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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

Spring.2009

  • The following BSGS majors were awarded scholarships from the Excellence in Geology Fund to help offset the cost of the GEOL A382 Hawaiian Volcanoe Studies course for Summer 2009 taught by Dr. Terry Naumann: Steven Walsh, Megan Cardenas, Emily Conway, Mark Spindler, Kyla Choquette, and Candice McCollum. This is a competitive scholarship pool available for students to apply to for field trips that incur higher expenses due to travel costs.
  • Congratulations to Geology Student Megan Cardenas. She was awarded a 2009 Alaska Geological Society Scholarship
  • Megan Cardenas was awarded $2000 from the Honors College Undergraduate Research Grants for her proposal Geochemical and Physical Connectivity Between Surface Water and Groundwater in the Anchorage Watershed her faculty mentor is Dr. LeeAnn Munk.
  • Sunil Panthi (BS Electrical Engineering) was awarded $1000 for his proposal An Analysis of Seismic Activity from Redoubt Volcano, Alaska using the Hilbert-Huang Transformation. His faculty mentors are Dr. Jens Munk, School of Engineering and Dr. LeeAnn Munk
  • Dr. LeeAnn Munk has been named Associate Editor for the Journal of Applied Geochemistry, the journal of the International Society of Geochemistry
  • Congratulations to Steve Walsh. He just completed the first UAA-BP Undergrduate internship. Also, a huge thanks from the geology department to UAA Geology Faculty Dr. Sjostrom and BP Geologist Jennifer Flight who mentored Steve thourgh his porject.

Fall.2008

  • The University of Alaska-Anchorage Geology Department is accepting applications for a tenure track geology faculty position. For more information please click on the following link: AK JOBS
  • Congratulations to geology students Amanda Chriest and Megan Cardenas for being awarded the "Alaska Women in Mining Scholarship".
  • Dr. LeeAnn Munk was awarded the International Association of GeoChemistry Service for long-standing service to the Association
  • Geology major Ryan Campbell was awarded the Chugach Gem and Mineral Society scholarship
  • Dr. LeeAnn Munk was awarded the CAS Public Service Award for excellence in service to UAA and the community

Spring.2008

  • Dr. LeeAnn Munk was awarded the Exemplar Award for excellence in mentoring undergraduate research which was awarded by the Office of Undergraduate Research and Scholarship

Winter.2008

  • Congratulations to LeeAnn Munk. LeeAnn recently co-authored the following publications in Applied Geochemistry: 1) "Sulfide oxidation and distribution of metals near abandoned copper mines in coastal environments, Prince William Sound, Alaska, USA." 2) "Temporal variation and the effect of rainfall on metals flux from the historic Beatson mine, Prince William Sound, Alaska.", and 3) "Relationships between microbial communities and environmental parameters at sites impacted by mining of volcanogenic massive sulfide deposits, Prince William Sound, Alaska." To read more click here...
  • 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.
  • 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...

Fall.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.
  • 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...read more...
  • 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. read more ...
  • 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.