Department of Earth Sciences

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The Earth Sciences are fields of study that are concerned with both solid and fluid Earth materials and processes.

The Department of Earth Sciences at ��Vlog�ƽ�� is committed to the integration of teaching, the advancement of knowledge, and public service, in an inclusive and accessible environment.

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The Department of Earth Sciences offers a comprehensive course of study leading to B.A., B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees. Our degree programs allow for great flexibility and a personalized course of study.

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Ph.D. in Applied Geology

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Featured Students and Alumni

PhD Candidate Max Barczok awarded a University Fellowship

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Research Funding Updates

Our recent funding updates include: the development of an expanded pigment spectral library for identification of phytoplankton by visible derivative spectroscopy, the Stark Campus Acquisition of an Intuitive Multi-Touch Scanning Electron Microscope, and others.
Summer Field Camp Course Information

Earth Sciences 41092 (undergraduate) and 51092 (graduate) carry six semester hours of credit. ESCI 41092 is required for all B.S. candidates in the Department of Earth Sciences.
Earth Sciences Palmer Lecture Series

The Department of Earth Sciences welcomes guest speakers on Fridays in room 234 McGilvrey Hall, at 12:00 p.m. (unless otherwise noted).
Introducing Dr. Courtney Wagner

Dr. Wagner received her Ph.D. from the University of Utah and spent three years as a Peter Buck Postoctoral Fellow at the Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History designing and conducting independent research.
Her research program aims to delineate the detection and environmental information encoded by magnetofossils, the fossil remains of iron biomineralizing organisms. She pairs modern analog stu