Graduate Student Research Opportunities

Join the School of Earth & Sustainability for your graduate school experience! Here is a list of projects/research foci available for students starting Fall 2025 in a thesis-based Master’s program (MS Geology or MS Environmental Sciences & Policy) or in our PhD Program in Earth Sciences and Environmental Sustainability.

If you are interested in applying to our graduate programs, visit the program pages listed above for instructions. Most importantly, talk to the specific faculty member(s) you are interested in working with about whether they are accepting new students and whether they have funding available to support you and your research. A big part of preparing for graduate school research is narrowing down your interests to one or two areas you want to spend a lot of time focusing on, so it is important to be able to identify one or two potential advisors. Please do not email all of our faculty with a general inquiry; instead be as specific as possible about your research interests and why you are interested in the research conducted one or two labs.

Some funding is also available via Teaching Assistantships. All funding decisions are made as part of the standard admissions process, which starts after the January 1st deadline. SES is committed to providing funding and support to serve a diverse and inclusive student body in our programs.

To learn more about any of the following projects, follow the link or email the faculty member (PI).