321 Old Engineering Hall University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA 15260-3332
Telephone: (412) 624-8780 FAX: (412) 624-3914
Departmental Geoscience Specialties
Graduate: Pleistocene Geology, Igneous Petrology, Metamorphic Petrology, Precambrian Geology, Carbonate Petrology, Sedimentary Depositional Environments, Structural Geology, Plate Tectonics, Geotectonics, Systematics and Evolution, Micropaleontology, Paleoecology, Biostratigraphy and Taphonomy, Morphological Analysis, Physics of the Earth's Interior, Geomagnetism & Paleomagnetism, Rock Magnetism, Geochemistry, Organic Geochemistry, Isotope Geochemistry, Mass Spectrometry, Geological Hazards, Planetary Physics, Lunar Geochemistry, Meteorites and the Solar System, Planetary Science, Geoarchaeology, Volcanology, Remote Sensing, Geographic Information Systems.
Major Area of Emphasis:
Environmental Geology, Paleoecology,
Invertebrate and Vertebrate Paleontology,
Sedimentology and Basin Analysis, Paleo-
and Rock-Magnetism, Magnetostratigraphy,
Geophysics, Lunar and Planetary Studies,
Remote Sensing, Geochemistry,
Geochronology, Precambrian Geology,
Regional and Plate Tectonics, and Igneous
and Metamorphic Petrology, Volcanology,
Geoarchaeology, Coastal Geology.
Enrollment and Degrees
Number of 1992 student applicants: Graduate: 100
Number of 1992 student acceptance: Graduate: 40
Number of male and female undergraduate majors and graduate students: Undergraduate Male: 23 Undergraduate Female: 12 Graduate Male: 18 Graduate Female: 2
Generally, the department does not provide financial assistance to prospective students to visit the campus on interview trips Degrees offered: B.S. M.S. Ph.D. Number of degrees granted previous year: B.S.: 12 M.S.: 7 Ph.D.: 2
Research Facilities and Support
Average departmental's external support from the following sources: Federal: $300,000 Other: 18,000
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