons Program.