Our undergraduate and graduate students gain a strong foundation across the geosciences. Areas of specialization may include environmental and isotope geochemistry, applied geophysics and tectonics, paleoclimatology, planetary science, remote sensing and GIS, volcanology, and human-environmental interactions.
Charles Jones, a professor in the University of Pittsburgh Department of Geology and Environmental Science, is featured in an NPR segment on the Geology of PIttsburgh.
Congratulations to GES Professor, Emily Elliott, for being named a 2024 ESA Fellow for your outstanding contributions to ecological research, communication, education, management and policy.
Congratulations to our student teams from our undergraduate programs in Environmental Studies, Environmental Science, and other Pitt majors are published alongside graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, and faculty from highly ranked science departments, medical schools, and policy programs.
Congratulations to Yasmine Florent, Mackenzie Nemoto, Ana Rowley, Maria Isabel (Isa) Villegas, and Vanessa Pratt! https://www.sciencepolicyjournal.org/article_1038126_jspg240106.html
Congratulations to Ashlynn Moretti, Madilyn Cianci, Mina Kimak, and Savannah Johns! https://www.sciencepolicyjournal.org/article_1038126_jspg240111.html
