USF students examining tower karst in Cuba
About the Department
Welcome to the Department of Geology at the University of South Florida. Our mission
is to provide our students with an outstanding education in Geology that will prepare
them to work as professionals and to address major questions about our environment
and natural resources. Our faculty lead the academic community in exploration of
a wide range of global earth science questions and challenges. Our graduate students
participate in this research, pursuing projects all over the world in a variety
of disciplines, including hydrogeology, paleo-environmental science, karst studies,
geochemistry, coastal studies, geophysics, volcanology, and tectonics. We offer
B.A., B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Geology.
Open Academic Positions
- Tenure-track position in Environmental/Groundwater Geochemistry (details)
- Postdoctoral fellowship in Volcano Seismology (details)
- Postdoctoral fellowship in Physical Volcanology (details)
Departmental News & Events
- Congratulations to Ph.D. student Leah Courtland for winning the 2009 GSA Geophysics Division Student Research Award!
- Congratulations to M.S./Ph.D. student Peter Bumpus for winning a National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowship!
- USF Department of Geology to host 'Coastal Sediments '11' conference - May 2-6, 2011 (link to conference website).
- We are now accepting applications to our graduate programs for 2010.