Faculty

Tripti Bhattacharya, Melissa Chipman, Daniel Curewitz, Gregory Hoke, Linda Ivany, Christopher Junium, Zunli Lu, Jessica Mejia, Aaron Mohammed, Robert Moucha, Cathryn Newton, Joshua Russell, Scott Samson, Christopher Scholz, Jay Thomas, John Tillotson, Sam Tuttle, Tao Wen

The Earth Sciences provide insights into some of humanity’s deepest questions. How was the planet Earth, our lifeboat in space, formed? What are the processes that have shaped the Earth - its surface and internal structure? How has life, of which humanity is a part, evolved? Why are there earthquakes, volcanoes, mountain chains, continents, and oceans? How has the surface of the Earth and its environments changed through time?

The department of Earth and Environmental Sciences welcomes majors from all departments to pursue this minor.  Students with majors in other areas may find that a minor in Earth Sciences provides a flexible way to satisfy their curiosity about our planet and can be an asset for those competing for admission to professional schools such as law and medicine. Alternatively, if you are a science major in Biology, Chemistry or Physics, you can use this minor to explore the application of your field to the Earth (e.g., geobiology, geochemistry or geophysics).