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Summer Field Camp in the Black Hills of South Dakota and Wyoming​.
Summer Field Camp in the Black Hills of South Dakota and Wyoming​.
Summer Field Camp in the Black Hills of South Dakota and Wyoming​.
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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 ºÚÁÏÍø is committed to the integration of teaching, the advancement of knowledge, and public service, in an inclusive and accessible environment. 

Explore Degrees and Careers in Geology/Earth Sciences

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.

Bachelor of Science in Geology

Master of Science in Geology

Ph.D. in Applied Geology

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Advisors in Earth Sciences

Undergraduate Advisors

Dr. Carrie E. Schweitzer

Dr. Kuldeep Singh

Dr. Neil A.Wells

Graduate Coordinator

Dr. David Singer

Field camp director

Dr. David Hacker

Academic Chair

Dr. Joseph Ortiz

Updates and Announcements

  • Research in the field
    Featured Students and Alumni

    PhD Candidate Max Barczok awarded a University Fellowship

    Learn More About Our Featured Students and Alumni

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  • Allyson Tessin core sampling
    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.

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  • Geology Summer Field Camp
    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. 

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  • ºÚÁÏÍø archway on the esplanade with architecture building in the background
    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).

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  • Dr. Courtney Wagner
    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

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