Geology and Environmental Geoscience
An understanding of the earth’s environmental problems and their potential solutions.
Career & Graduate 1
Career Options
Anthropologist/archaeologist, Atmospheric scientist, Civil engineer, Environmental engineer/consultant, Environmental scientist, Geological and petroleum technician, Geologist, Geochemist, Geophysicist, Hydrologist, Mining and geological engineer, National Park Service ranger, Natural science manager, Oceanographer, Paleontologist, Planetary geologist, Petroleum engineer/geologist, Renewable energy consultant, Seismologist, Volcanologist
GRADUATE INSTITUTIONS ATTENDED
Boston College, Brooklyn College, Case Western Reserve University, Colorado School of Mines, Colorado State University, Dartmouth College, Duke University, Florida State University, Indiana University, Michigan Tech University, Northern Illinois University, Rice University, Stanford University, University of California-Davis, University of California-Santa Cruz, University of California-Los Angeles, University of Illinois, University of Kansas, University of Kentucky, University of Maryland, University of San Antonio, University of Tennessee-Knoxville, University of Texas-Austin, University of Wyoming, Vanderbilt University
Profile and Courses
Sample Courses
- Earthquakes and Volcanoes
- Geology of America’s National Parks
- Earth and the Environment
- Energy, Environment, & Climate
- Weather, Climate and Climate Change
- Geological Field Experiences
- Mineralogy
- Map Interpretation
- Geochemistry
- Applied Hydrogeology
- Environmental Geophysics
- Introduction to Environmental Science
- Introduction to GIS
- Historical Geology
- Sedimentation & Stratigraphy
- Petrology
- Structural Geology & Tectonics
Internship examples
Student Profile
MACKENZIE CREMEANS ’14
Mackenzie Cremeans ’14, an environmental geoscience and English literature double major who won several prestigious scholarships while at DePauw, went on to conduct graduate-level research for her doctoral degree. While currently a hydrogeologist at Shook, Hardy, and Bacon in Kansas City, MO, Mackenzie previously worked as a senior staff geologist at Geosyntec Consultants Inc. in Boca Raton, FL, and is a past-president of the Association for Women Geoscientists.
STUDENT PROFILE
STEPHEN DOBBS ’15
Stephen Dobbs ’15, a geology major, won the Ferid Murad Medal (named for Nobel laureate Ferid Murad ’58), which recognizes the senior who has had the most significant scholarly or artistic achievements during his/her/their time at DePauw. He twice was honorably mentioned for the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship. He is a Ph.D. candidate at Stanford University.
Faculty
Ken Brown, Ph.D., Miami University. His primary research combines fieldwork, elemental and isotopic analyses, geochronology, and high-spatial resolution techniques to place important constraints on ancient volcanic systems and the assembly of continents. Dr. Brown also conducts environmental research aimed at characterizing heavy metal contamination within urban environments.
Tim Cope, Ph.D., Stanford University. Received a National Science Foundation award and a DePauw faculty fellowship to study tectonic development and the geologic history of Northeast China. Has led numerous summer research field expeditions to China.
Scott Wilkerson, Ph.D., University of Illinois. Received an American Chemical Society/Petroleum Research Fund Award and a National Science Foundation Research Opportunity Award to study the 2-D and 3-D geometry of fault-related folds. Was recognized by the Geological Society of America for one of the top geoscience papers published in 2016.