UVM GEOLOGY PROFESSOR LEADS NEW $3.2M STUDY OF EARTHS’ CRITICAL ZONE
Julia Perdrial is putting Earth science at UVM on the map. In 2020, she and her interdisciplinary team won a $3.2 million dollar grant to study earth’s Critical Zone from the National Science Foundation .READ MORE
UVM Geologists Mapping the Spread of PFAS'
During a summer lunch hour, one state employee had a thought. Could a geologist analyze the rock structures in Clarendon Gorge and figure out how or if dangerous chemicals were traveling through to the wells of nearby Rutland residents?
Under the microscope
UVM Associate Professor Laura Webb uses detective work and forensic science as an analogy for the skills she uses to train her students.
Geology Professor Explores under the greenland ice
Global scientists gather at UVM to unpack Cold War soil and climate change clues.
THE WORLD TURNED SIDEWAYS
Keith Klepeis' research takes him to a place in New Zealand where dynamic tectonic activity reveals the mysteries of mountain ranges.

The study of geology is an expression of curiosity of the world around us.

In the field, and in the lab, our students maintain a mountain view.

Discover why landscapes differ, why earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur, why mountains and oceans exist, or why dinosaurs became extinct? Geologists attempt to answer the questions of why? how? and under what conditions? as well as questions concerning time (when?) and place (where?). Between fieldwork and time in the lab, geology is the process of answering these questions. Discover Geology at UVM.

Modern Geology and Environmental Earth Science at the University of Vermont is a highly interdisciplinary major.
See the video for an overview of the research and teaching in this department and highlights of job prospects, transferable skills, and sense of community that our students experience. Join us!

Graduate experience

Faculty recruit graduate students to work on a variety of funded research programs. See the list of current graduate student research. For project descriptions, visit our faculty members' web pages.

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Undergraduate experience

Geology professors at UVM are excited about what they do; our students find it contagious. Pursue your degree guided by faculty mentors who are experts in their fields, and consider getting involved in work that helps the world at large. Be unique on purpose.

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