A room full of students sit in a Geoscience 100 class (Photo credit: Ethan Parrish)

Academics

Geoscience is an interdisciplinary field that integrates knowledge and technology from chemistry, biology, physics, engineering, space science, and other disciplines to understand processes that have shaped the Earth, its environments, and the life that it has sustained over billions of years. The Department of Geoscience offers an undergraduate major, an undergraduate certificate, and graduate degrees that offer tremendous opportunities for rewarding collaborations and discoveries.

Meet our Faculty

Michael Cardiff

Michael Cardiff

Professor, Department Chair

Geophysics, Hydrogeology, Surface Processes

Lucas Zoet

Professor, Dean L. Morgridge Chair in Geoscience

Geophysics, Glaciology, Surface Processes

Clay Kelly

Professor

Paleoclimate & Sea Level, Paleontology

Shanan Peters

Shanan Peters

Professor

Paleontology, Sedimentary & Stratigraphy

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