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Department of
Geosciences
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Geology
Meteorology
Oceanography
Degree Programs
GEOLOGY:
 B.S. in Geology
 B.A. in Geology
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Minor
METEOROLOGY:
 B.S. In Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
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(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:
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Earth materials
(rocks, minerals, etc.)
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Changes over time
Processes of change
(plate tectonics, erosion, etc.)
What is Meteorology?
Study of the atmosphere:
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Weather and climate
Underlying
physical
processes
What is Oceanography?
Study of Ocean Processes:
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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
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100
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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
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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?
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Field trips
Senior theses
Internships
What do Meteorology
students do?
Forecast weather
 Build, run, interpret
computer models
 Media exposure
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What do Oceanography
students do?
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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