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

Academics

The complementary fields of geology and geophysics are combined in one interdisciplinary department, with graduate degrees offered in both disciplines. The undergraduate degree is in geology and geophysics. Combined with an emerging geoinformatics program, the potential for rewarding collaborations and discoveries are tremendous.

Meet our Faculty

Athena Nghiem

Assistant Professor

Biogeochemistry, Hydrogeology

Huifang Xu

Huifang Xu

Professor

Biogeochemistry, Geochemistry, Mineralogy & Petrology, Sedimentary & Stratigraphy

Shanan Peters

Shanan Peters

Professor

Paleontology, Sedimentary & Stratigraphy

Kurt L. Feigl

Professor

Geophysics

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