Emma, Baton Rouge, Louisiana asked Kristin Malosh, North Star BlueScope Steel AddedSunday, January 31, 2016 at 6:53 PM important interests for an environmental engineer Hello! I am 14 years old and writing a paper on wanting to become an environmental engineer. What interests do you think are important for environmental engineers to have? Related to Engineering Skills, Environmental Reset Sort By Default Kristin Malosh , North Star BlueScope Steel Answered Sunday, March 26, 2017 at 8:54 PM Hi Emma, I hope your paper turned out well! Environmental engineers- like all engineers- need to be most interested in problem solving. That is really the basis for any successful engineer- no matter what the type. Thanks for reaching out, Kristin