As climate change becomes more severe, it is more important than ever to understand earth systems and their interrelationship with human actions. With the Geography Major, you will analyze weather systems, landforms, and hydrology and investigate how social processes such as globalization, demographics, urbanization, and the construction of cultural identities shape the earth’s surface and climate. You will develop important analytical and problem-solving skills that are relevant to a wide range of scientific, environmental, and public policy–oriented careers. Then you will put theory into practice through hands-on experimentation and research in our Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and earth science laboratories and in an off-campus internship or research opportunity with a local organization. Membership in Gamma Theta Upsilon, the international geography honor society, is available to distinguished students.
WHAT YOU WILL DO
My research uses principles from the geosciences, biology, and chemistry to understand the terrestrial carbon cycle. Areas of focus include ecosystem response to climate, urbanization effects on carbon fluxes and pools, and how forest management [...]
My current research examines the changing landscape of New England and the potential impact on climate change and human interaction with the landscape that results from this process. I employ Geospatial Technologies such as geographic information [...]
Dr. Malakar is an assistant professor in the Department of Earth, Environment and Physics. He has a wide-ranging research interest including societal applications of remote sensing data, land surface temperature, air pollution, application of machine [...]
I am a sedimentary geologist interested in understanding how sedimentary environments have evolved over time. I study how salt marsh, wetland, and lake sediments record the interplay of water level changes, tectonic events, flooding, and human [...]
