School of Earth & Environment Research Directory

Welcome to the SEE Research Directory! This is your exciting first step into the world of research opportunities available in our departments. Below are individuals who offer undergraduates opportunities to conduct research through courses, labs, or field work. Please be sure to watch the video below to learn about the application process and best practices. As you browse through the faculty profiles, please note their availability to accept research students. Please be aware that faculty availability is updated every Monday, and applications to accepting labs are open throughout the year.

Research in the School of Earth and Environment addresses some of the most dramatic global challenges to cultivating a high quality of life and sustaining human societies. Faculty research can generally be categorized within the following themes:

• Climate change
  • Including studies of past, present, and future climate
• Sea level rise
  • Including local and regional-scale work
• Ocean destabilization
  • Including abiotic and biotic systems
• Environment and biodiversity
  • Including degradation, resilience, and recovery
• Urbanization
  • Including challenges and opportunities
• Earth through space and time
  • Including geology and paleontology

More research opportunities

To learn more about the cross-disciplinary research opportunities available through the College of Science & Mathematics departments of Biological & Biomedical Sciences, Chemistry & Biochemistry, Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics & Astronomy, or Psychology, please visit the complete College of Science & Mathematics and School of Earth & Environment Research Directory!