Iris Roth Room 255 ESS Building Tel. The Geosciences Program, in the Department of Earth and Space Sciences, includes concentrations in many of the geological subdisciplines. Research, in close collaboration with one or more faculty members, is emphasized as the chief ingredient of graduate training and students are encouraged to do short research projects before deciding on a topic for their dissertations. A distinctive aspect of the geosciences program is its emphasis on quantitative approaches to problems in earth science, backed by comprehensive experimental and analytical facilities.
Brochures describing the program in detail are available from the department.
The NSF Center for High-Pressure Research and Mineral Physics Institute, campus computing facilities, the Stony Brook Marine Sciences Research Center, and Brookhaven National Laboratory give excellent support for graduate studies in the Geosciences Program. In addition, there is a non-thesis MS, program with a concentration in hydrogeology. Earth Science is also offered. This latter program leads to provisional certification for teaching earth science in secondary schools in New York State. Petrology, High-Temperature Geochemistry and Crystallography Of major importance in the geosciences is understanding the formation and evolution of the crust and upper mantle of the Earth.