Geosciences
About the Geosciences major
The Union geosciences major offers small classes, hands-on labs, and research with active faculty in fields like paleoclimate, volcanology, and geochemistry. Field studies cover the Adirondacks, Green Mountains, and Panama, with global research opportunities in Dominica, Barbados, Costa Rica, and the Andes. A New Zealand term highlights sustainable energy and environmental management. Students often co-author papers and present at conferences like GSA and AGU, with additional opportunities through the Keck Geology Consortium.
Courses and requirements
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Interdepartmental major
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Students benefit from world-class instrumentation for coursework and faculty-supervised research, including mass spectrometers, SEMs and Raman spectrometers.
After Union
- Co-Founder, Cella Mineral Storage Inc.
- Exploration geologist, Hess Corporation
- Forest ranger, New York state
- Field geologist, McPhail Associates, LLC
- Geologist, Arcadis design and consultancy
- Geologist, Clough, Harbour & Associates LLP
- M.S. candidate in geosciences, University of Michigan
- sustainability, University of Helsinki
- Paleontological Technician, Stantec
- Ph.D. candidate in igneous petrology, Stanford University
- Ph.D. candidate in tectonics and thermochronology, University of Arizona
- Physical scientist, Naval Oceanographic Office, Stennis Space Center
- Project scientist, TerranearPMC LLC
- Research Technologist, Los Alamos National Laboratory
- Seismologist, National Earthquake Alert Center, Australia
- Sustainability consultant, Steven Winter Associates
- Tsunami geologist, Washington State Department of Natural Resources