Field trips are an essential part of our curriculum. Students develop their problem solving abilities and a keen sense of geological concepts through field experiences. Listed below are some of the field trips that are a regular part of our courses. Students also gain experiences through research and internships.
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Central Pennsylvania - geological mapping and land use planning. |
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Sterling Hill Mine, New Jersey - mineralogy, petrology, and economic geology |
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Georgia - modern coastal processes |
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Kentucky - sedimentary environments and environmental geology |
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West Virginia/Virginia/Maryland - tectonics and sedimentary basins |
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Catskill Mountains, New York - structural geology |
And of course, many different field trips in our own backyard:
Northwest Pennsylvania - glacial geology, hydrogeology,
stratigraphy & sedimentology coastal processes along Lake Erie, bedrock
fractures
