News
September 10, 2021
AGU Honors Two Faculty
Drs. David Mohrig and Tim Goudge have been honored with awards from the American Geophysical Union in 2021.
Read MoreSeptember 16, 2021
Ketcham Receives Top Thermochronology Prize
Professor Richard Ketcham was selected as the 2020 recipient of the Martin Dodson Prize, the highest honor bestowed by the International Standing Committee on Thermochronology….
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SEP
21
Faculty Meeting
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM
SEP
21
UTIG Discussion Hour: Charlie Zheng, UT Jackson School of Geosciences
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Zoom Meeting
SEP
22
Lithosphere and Dynamic Earth seminar: Eivind Straume
12:00 PM - 1:00 AM
SEP
23
De Ford Lecture: Justin Filiberto
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
https://utexas.zoom.us/j/96370762511
SEP
24
UTIG Seminar Series: Malcolm Ross, Eavor Technologies
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
SEP
27
Habitability Seminar: Zilong Wu, University of Texas at Austin
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Zoom Meeting
SEP
29
Lithosphere and Dynamic Earth seminar: Sarah Jaye-Oliva (UBC)
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
SEP
30
De Ford Lecture: Jessica Barnes
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
https://utexas.zoom.us/j/96370762511
OCT
01
UTIG Seminar Series: Mark Panning, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
OCT
05
Faculty Meeting
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM
Research & Education Programs
The Department of Geological Sciences seeks to answer some of the fundamental questions in earth science and address some of the most pressing issues of the 21st century for the benefit of society.
Founded in 1888, UT Austin’s Department of Geological Sciences—the main academic unit of the Jackson School of Geosciences—is one of the oldest, largest, and most prestigious geoscience programs in the world. Consistently ranked as one of the top ten graduate programs for earth sciences (U.S. News & World Report), the Department also receives top ten specialty rankings for geology and geophysics/seismology.
With over 50 faculty members, the Department is among the largest and most academically diverse in the world. The Department is home to one of the largest combined graduate and undergraduate enrollments of any major geosciences program and has over 5,000 alumni.
Undergraduate Programs
Want to study the Earth? Find your future? Make a difference? We offer an unparalleled undergraduate experience featuring the benefits of a small college within a major university.
Read MoreGraduate Programs
This is an exciting time to pursue a graduate degree with the Department of Geological Sciences. It’s among the largest and most academically diverse programs in the world, with a strong emphasis on global field work.
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