Study Geosciences Here
Dr. Michelle Stocker looking at the skull bones of a turtle with undergraduate student Michael Mellett in Spring 2020 (Morphology of the Vertebrates course GEOS 4244/5244).
Dr. Steve Holbrook and Wynnie Avent II in the field.
Dr. Rick Law and students "Rockin' in the Alps" in the Study Abroad Program at Riva San Vitale, Switzerland.
(Left to Right) Former grad student Jenny Hawthorne, Dr. Madeline Schreiber, Dr. Luca Fedele, and Dr. John Chermak running a sample of Marcellus Shale on the Laser Ablation ICP-MS.
Students looking at past plate tectonic movement using the Omniglobe in the Museum of Geosciences.
Geoscientists are uniquely positioned to help solve the critical challenges that society faces today and into the future on our ever-changing planet. The undergraduate and graduate curriculum of the Department of Geosciences at Virginia Tech is designed to prepare you to meet these challenges. So it’s not surprising that our students and alumni of the Department of Geosciences at Virginia Tech embody the university’s motto Ut Prosim, or “That I May Serve.”
Opportunities to Explore Our Broader World
Learning about the geosciences takes students beyond the traditional classroom. Our graduate and undergraduate students partner with our faculty to conduct fundamental and applied research in the wide diversity of fields within the geosciences. This work occurs not only on the Virginia Tech campus but also in field sites and laboratories all over the world. From sampling active tectonic margin in the remote Wrangell Mountains of Alaska, to installing GPS stations on the side of a volcano in Tanzania, to using cutting-edge instrumentation at the Argonne National Laboratory, our students are getting out there, learning, and making a difference.
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Get in touch with us and find out which program is the best fit for you. Visit our advising page, or for more information on options and honors programs, please contact our Advising & Enrollment Manager April Newcomer.
