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Earth Science
Emporia State University,
Emporia, Kansas, USA

The Earth Science Department offers a variety of courses, programs and degrees, which include geology, physical geography, space and earth sciences. Undergraduate and Master's degrees are available, as well as teacher certification. An interdisciplinary minor in geospatial analysis (GSA) and a graduate certificate in geospatial analysis are offered. A minor in paleontology is also available.

**Table of Contents**
Faculty	Graduate assistants
Scholarships	Web-based courses
Career opportunities	More earth science
USGS Map Library	Physical Sciences

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dot icon B.S. major and B.A. major.
GeoSpatial Analysis program.
Graduate program.
Earth science minor.
Geology Museum.
NASA research & education.
Outreach program.
ESU class information.
ESU rock garden.
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Geological Society of America North-Central
and South-Central Joint Section Meeting.
Branson, Missouri, April 11-13, 2010.

EARTH SCIENCE FACULTY

	James S. Aber -- Professor: Quaternary geology, tectonic geology, remote sensing and GIS (jaber@emporia.edu). Prof. Aber recently completed a research project funded by the Slovak Academic Information Agency for geological field studies in the Tatra Mountains of Slovakia and Poland. See Tatra.
	Susan W. Aber -- Lecturer: mineralogy and gemology. U.S. Depository Map Librarian (saber@emporia.edu).
	Michael Morales -- Assoc. Professor and Geology Museum Director: paleontology, general earth science (mmorales@emporia.edu).
	Marcia Schulmeister -- Assoc. Professor: environmental geology, hydrogeology (mschulme@emporia.edu). See faculty biography.
	Richard Sleezer -- Assoc. Professor and Head of department: physical geography, meteorology, soil science, GIS (rsleezer@emporia.edu).
	Kenneth Thompson -- Professor: general earth science physical science, teacher education (kthompso@emporia.edu).

Adjunct and Emeritus Faculty

Paul L. Johnston -- Professor Emeritus: paleontology, general earth science, regional geology, Johnston Geology Museum.

Volli Kalm -- Adjunct Professor: glacial and Quaternary geology. University of Tartu, Estonia. See Estonian exchange.
Dan Merriam -- Adjunct Professor: regional geology, stratigraphy and structural geology of Kansas. See Kansas Geologic Survey.
Firooza Pavri -- Adjunct Professor: geography, foresty and wetlands, remote sensing and GIS. University of Southern Maine.
Steven Veatch -- Adjunct Professor: geology of Colorado, economic geology, paleontology. Veatch Geoscience, Colorado.

Earth Science Graduate Assistants

Undergraduate scholarship opportunities

Physical Sciences Scholars Award Program -- This program complements and augments other campus-wide scholarship programs. It applies to entering and continuing undergraduate students pursuing majors, teaching fields, or preprofessional programs in the physical sciences, including earth science. See PSSAP.
Jones Foundation offers educational scholarships up to $1000 per year for four years of undergraduate study at ESU. These scholarships are available for residents of Lyon, Coffey, and Osage counties in east-central Kansas. See Jones Foundation.
Kansas Geological Foundation has provided scholarships to several students during the past few years. See student financial assistance at KGF.

Courses

The Earth Science department offers selected courses via World Wide Web for distance education and Lifelong Learning. In order to take these courses, students must be enrolled officially, and they must be in contact with the teacher for necessary course materials and instructions. It's not possible to complete the courses from the web pages only. The following courses are now online; next scheduled offering is indicated for each. For more information about distance learning and online courses in earth science, contact J.S. Aber.

Course Number	Course Title	Schedule
GO 326	Plate Tectonics	spring 2010
ES 331	Ice Age Environments	fall 2010
GO 340	Gemstones and Gemology	spring 2010
ES 341	Wetland Environments	spring 2009
ES 351	Introduction to Geospatial Analysis	fall 2010
ES 521	History of Geology	uncertain
ES 546	Field Geomorphology	fall 2009
GO 547	Field Geology	summer 2009
GO 548	Field Stratigraphy	uncertain
ES 551	Computer Mapping Systems	spring 2010
ES 555	Small Format Aerial Photography	spring 2010
GO 571	Hydrogeology	spring 2010
GO 572	Contaminant Hydrogeology	fall 2009
GO 580	Environmental Field Methods	spring 2009
ES 739	Research Problem	each semester
ES 747	Field Studies in Earth Science	summer 2009
ES 767	Quaternary Geology	fall 2010
ES 767	Global Tectonics	spring 2010
ES 767	Wetland Environments	spring 2009
ES 771	Remote Sensing	fall 2010
ES 775	Advanced Image Processing	fall 2009
ES 875	Thesis	each semester