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Graduate Studies

We offer Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy degrees in geology. Individuals interested in these programs should contact faculty members closely related to the applicant’s interests. For more information contact the Director of Graduate Admissions by following the link below.

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Graduate Student Profiles

Constance Cooper

Constance Cooper

Braided rivers, and their terminal deltas, played a critical role in clastic terrestrial deposition prior to the Devonian. After which, rooting land plants profoundly impacted fluvial systems by stabilizing channels, this facilitated a transition to abundant meandering rivers.

Ethan Sweet

Ethan Sweet

All life on Earth depends on the Critical Zone, which includes plants and trees, soil, and the subsurface, including groundwater. Research in the Critical Zone examines how disturbances and climate change affect ecosystem services and energy, food, and the water cycle.

Jake Perez

Jake Perez

Doctoral student Jake Perez is using fieldwork in the high Arctic and supercomputer-based simulations to better understand how thawing permafrost will influence the Earth’s carbon cycle. Permanently frozen soils, or permafrost, are rapidly thawing in the Arctic.

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Department facilities include an electron microprobe lab, a geochemistry teaching lab, a stable isotope lab, and a new ICP-MS core facility.

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Earth and Planetary Sciences was voted Best College in 2023 by Best Accredited Colleges.