Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Science

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48 monthsProgram duration

Environmental SciencesMain Subject Area

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Environmental Sciences

Study Level

PHD

The mission of the graduate program in Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences at Case Western Reserve University is to train the coming generations of professional earth, environmental, and planetary scientists. Professional scientists in these disciplines work in a wide range of environments, including, but not limited, to colleges and universities, commercial and non-profit research laboratories, mining, energy, and environmental consulting industries, local, state, and federal regulatory agencies, federal research laboratories, and museums. Research opportunities in the graduate program are available in field and observational, experimental, and theoretical based disciplines. These include: benthic ecology, surface processes, soil erosion, sediment transport, stratigraphy, geologic sequestration of carbon, geochemistry, meteorites, planetary materials, planetary geology and geophysics, and high-pressure mineral physics and chemistry. Faculty and students conduct field research on five continents, experiments at world-class facilities such as the Advanced Photon Source at Argonne National Laboratory, the Cleveland Museum of Natural History, and the NASA Glenn Research Center, and participate in a NASA spacecraft mission. The Department is home to alpha and gamma spectroscopy facilities, a sedimentology laboratory, an aqueous geochemistry laboratory, a planetary materials laboratory, high-pressure and high-temperature geochemistry and mineral physics facilities, and geophysics computing facilities. Additionally, the Department leverages complementary, specialized facilities within the University; for example, the Swagelok Center for Surface Analysis of Materials and the University's High Performance Computing Facility are both actively engaged as part of the Department's research programs. For students who wish to be admitted to the Ph.D. program, a bachelor's degree in the earth, environmental, or planetary sciences or a related technical field is expected. An undergraduate GPA of 3.0 or higher is also expected and applicants must provide official scores for the general GRE examination and arrange for letters of recommendation to be submitted. The program of research within the Department of Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences addresses state and regional needs by providing students with training in technical research and technical communication skills, promoting an engaged scientific community, and fostering a scientifically informed public through outreach and educational activities. Technical skills in the earth, environmental, and planetary sciences are crucial for fostering a workforce capable of addressing needs in natural resource utilization, management, and regulation. After graduating with the Ph.D. our students generally take national or international research postdoctoral positions. Within five years of graduation our students are competitive for permanent positions within universities, museums, research laboratories, and in related industries. For students entering with a Bachelor's degree requires 8 Semesters. Students entering with a Master's degree will normally have this timetable advanced by one year and be expected to complete the degree within six semesters.

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Environmental Sciences

Study Level

PHD

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Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Science

48 monthsProgram duration

Environmental SciencesMain Subject Area

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Study Level

Program overview

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