Environmental Geology

Students examine pond health in an Alpine ecosystem in Wyoming.

Students in this Applied Geosciences concentration will develop a thorough understanding of the functioning of the land, water, and air components of the environment as well as the mutual interactions of these components. Graduates would be employable by local, regional, and international environmental consulting firms, as well as government agencies and regulators, such as the EPA, USGS, State DEP, or local Water Department.

Student Research

"Volumetric Analysis of the Reull Vallis Fluvial System in the Eastern Hellas Region of Mars: Investigations of the Contributions of Water" by Eileen Capitoli '08

Course Options

• GEOL 401 - Environmental Geology
• GEOL 421 - Elemental Cycling in Global Systems
• GEOL 503 - Earth Systems & Earth Hazards
• GEOL 511 - Soils
• GEOL 528 - Aqueous Geochemistry
• GEOL 611 - Field Study of Soils
• GEOL 618 - Fundamentals of Air Pollution
• GEOL 652 - Physical Geology for Environmental Professionals
• GEOL 662 - Environmental Statistical Analysis
• GEOL 667 - Landfill Design
• ENVS 502 - Environmental Chemistry
• ENVS 507 - Wetlands
• ENVS 541 - Modeling Geographic Objects
• ENVS 681 - Modeling Geographic Space