Earth and Planetary Sciences

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A.L. Stigall, Department Head
L.C. Kah, Director of Graduate Studies

Professors
Dunne, W.M. (Associate Dean, Engineering), PhD – Bristol (UK)
Engel, A.S. (Jones Professor), PhD – Texas
Fedo, C.M. (McSween Professor), PhD – Virginia Tech
Hatcher, Jr., R.D. (UT Distinguished Scientist, Emeritus), PhD – Tennessee
Hazen, T. (Governor’s Chair), PhD – Wake Forest
Hembree, D.I., PhD – Kansas
Kah, L.C. (Walker Professor), PhD – Harvard
McKay, L.D. (Associate Dean, Arts and Sciences), PhD – Waterloo (Canada)
McKinney, M.L., PhD – Yale
McSween, H.Y. (Distinguished Professor of Science, Emeritus), PhD – Harvard
Moersch, J.E., PhD – Cornell
Perfect, E. (Emeritus), PhD – Cornell
Stigall, A.L. (Department Head), PhD – Kansas

Associate Professors
Huang, S. (Sisk rofessor), PhD – MIT
Jessup, M.J., PhD – Virginia Tech
McCanta, M.C. (Sisk Professor), PhD – Brown
Sumrall, C.D., PhD – Texas
Szynkiewicz, A.A., PhD – Wroclaw (Poland)

Assistant Professors
Dygert, N.J. (Taylor Professor), PhD – Brown
Steen, A., PhD – North Carolina (Chapel Hill)
Thomson, B.J., PhD – Brown

The Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences offers both the Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy degrees with a major in geology. Individuals interested in these programs should contact the Director of graduate admissions in the department and the faculty most closely related to the applicant’s research interests for information and application procedures.

Intercollegiate Graduate Statistics and Data Science Program (IGSDSP)

The Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences participates in the intercollegiate graduate statistics and data science program (IGSDSP). Any student pursuing a master’s or PhD with a major in Geology can receive a minor in statistics by completing the appropriate IGSDSP requirements. For additional information, see the description of the statistics minor in the catalog listed under Intercollegiate Graduate Statistics and Data Science Minor  or the program’s website. The Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences also contributes courses to the IGSDSP program curriculum.

Interdisciplinary Graduate Minor in Computational Science (IGMCS)

The Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences participates in the interdisciplinary graduate minor in computational science (IGMCS) program. Any student pursuing a master’s or PhD with a major in geology can receive a minor in computational science by completing the appropriate IGMCS requirements. For additional information, see the description of the Interdisciplinary Graduate Minor in Computational Science  listed under the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science or visit the IGMCS website. The Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences also contributes courses to the IGMCS program curriculum.

Watershed Minor

The Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences participates in the interdisciplinary Watershed Minor  for graduate students. Any student pursuing a master’s or PhD with a major in geology, who completes the appropriate requirements, can receive a Watershed minor. For additional information, see the description of the Interdisciplinary Watershed Graduate Minor on their website. The Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences also contributes courses to the Watershed program curriculum.

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