News
November 18, 2021
Nineteen Graduate Students Awarded Presidential Scholarship
Congratulations to JSG graduate students!
Read MoreJanuary 24, 2022
Hope for Present-Day Martian Groundwater Dries Up
Liquid water previously detected under Mars’ ice-covered south pole is probably just a dusty mirage, according to a new study of the red planet led…
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UT Paleontology Seminar: Dr. Alexis Mychajliw
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
JGB 4.102
Graduate Studies Committee (GSC) Meeting
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
De Ford Lecture | Debbie-Ann Gordon-Smith
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
https://utexas.zoom.us/j/96370762511
BEG Seminar: Tim Dixon - IEAGHG
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
TBD
UTIG Seminar: Lin Liu, Chinese University of Hong Kong
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
DGS Faculty Meeting
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM
De Ford Lecture | Scott Jasechko
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
https://utexas.zoom.us/j/96370762511
TBD - Bureau Seminar Series
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
TBD
UTIG Seminar: Antoniette Greta Grima, UTIG
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
UT Paleontology Seminar: Lachie Scarsbrook
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
JGB 4.102
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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