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.

Recent Graduate Highlights

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Ivan Savov is now a lecturer at the School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds

Open Academic Positions

• Tenure-track position in Environmental/Groundwater Geochemistry (details)
  
• Postdoctoral fellowship in Volcano Seismology (details)
  

Departmental News & Events

• Congratulations to M.S. student Adam Springer for winning the Harold T. Stearns Award and an Outstanding Student Research Award at the 2009 GSA Annual Meeting!
  
• Congratulations to Ph.D. student Tiffany Roberts for winning the Outstanding Student Award at the American Shore and Beach Preservation Association 2009 national meeting!(link to story)
  
• Congratulations to Geology undergrad James Wilson for winning the 2009 Dick Fletcher Memorial Scholarship!(link to story)
  
• 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.