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Welcome to the California Polytechnic University-Pomona Geological Sciences Department. Our primary mission is to prepare graduates for public and private sector employment in the geosciences and related fields. We are also committed to a broad-based program to prepare graduates for roles in secondary geosciences education.
As a dynamic and growing department, we conduct research throughout the southwest United States, Mexico and Central America. In keeping with the Cal Poly philosophy of "Learn By Doing" we place strong emphasis on field-based learning as an integral part of our curriculum.
Feb. 7, 2010 - The employment prospects for geoscientists just keep getting brighter. The following are excerpts from recent publications. They update our original news story (see below) and indicate that the business world is taking notice of the geosciences profession and its potential as an area for job growth. Read More...
Jan. 30, 2010 - Geology faculty have been awarded three separate grants to support their research efforts. Undergraduate student researchers are needed for each of these projects! Read More...
Nov. 12, 2009 - While recent years have seen the U.S. ecomony slow and unemployment rise, not so for the prospects of graduates with degrees in the geosciences. The recent escalation in oil and gas prices as well as other commodities and hightened concern about global warming has led to a surge in demand for trained geoscientists. Read More...
  Jessy Bruns will present her research at the GSA Cordilleran Meeting in Anaheim, CA. Her poster is entitled "Neogene Basaltic Volcanism in the Southern Owens Valley, CA. LEARN MORE. Logan Wicks is currently completing a double major in Geology and Biology. In between he has a full-time position as an environmental scientist with RMT Inc. LEARN MORE. Lauren Carey graduated with special honors in 2009. In addition to earning a double major in Geology and Integrated Earth Studies, she received the prestigious Julian McVie Award. LEARN MORE. Shawn Morrish is completing senior thesis research that examines Quaternary river terraces along the Rio Ora on the central Nicoya Peninsula, Costa Rica. He is also coauthor of a GSA presentation. LEARN MORE. |
  Jeremy Lancaster - 2000 Jeremy graduated in 2000 after completing a senior thesis investigation of a landslide in Chino Hills State Park. After working several years as a geologist for CalTrans, Jeremy earned his Professional Geologist and Engineering Geologist certification from the State of California. READ MORE Randal Burns - 2006 Randal is employed by Robinson Nevada Mining Company, a subsidiary of Quadra Limited, in Ruth, Nevada. Ruth is located in White Pine County in the north east part of Nevada. The Robinson Mine produces copper with by-product gold and molybdenum. READ MORE |
 April 1, 2010 ADVANCE Seminar, Recent Developments and Research in Earthquake Early Warning, Maren Boese, CaltechApril 20-23, 2010 Seismological Society of America Annual Meeting - Portland, ORMay 7-8, 2010 Southern Calif. Academy of Sciences Annual Meeting - Cal State-LAMay 27-29, 2010 Cordilleran Section GSA Meeting - Anaheim, CAOct. 31-Nov.3, 2010 Annual Meeting, Geological Society of America - Denver, CODec 13-17, 2010 American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting - San Francisco, CA |
