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Who We Are

Founded: 1926

College: Liberal Arts & Sciences

Undergrad Degrees: BA and BS

Graduate Degrees: MS in Earth, Enivronmental and Physical Sciences (EEPS)

What we do

Geology is the comprehensive study of the solid Earth, atmosphere, ocean, other planets, and the fossil record of life. Increasingly, a grounding in geology is seen as essential for those concerned with care of the environment and assessment of natural hazards, as well as for those involved with utilising Earth's resources. Solutions to problems of pollution and waste disposal, to major civil engineering problems such as those encountered at dam sites, and to the causes and effects of global climate change, must all be sought in the framework of geology.

Earth science is interdisciplinary, and the study of geology frequently employs tools, concepts, and theories from mathematics and the other natural sciences, including chemistry, biology, and physics. Geologists work to solve problems of local and global perspectives related to all Earth systems. The study of minerals, rocks, and fossils continues to be an essential and exciting component of a geologist's training.

Wichita State University is located in south central Kansas. We are located within a day's drive from numerous classic sedimentary, igneous, metamorphic, paleontologic, and structural locales in Colorado, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Missouri, and Nebraska. Field work is emphasized in the department, and undergraduate research is encouraged. Scholarships and graduate teaching assistantships are available for qualified students.

Degrees offered

The geology program at Wichita State offers a Bachelor of Arts (BA), Bachelor of Science (BS) and a Master of Science (MS) degree through the new Earth, Environmental and Physical Science (EEPS) Program. The department also offers a minor in geology and courses designed to fulfill general education requirements in the natural sciences.

* BA in Geology

* BS in Geology

* MS in Earth, Environmental and Physical Sciences

Faculty research

RESEARCH AREA                              FACULTY

Geochemistry

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Dr. Bill Bischoff

  • Research Area: Carbonate geochemistry

Hydrogeology and Environmental Geology

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Dr. Collette Burke

  • Research Area: Center for Human Health and the Environment

Dr. John Gries

  • Research Area: Hydrogeology

Sedimentology and Stratigraphy

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Dr. Sal Mazzullo

  • Research Area: Carbonate sedimentology and diagenesis, Paleozoic stratigraphy

Dr. Will Parcell

  • Research Area: Microbial sediments, stratigraphic computer modeling

Dr. Wan Yang

  • Research Area: Sedimentology, paleoclimatology

Petroleum Geology

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Dr. Sal Mazzullo

  • Research Area: Mid-continent petroleum systems, carbonate reservoirs, basin analysis

Dr. Will Parcell

  • Research Area: Microbial reef reservoirs, petroleum systems modeling

Dr. Wan Yang

  • Research Area: Basin evolution, mid-continent  petroleum systems

Paleontology and Paleoecology

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Dr. Collette Burke

  • Research Area: Paleoecology and taphonomy of ostracods and foraminiferas

Dr. Will Parcell

  • Research Area: Development of microbial sediments in earth history

Structural Geology and Tectonics

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Dr. John Gries

  • Research Area: Tectonic history of the U.S. Western Interior

 

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