PhD in Geosciences

Geoscientists study the Earth – its history, processes that shape it, natural resources we use, and connections between rocks, water, and ecosystems. Geoscientists are passionate about solving problems, helping communities, and answering questions about our natural world. Geoscientists work with minerals, water, rocks, fossils, soils, the environment, contamination remediation, energy and mineral resources, natural hazards, other planets, and more.

Our programs prepare graduates for high-demand jobs at environmental and geotechnical firms, federal and state regulatory agencies, museums, universities, energy and mineral resource companies, scientific agencies, the public policy sector, and beyond. The Ph.D. degree program is designed to produce scholars capable of independent research that deepens humanity’s understanding of science, as well as practitioners capable of applying their training to achieve sound and pragmatic solutions to real problems in the field.