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Research, education, and outreach dealing with the nature of the Earth.

Department of Geosciences

Geosciences students and faculty investigate earth processes at scales that range from atomic to planetary. Our offers B.S. degrees with Geology, Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geobiology and Paleobiology, Environmental and Engineering Geosciences, and Earth Science Education options and our offers M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in one of our many . Our department also operates the , open to the public and located in 2062 Derring Hall. Please click this link to review our .

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Members of VT Geosciences Department sporting their VT GEOS North Face jackets

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Featured Videos

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    Unwrapping a part of Earth's history
    Date: Sep 13
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    Shuhai Xiao & The Interactions Between Life and Earth
    Date: Apr 22
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    Bob Bodnar & The Role of Fluids in Earth's Processes
    Date: Apr 22

Geosciences News

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    Date: Nov 21
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    Date: Nov 13
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    Date: Nov 11
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    Date: Nov 11
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    Date: Nov 07
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    Date: Nov 06

FYI

Geoscience Student Research Symposium 2025

This event is a longstanding tradition that brings the Department of Geosciences together for an exhibition of the excellent research being done by the graduate and undergraduate students here, at 花季传媒 Tech.听GSRS听is only possible through the generosity of our alumni, friends, faculty, and students.
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What's Shaking?

December 5, 2024 - multiple quakes, from M 2.5 just offshore of Petrolia, California to M 7.0 just offshore of Cape Mendocino, California


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Safety Corner

Campus Safety and Preparedness:听Very useful information for students, faculty, and staff in this message from the 花季传媒 Tech Police Department and the 花季传媒 Tech Office of Emergency Management.

Study Abroad

Interested in the Study Abroad Program? Spend a semester studying at the , our beautiful campus in Riva San Vitale, Switzerland. The stunning drone videos below are from the 2022 field trip to the Rhone Glacier organized by the Center.



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Get Jumpin'!听

At each home football game, we record seismic data generated by Hokie Fans during the team's electrifying Lane Stadium entrance set to Metallica's Enter Sandman.

VT Geosciences Field Work Aerial Videos

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PhD student Sebastian Kaempfe at the El Chingue Bluff outcrop (Cretaceous Tres Pasos Formation) in southern Chile. This field research is associated with the Chile Slope Systems project directed by faculty member Brian Romans.

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PhD student Sebastian Kaempfe and a field assistant at the Sierra del Toro outcrop (Cretaceous Cerro Toro Formation) in southern Chile. This field research is associated with the Chile Slope Systems project directed by faculty member Brian Romans.