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Earth Science
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EARTH SCIENCE STUDENTS IN ACTION
Take a look at this 2-minute video on worm composting, created by students in Professor Nahid Brown's El Centro environmental geology class!
The TIERRA project, funded by the USDA (See the photos!) (First-Year Experience students and ESCI Faculty Jean Hemzacek, Laura Sanders, and Ken Voglesonger). Stay tuned for news about applications for Summer 2012!
Early Earth atmospheric composition, funded by NASA Astrobiology program through the United Negro College Fund and the NEIU Student Center for Science Engagement (ESCI major Sean O'Hara and ESCI Faculty Genet Duke)
Igneous Petrology and geochemistry of the Judith Mountains, Montana, funded by the Student Center for Science Engagement (ESCI major Elizabeth Gammel and ESCI Faculty Genet Duke)
Igneous petrology and geochemistry of the
Rattlesnake Hills, Wyoming, funded by the Student Center for Science Engagement (students Justin Mackey, Kyle McNamara, and Cindy Calderon, and Dr. Genet Duke). See the photos ! |
WHAT CAN YOU DO WITH A DEGREE IN EARTH SCIENCE?
• Become a geologist, hydrologist, environmental scientist, environmental lawyer, geotechnical engineer, geochemist, geophysicist, meteorologist, seismologist, oceanographer, paleontologist, volcanologist—opportunities abound!
• Employment growth outlook: Faster than average (info)
• Average salary: $79,160 (info)
• Careers in the geosciences (info)
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OUR DEPARTMENT MISSION
The Department of Earth Science at Northeastern Illinois University uses an integrated approach to the study of the earth environment through a synthesis of geology, oceanography, and meteorology.
We emphasize experimental studies, field work, and applications. Curricula are individually planned to provide a broad basic training in earth science and to prepare students for further graduate study or careers in the environmental, energy, and mineral fields. Programs are flexible, to meet individual student needs.
Degree options include Bachelor of Science and Master of Science, as well as a minor in Earth Science. Students can focus their coursework in the areas of petrology/mineralogy, hydrogeology, and environmental geology.
We have equipment for petrologic, petrographic, and X-ray diffraction analysis; ground water modeling by physical, field, and numerical methods; field studies involving hydraulic testing and ground water and soil sampling, including campus monitoring wells; thin sectioning and rock preparation; soil and sediment size analysis; and a student computer lab.
Two other programs are under discussion and may become available in the future: a B.A. in Environmental Geoscience, and a professional master's degree.
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