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Department of Geosciences Geology Meteorology Oceanography Degree Programs GEOLOGY: B.S. in Geology B.A. in Geology Minor METEOROLOGY: B.S. In Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences (Concentration in Meteorology) Certificate in Meteorology for Broadcasters OCEANOGRAPHY: B.S. In Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences (Concentration in Oceanography) What is Geology? Study of the solid earth: Earth materials (rocks, minerals, etc.) Changes over time Processes of change (plate tectonics, erosion, etc.) What is Meteorology? Study of the atmosphere: Weather and climate Underlying physical processes What is Oceanography? Study of Ocean Processes: Physical Chemical Geologic Biological Who are the Geosciences faculty? What do faculty members do? Karen Grove reconstructing beach terrace histories, Point Reyes, CA John Monteverdi chasing tornadoes, west Texas What do faculty members do? Beowawe E lo k (Oxbow Power of Beowawe) Bradys (Florida Power and Light) R eo n Dixie Valley (Oxbow Geothermal Corp.) Horizontal grid, 8km depth 140 5 120 3 1 100 0 Historical Holocene to Late Pleistocene Undifferentiated and Undated Phy siography and Quat ernary Fault s of Nevada Distance (km) -1 -3 80 Stillwater Gap -5 Coulomb failure stress (bars) 60 (Due to slip on the Pleasant Valley and Dixie Valley fault ruptures) 40 20 0 0 20 40 Distance (km) 60 John Caskey Earthquake faults, western Nevada What do faculty members do? Oswaldo Garcia Tropical cloud climatology What do Geology students do? Field trips Senior theses Internships What do Meteorology students do? Forecast weather Build, run, interpret computer models Media exposure What do Oceanography students do? Field trips (cruises) Analyze and interpret data What jobs can Geology students get? • Environmental consulting (sediment & groundwater--e.g., coastal wetlands) • Geotechnical work (site evaluation for urban planning & construction) • Geologic hazard evaluation (earthquakes, landslides, volcanoes) • Petroleum and mineral exploration • Largest Employer-- US Geological Survey What jobs can Meteorology students get? • Weather forecasting (Government, private firms, military) • Environmental & Meteorological consulting (air quality, forensic meteorology, climate change) • Media meteorology (computer graphics, on-air broadcasting) • Weather and climate research (government, private companies) • Largest Employer--National Weather Service What jobs can Oceanography students get? • Research and Development (Government, universities and private firms) • Environmental Consulting, Monitoring and Protection (Federal and State agencies and private firms) • Coastal Zone Management (Federal and State agencies) • Climate Change--Air-Sea Interactions (Government, universities, private firms) • Largest Employers--NOAA (Coast and Geodetic Survery), Interior (USGS) 509 Thornton Hall 1600 Holloway Ave. San Francisco, CA 94132 FAX: (415) 338-7705 PHONE: (415) 338-2061 Website: http://tornado.sfsu.edu