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highest quality education in Earth Science and its applications.
Through hands-on learning methods, faculty-mentored research
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applicable to careers in the Geosciences and related disciplines.
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perspective for problem solving, decision making and leadership
roles in a changing world confronted by environmental challenges.
Our Geology BSc program has three different tracks:
Geology, Geophysics/Earth Exploration and Environmental Resources.
Our Geology MSc program
was initiated Fall 2012 with our first class of nine Master's candidates. Those seeking information about the Master's Program should click on the Master's Program Tab.
November 13, 2012 - Dr. Stephen Osborn, Assistant Professor of Geology, has been awarded a $750,000 grant for water quality research from the National Science Foundation. READ MORE... 
July 20, 2012 - Students and faculty have returned from a unique Geology/Environmental Biology field experience in Hawaii, made
possible by funding from our subcontract with PCC (see below). READ MORE... 
June 11, 2012 - Geology majors are engaged in a variety of internships and research experiences this summer, working from localities including Alaska, Hawaii, Costa Rica, Arizona and southern California. READ MORE... 
June 10, 2012 - Geology faculty present the graduating class of 2012 and congratulate seven BS degree recipients who will start graduate school in the fall. READ MORE... 
April 20, 2012 - Six students presented posters at the annual Seismological Society of America meeting in San Diego. Alumnus Chad Severson received a student presentation award. READ MORE...
Nov. 28, 2011 - Cal Poly Pomona's Geology and Biology Departments have been awarded a 1.4 million subcontract to improve pathways for transfer students from Pasadena City College. READ MORE...
Sept. 23, 2011 - The Geological Sciences Department welcomes Assistant Professor Dr. Stephen Osborn. READ MORE... 
  Andrew Barnhart, a transfer from Pasadena City College, is pursuing his Bachelor's degree in Geology with great zeal. Andrew was recently awarded our Henderson-Valles scholarship in June, 2012 to recognize his academic abilities and efforts to conduct research. LEARN MORE.  Audra Hanks- Recipient of our 2011 Henderson-Valles Academic Achievement scholarship, Audra is a senior Geology major. She has gained much practical experience through geoscience research and various industry internships. LEARN MORE.  Logan Wicks is joining our new Master's degree program this fall (2012) after 2 years away from Cal Poly working as an environmental geoscientist with RMT, Inc. LEARN MORE.  Jessy Bruns finished her Bacholor's degree in Geology last winter (2012) after completing two research projects on very different topics (volcanic geochemistry and rare earth mineral exploration. Results were presented in separate posters at GSA conferences in Anaheim, CA and Logan, UtahLEARN MORE.  Rebecca Greenwood is a Senior geology major working this summer (2012) as an intern for Southern California Earthquake Center (SCEC). Her past research endeavors include investigation of earthquakes induced by Kilauea volcano on the Big Island of Hawaii LEARN MORE.  Shawn Morrish , also joining our Master's program this fall, recently completed his senior thesis project on Quaternary river terraces along the Rio Ora on the central Nicoya Peninsula, Costa Rica. Shawn is coauthor on sevaral GSA presentations. LEARN MORE. |
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 Sep. 9-12, 2012 2012 SCEC Annual Meeting - Palm Springs, CANov. 4-7, 2012 2012 GSA Annual Meeting - Charlotte, NCDec. 3-7, 2012 2012 Fall AGU Meeting - San Francisco CAApr. 17-19, 2013 2013 Seismological Society of America Meeting - Salt Lake City, UTMay 20-22, 2013 2013 GSA Cordilleran Section Meeting - Fresno, CA |
Kacie Wellington - 2012 Kacie works as an exploration geologist for Alaska Earth Sciences, Inc., a company that contracts projectswith major gold and copper mining exploration firms in Alaska. 
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 northeastern Nevada. The Robinson Mine produces copper with by-product gold and molybdenum. 
Lauren Carey - 2009 has taken a new position modeling groundwater flow systems for Geoscience Support Services, Inc. Lauren's previous achievements include the valedictorian award from the College of Science (2009) and recipient of a Master's degree in Hydrology from University of Idaho (2011). 
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. 