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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
Web-based courses	Student projects
Career opportunities	More earth science
USGS Map Library	Physical Sciences

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dot icon B.S. major in Earth Science.
GeoSpatial Analysis program.
Graduate program.
Geology Museum.
NASA research & education.
Outreach program.
ESU class information.
ESU rock garden.
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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, gemology, general earth science. 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 -- Asst. Professor: environmental geology, geohydrology (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 -- Fall '07

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 2008
ES 331	Ice Age Environments	fall 2008
GO 340	Gemstones and Gemology	spring 2008
ES 341	Wetland Environments	spring 2007
ES 351	Introduction to Geospatial Analysis	fall 2007
ES 521	History of Geology	spring 2007
ES 546	Field Geomorphology	fall 2007
GO 547	Field Geology	summer 2007
GO 548	Field Stratigraphy	fall 2008
ES 551	Computer Mapping Systems	spring 2008
ES 555	Small Format Aerial Photography	summer 2008
GO 571	Introduction to Hydrogeology	spring 2008
ES 739	Research Problem	each semester
ES 747	Field Studies in Earth Science	summer 2007
ES 767	Quaternary Geology	fall 2008
ES 767	Global Tectonics	spring 2008
ES 767	Wetland Environments	spring 2007
ES 767	Environmental Field Methods	spring 2008
ES 767	Contaminant Hydrogeology	fall 2008
ES 771	Remote Sensing	fall 2007
ES 775	Advanced Image Processing	spring 2008
ES 875	Thesis	each semester

More online curriculum

Web reports for ES 111 Introduction to Earth Science Lab.
Resources for GO 240 Hand Specimen Petrology.
Syllabus for GO 336 Mineralogy.
Structural Geology GO 568 (on campus only).

dot icon U.S. News and World Report listed Emporia State University among the top 20 nationwide for online graduate programs in education (Oct. 16, 2006).

See web-based instruction.

go_to icon ESU Earth Science online student projects.
More geoscience webcourses.

Career Opportunities in Earth Science

Excellent career opportunties exist at both the B.S. and M.S. levels for professional employment in the earth sciences. In recent years students have found appropriate positions in teaching, governmental agencies, and private companies. Potential annual salaries range from around $20,000 for B.S. entry-level positions to more than $50,000 for M.S. students with work experience. Interdisciplinary science backgrounds combined with computer expertise, strong communication skills, and/or international experience are highly sought after in the commercial marketplace. Several earth-science hot job tracks have been highlighted by U.S. News and World Report in recent years.

Geoscience careers and employers from the American Geological Institute.

stamp icon More Earth Science Websites
dot icon World of amber by S.W. Aber.
Great Plains aerial photography by J.S. & S.W. Aber.
Space-age atlas of the Lewis and Clark journey.
Bibliography of glaciotectonic references by J.S. Aber.

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For more information about the ESU Earth Science Web page,
contact J.S. Aber (jaber@emporia.edu).

Last update: Nov. 2007.