It's appealing to think that a geologist spends most of their time scouring remote landscapes with a rock hammer and a magnifying glass, but in reality they spend more time in a laboratory than a Land ...

The American Association of Petroleum Geologists reports every year on average salaries spanning years experience and degree acquired. You will notice that entry-level geologists earn on average ...

Environmental geologists study the interaction between the geosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere, biosphere, and human activities. They work to solve problems associated with pollution, waste management, ...

When Nancy McHone was a child, she would pick out the most unusual or pretty stones from the gravel driveway of her home in Indiana. Lots of children do such things, but most of them eventually put ...

Wildfires in Colorado, sand bars in California and ore deposits in Wyoming. Laboratory analysis, field work and computer models. Those are just a few of the research opportunities that await you when ...

At-a-Glance: Target an accredited geology/geoscience bachelor’s with strong field camp plus optional petroleum-focused master’s, supported by safety tickets and seismic/petrophysics training. Entry ...

Each spring, the Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences provides scholarships and awards to undergraduate and graduate students. Recipients must attend the department's annual award ...

Penny Patterson came to the University of Colorado to study German. She left with three degrees in geology and has since become a leading geological scientist at ExxonMobil. She is also a pioneer in a ...

If you are interested in studying climate, identifying threats to water pollution or going to fields locating natural gas, then Geology offers choices galore. If you are interested in studying climate ...

Geology is the study of the Earth, the materials of which it is made of, the structure of those materials, and the processes acting upon them. It includes the study of organisms that have inhabited ...

Helen Wickens, 28, is a production geologist at Shell, based in Aberdeen. She talked to us about her study of geology, enthusiasm for volcanoes and thoughts on this week’s Big Bang science fair. I did ...