Earth Sciences
College or University: University of California, Santa Cruz
Type of degree: M.S.
Brief overview of program: The study of Earth and Planetary Sciences encompasses a broad range of fields. Research and courses in this department include the study of planetary interiors and surfaces, the atmosphere, oceans, and biosphere, stretching from the birth of the solar system, to the present, to predictions about the future. Undergraduate courses integrate these subdisciplines and applications, with a focus on modern frontiers and career opportunities in the field.
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Description of Facilities: On-campus research facilities at UC Santa Cruz include laboratories in seismology (the W. M. Keck Seismological Laboratory), crustal imaging/remote sensing, paleomagnetism, high-pressure and -temperature mineral physics, surface processes, high performance computing for climate modeling and planetary sciences, isotope geochemistry, electron microscopy, and a wide variety of chemical analysis facilities for rock and water samples (XRF, ICP, and XRD spectrometry). Earth and Planetary Sciences at UC Santa Cruz is also associated with the Institute of Marine Sciences, a group of physical, biological, and chemical oceanographers with a graduate program of their own. Students often have opportunities to engage in seagoing research aboard a coastal research vessel, and occasionally on the larger research vessels of the nearby U.S. Geological Survey, Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, or other oceanographic institutions. The Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics (IGPP), a multicampus research institute, is located at UC Santa Cruz. Research scientists associated with IGPP greatly intensify tectonic investigation, adding significantly to the intellectual and teaching resources available in Earth and Planetary Sciences at UC Santa Cruz. For more information on IGPP activities, see igpp.ucsc.edu.
Program Point of Contact: Cathy Smith
Email: csmith@es.ucsc.edu Institution address: University of California, Santa Cruz 1156 High Street Santa Cruz,CA 95064
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