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School of Earth & Sustainability

Email:
SES.Admin​@nau.edu
Call:
928-523-9333

Sedimentary Geology & Geomorphology

Sedimentary geology encompasses a broad array of inquiry concerning the evolution of the Earth’s marine and terrestrial surfaces and the biological, chemical and physical processes that act upon them. Sedimentary geologists at NAU study both modern environments and vast ancient tectonic basins using a variety of conventional and modern techniques. In the modern realm, we use fundamental and applied geomorphological research to study erosion, deposition and formation of landforms and sediments. We use a combination of field surveys, remote sensing, laboratory analyses, and numerical modeling in desert, mountain, hillslope, river, coastal, and estuarine environments.

nau students study at the grand canyon

Who we are

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Faculty and research staff Accordion Open

  • Michael Smith – geochronology of sedimentary basins, deep time stratigraphy, marine geomorphology
  • Taylor Joyal – geomorphology
  • Christine Regalla – structural geology, active tectonics, tectonic geomorphology

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  • Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center, USGS
  • WiscAr Geochronology Laboratory

nau ses students study waterfalls and rock canyons

For students

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Degree programs Accordion Open

  • Bachelor’s degree (BS) in Geology
  • Master’s degree (MS) in Geology
  • PhD in Earth Sciences & Environmental Sustainability, with an emphasis in Earth Systems

Graduate-level courses Accordion Closed

  • GLG 625 Sedimentary Petrology
  • GLG 627 Depositional Systems
  • GLG 629 Evolution Of Sedimentary Basins
  • ENV 530 Arid Land Geomorphology
  • EES 596 Quaternary Climate Change
  • EES 529 Applied Remote Sensing

School of Earth & Sustainability
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Room A108 Building 11
Ashurst
624 S Knoles Dr
Flagstaff, AZ 86011
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