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Geo at Bates
Requirements for the Major
Courses you can take this semester – Winter 2019 and Short Term
What do geologists do? Watch the video.
Geology students are well paid.
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J. Dykstra Eusden Jr.
Beverly Johnson
Mike Retelle
Geneviève Robert
Alice Doughty
Raj Saha
Phil Dostie
Marita Bryant
John Creasy (Emeritus)
Gene Clough (Emeritus)
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Environmental Geochemistry- Beverly Johnson
Quaternary and Glacial Geology- Mike Retelle
Mineralogy and Experimental Petrology – Geneviève Robert
Structural Geology and Tectonics – Dyk Eusden
Paleoclimate and Glaciers – Alice Doughty
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Environmental Geochemistry Labratory
Mineralogy & Petrology
Quaternary Geology and Sedimentology
Structural Geology and GIS
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Field Work
Many geology courses involve time outside the classroom. Field work ranges from bedrock mapping of mountains to monitoring on the Maine coastline.
Lab Work
Analyzing samples in the laboratory provides important information on earth materials. Here, Becky Smith, makes molten rock in Professor Robert's lab.
Computer Skills
Computer skills in modeling, remote sensing, and/or big data analysis provides yet another way of studying the earth. Here Professor Saha has modeled intensity of...
About
Geo at Bates
Courses you can take this semester – Winter 2019 and Short Term
Requirements for the Major
What do geologists do? Watch the video.
Geology students are well paid.
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