114 Shideler Hall
phone: 513.529.3216
fax: 513.529.1542
Department of Geology
Welcome,
Do you enjoy physical as well as intellectual challenges? Do you like to travel to interesting locations around the world? Does working with others who have diverse interests and backgrounds to solve multifaceted problems appeal to you? If so, then consider joining us for a major in geology, leading to an exciting career in the geosciences.
News & Events
New majors announced. The Geology Department is pleased to announce the addition of two new majors. Students can now choose to complete an A.B. in Earth Science or an A.B. in Environmental Earth Science. For more details please go to the Undergraduate Programs page.
2009 Graduate Student Research Forum. Ten geology graduate students presented results of their research at the First Annual Miami University Graduate Student Research Forum held on November 6, 2009. For further details please go to the News and Events page.
About Us
Miami 's Department of Geology is located in Shideler Hall. It consists of 13 faculty members, two technical staff members, two support staff members, 45 undergraduate majors and 25 graduate students. The undergraduate and graduate curricula offer many classroom and field opportunities for majors and non-majors, including our summer field program at our Field Station in Dubois, Wyoming.
The Department maintains active research programs in geomicrobiology, geomorphology, hydrogeology, igneous petrology, isotope geochemistry, low-temperature geochemistry, geophysics, mineralogy and crystallography, mineral surface geochemistry, paleobiology, sedimentology and stratigraphy, structural geology, tectonics, and volcanology.
The Department of Geology occupies approximately 19,000 square feet of space in Shideler Hall, a three-story building shared with the Department of Geography. Shideler Hall houses research laboratories for the investigation of a variety of earth materials and processes. Many of these laboratories support material preparation and analysis using departmental instrumentation. For a list research facilities available click here.