Binghamton University

Environmental Geology
Graduate Program

Environmental geologists address problems affecting the earth, including water supply and contamination, groundwater remediation, pollutant transport through the hydrosphere, atmosphere and lithosphere, and global warming. Our graduate students are well prepared for jobs with environmental consulting firms, research laboratories, regulatory agencies, or in academia.

Graduate students in Environmental Geology have the freedom to tailor their graduate program to meet their professional objectives. Possible areas of concentration include: Hydrogeology, Environmental Geochemistry, Environmental Geophysics, Paleoclimatology, Geomorphology and River Processes.

Courses of interest to Environmental Geology graduate students include:

Hydrogeology:

GEOL516 - Hydrogeology (Salvage)
GEOL518 - Computer Modeling of Groundwater Flow and Transport (Salvage)

Environmental Geochemistry:

GEOL565 - Environmental Measurements (Graney)
GEOL570 - Geochemistry (Lowenstein) 
GEOL520 - Clay Mineralogy 

Paleoclimatology:

GEOL513 - Quaternary Geology (Knuepfer)
GEOL677 - Fluid Inclusion Geochemistry (Lowenstein)

Environmental Geophysics:

GEOL553 - Environmental Geophysics (Barker)
GEOL550/551 - Geophysics I and II (Dickman)
GEOL658 - Seminar in Geophysics (Barker, Dickman, Wu)

Geomorphology and River Processes:

GEOL510 - Rivers and Floodplains (Bridge)
GEOL511 - Advanced Fluvial Geomorphology (Knuepfer)
GEOL534 - Modern Depositional Environments (Bridge)
GEOL535 - Sedimentary Environments and Facies 
GEOL537 - Physical Processes of Sedimentation 
GEOL545 - Neotectonics (Knuepfer) 

In addition, students may take courses offered by the Biology, Chemistry, and Geography Departments, and the Watson School of Engineering and Applied Science.
Please see the University Bulletin for complete course descriptions.

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