Our Goal
At UAA, we strive to involve our students in all aspects of geology. Our Geological Sciences faculty are highly motivated and excited to share both their knowledge and their passion for the geologic sciences with you. Because the University of Alaska-Anchorage is located within an active tectonic margin, the Geological Sciences Department has focused on fusing a traditional classroom/laboratory education with field work. Thus, students who enjoy working outdoors, have a strong scientific background, and are interested in earth processes will find studying geology or environmental geology at UAA intriguing and rewarding. Nowhere else in the U.S. will you find active plate tectonics, erupting volcanoes and calving glaciers-all within driving distance of North America's largest mountain and right outside UAA's front door.
Departmental News
2.28.2008
The geology club just sponsored another succcessful career fair. Many geology students secured both summer work as well as full time employment by attending the conference. A complete listing of the companies that attended as well as potential employment contacts will be listed.
2.01.2008
Congratulations to Terry Naumann. Terry and colleagues just published the paper titled "The 2005 Eruption of Sierra Negra Volcano, Galapagos, Ecuador" within the Bulletin of Volcanology. To read more click here...
11.01.2007
Congratulations to geology student Amanda Chriest who was awarded the "Undergraduate Research in the Community Award" from the Office of Undergraduate Research and Scholarship-UAA for 2007-2008 and the "Alaska Women in Mining Scholarship" 2007-2008.
Congratulations to geology student Jessequa Parker who was awarded the "Alaska Women in Mining Scholarship" 2007-2008 and the "Chugach Gem and Mineral Society Scholarship" 2007-2008.
10.01.2007
Welcome back Dr. Naumann. Dr Naumann just returned from the Hawaiian Islands where he participated in an NSF funded seafloor mapping project of the Kaua'i and Ni'ihau submarine volcanic fields..
09.01.2007
Dr. LeeAnn Munk will be taking a semester sabatical to Antarctica during the spring term 08. While in Antarctica, Dr. Munk will be studying transport of metals from glaciers to lakes for the McMurdo Long Term Ecological Research project. Furthermore, This research is part of the NSF-OPP Grant awarded to the Byrd Polar Research Center at Ohio State University.
08.01.2007
Welcome: New faculty member Mark Rivera has joined the UAA Geology. Mark will be coordinating geology labs as well as teaching A111 and A221 labs as well as A115 lecture.
UAA Geology Club
The Geology Club at UAA is a student-run group that organizes the geology job fair, sponsers field trips,
and hosts special events like the Geology Club guest speaker series. The UAA Geology Club is open to any UAA
faculty, staff or student.
Interesting Photos
A beautiful view of the Talkeetna Mountains along the Glenn Highway (Fall 07).
A view of the Chaugach Mountains along Turnagain Arm near Cook Inlet. In the foreground, late Cretaceous flysch of the Valdez Group crops out along the shoreline.