Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, School of Arts and Sciences
Website: http://geology.rutgers.edu
Chair:
Carl C. Swisher III
Vice Chair and Graduate Program Director: Kenneth G. Miller
Undergraduate Director: Craig S. Feibel
Professors:
Gail M. Ashley, B.S., M.S., Massachusetts; Ph.D., British Columbia
Marie-Pierre Aubry, B.S., Rouen (France); D.Sc., Pierre et Marie Curie (France)
William A. Berggren (Distinguished Visiting Professor), M.S., Houston; D.Sc., Stockholm
Michael J. Carr, A.B., M.A., Ph.D., Dartmouth College
Paul G. Falkowski, B.S., M.A., CUNY (City College); Ph.D., British Columbia
Mark D. Feigenson, B.S., Maryland; M.S., George Washington; M.A., Ph.D., Princeton
Claude T. Herzberg, B.S., Alberta; Ph.D., Edinburgh (UK)
Roger H. Hewins (Emeritus), B.S., Aberdeen (UK); Ph.D., Toronto
Dennis V. Kent, B.S., CUNY (City College); Ph.D., Columbia
George R. McGhee Jr., B.S., North Carolina State; M.S., North Carolina; Ph.D., Rochester
Kenneth G. Miller, A.B., Rutgers; Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Gregory S. Mountain, B.A., Brown; Ph.D., Columbia
Richard K. Olsson (Emeritus), B.S., M.S., Rutgers; M.A., Ph.D., Princeton
Peter A. Rona, A.B., Brown; Ph.D., Yale
Yair Rosenthal, B.S., M.S., Hebrew (Israel); Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Roy W. Schlische, B.A., Rutgers; M.A., Ph.D., Columbia
Robert E. Sheridan (Emeritus), B.A., Rutgers; M.A., Ph.D., Columbia
Carl C. Swisher III, B.A., Montana; M.S., Nebraska; Ph.D., California (Berkeley)
Martha O. Withjack, B.A., Rutgers; M.A., Ph.D., Brown
Associate Professors:
Craig S. Feibel, A.B., Dartmouth College; M.S., Iowa State; Ph.D., Utah
Vadim Levin, M.E., Gubkin University of Oil and Gas (Moscow); Ph.D., Columbia
Ying-Fan Reinfelder, B.S., Beijing; M.S., Utah; Ph.D., Utah State
Robert M. Sherrell, B.A., Oberlin; Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
James D. Wright, B.S., Louisiana Tech; M.S., South Carolina; Ph.D., Columbia
Nathan Yee, B.S., McGill (Canada); Ph.D., Notre Dame
Assistant Professor:
Silke Severmann, Dip. Kiel (Germany); M.S., Ph.D., Southampton (UK)
Research Professors:
James V. Browning, B.A., Ohio Wesleyan, M.S., Southern
California, Ph.D. Rutgers
Brent Turrin, B.A., California (Berkeley); M.S., Stanford; Ph.D., California (Berkeley)
Geological sciences investigate processes controlling the evolution of Earth, its environment, and life through time. The geological sciences are interdisciplinary fields of inquiry with scientific and societal relevance: global changes to the solid Earth and its environment, oceans, climate, and life; natural hazards (earthquakes, volcanoes, tsunamis, floods, and landslides); natural resource exploration and management (hydrocarbons, ore minerals, groundwater); and planetary geology. The need to understand both history and process makes geological sciences inherently interdisciplinary; our department is closely tied to marine and coastal sciences (through the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences and the School of Arts and Sciences) and environmental sciences (through the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences). The major in geological sciences covers the core areas of Earth sciences and still allows ample opportunity for students to specialize through additional courses in math, upper-level geological sciences, and allied sciences. The major can be completed in three semesters once basic calculus, chemistry, and physics courses are completed. Our majors enjoy employment opportunities in environmental and energy industries, as well as excellent placement in the top graduate programs in the country.