Welcome to Geosciences at OSU

The Department of Geosciences at Oregon State University offers competitive advantages to career oriented potential students at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. These competitive advantages include an outstanding faculty with active research and teaching programs, a collegial and cooperative learning environment, a desirable mix of field, laboratory, and computer-based approaches to teaching and learning, and an array of degree programs including geography, geology and earth science. OSU is ranked among the top 25 geosciences programs in the United States (Geotimes, May, 2003, p. 15). It is located in Corvallis, Oregon where the quality of life is high and outdoor recreation opportunities are in close proximity.

New Announcement!

AAG Marble-Boyle Undergraduate Achievement Awards in Geographic Science

The AAG Marble fund for Geographic Science is accepting applications for the 2010 Marble-Boyle Undergraduate Achievement Awards. The awards recognize excellence in academic performance by undergraduate students from the United States and Canada who are putting forth a strong effort to bridge geographic science and computer science as well as to encourage other students to embark upon similar programs. Each of the Marble-Boyle Undergraduate Achievement Awards consists of a cash prize of $700, a $200 credit for books published by the ESRI Press, and a certificate of recognition. Priority consideration is given to any of the awardees who may be interested in participating in ESRI's summer internship program.

Marble- Boyle awardees will also be eligible to compete for an additional research fellowship award that is being offered by the MicroGIS foundation for Spatial Analysis (MfSA), which includes access to research facilities and all transportation and housing costs for up to four months of work in Lausanne, Switzerland.

Information on eligibility, application guidelines, and prior awardees is available at
www.aag.org/grantsawards/marble_boyle.htm. Digital submissions to grantsawards@aag.org are due by October 15, 2009.

Samples of Graduate Student Research