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Become a Professional Geologist

Interested in a career as a practicing professional geologist? NAU's Geoscience degrees may lead to licensure or certification as a professional geologist. For more information see our Geology (BS) page or contact Prof. Abe Springer. Students also can engage with the NAU student chapter of the American Institute of Professional Geologists for professional mentoring and experience.

School of Earth & Sustainability

Integrating physical, biological, and social perspectives on our changing earth: At Northern Arizona University, we train undergraduate and graduate students to be leading researchers and practitioners in geology, environmental sciences, and sustainability, often collaborating across disciplinary boundaries. Our students spend time learning in the field, working on cutting-edge research, and collaborating with agencies.

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In SES, we value diversity in race and ethnicity; gender identity, expression, and sexual orientation; socio-economic and cultural background; religious beliefs; physical abilities; ages; nationalities; and life experiences. Our community is committed to nurturing an environment where people of all backgrounds and identities are welcomed and treated with equity and respect. We are committed to removing institutional barriers and entrenched dynamics that often prevent participation from underrepresented groups in STEM fields, and to take every opportunity to highlight and make visible the existing contributions of a wider diversity of people to our disciplines. In doing so we seek to improve diversity, equity, and inclusion in our School. Our efforts include a broad array of initiatives and goals, which are listed in our full Statement on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.

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The Emory Oak Collaborative Tribal Restoration Initiative (E-OCTRI) is working to restore Emory oaks in the southwest!

Posted by SiteSteward on February 20, 2021

Across the Southwest, multiple Tribal Nations are working with the US Forest Service to strategize ways to protect and restore Emory oaks, a critical traditional food source that is vulnerable to drought and fire. One collaborator in this effort is SES plant ecologist Dr. Sara Souther, who recently co-authored a paper on the importance of Emory oak as a southwestern cultural keystone species. Hear from Sara and the Tribal elders she is learning from in a USFS video about the…

SES PhD student leads paleoclimate study of precipitation and sea ice in Arctic Alaska

Posted by SiteSteward on February 20, 2021

Ellie Broadman is the lead author on a new paper linking sea ice and climate records in the arctic. “Coupled impacts of sea ice variability and North Pacific atmospheric circulation on Holocene hydroclimate in Arctic Alaska,” was recently published in PNAS. Read more at NAU News. Congrats Ellie!

It's all about water

Posted by SiteSteward on February 20, 2021

NAU's 4th Annual Student Water Symposium is now accepting abstracts for this year's virtual event to be held April 15-16.

SES economist earns NSF grant to study economics of COVID-19 in rural and tourism-dependent communities

Posted by SiteSteward on February 20, 2021

Read more at NAU News: Northern Arizona University economics professor Julie Mueller is a principal investigator on a grant from the National Science Foundation aimed at increasing knowledge and solutions around the unique problems pandemics present to rural areas. Mueller, who has an 80 percent appointment in the Franke College of Business and a 20 percent appointment in the School of Earth and Sustainability, is researching “Build and Broaden: Advancing fundamental knowledge of social, behavioral, and economic responses to pandemics in…

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Interdisciplinary SES faculty, graduate students, and alumni take to the river: Field-based learning about geology and policy on the Yampa River.

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