Karst Geoscience Programs
in the US
One of the purposes
of the Section is to facilitate the exchange of
information. Following are links and capsule
descriptions of other sites you may be interested
in visiting.
Western
Kentucky University
The
Department of Geosciences at WKU [www.wku.edu/geoweb]
offers
the BS degree in both Geology and Geography, as well as the
MS in Geoscience. Students at WKU are able to become involved
with cutting-edge karst research through either the Center for
Cave and Karst Studies [karst.wku.edu]
or the Hoffman Environmental Research Institute [hoffman.wku.edu]
Mississippi
State University
The
Department of Geosciences at Mississippi State [www.msstate.edu/dept/geosciences]
offers the BS and MS in Geosciences, with concentrations in
both Geology and Geography. Dr. John Mylroie's research concentrates
on speleogenesis and karst development in island and coastal
environments. University
of South Florida
The
Karst Research Group in the Department of Geology at South Florida[uweb.cas.usf.edu/~vacher/karsthome.htm]
offers the BS, MS, and PhD in Geology, with research in the
areas of hydrogeology, carbonate geology, geomorphology, quaternary
studies, paleoclimates and geophysics.
University
of Missouri
The Department of Geological Sciences at Missouri offers the BS, MS, and PhD. in Geological Sciences. Karst research under Dr. Carol Wicks [web.missouri.edu/~wicksc] is directed toward understanding
the hydrogeologic processes and coupled geochemical systems within karstic aquifers. This research program
is also driven by a need to understand the habitat of animals that reside in the karstic aquifers and cave
systems. Recent work has focused on the movement of sediment and the transport of contaminants in the
groundwater through the karstic basins. The ubiquitous karst and caves in Missouri make it an ideal
location to study karst-related phenomena.
Ohio University
The Department of Geosciences [www.ohiou.edu/geology/] at Ohio University offers BS and MS degrees in Geology and Environmental Science. BS and MS students have the opportunity to study cave deposits to learn how paleoclimates affected geomorphic and ecologic regimes, and perform quantitative, cave-based archeology. Contact Dr. Greg Springer [www.ohio.edu/geology/springer/] for additional information.
University
of Akron
The Department of Geology at Akron offers the BS and MS in Geology. Students interested in karst work at Akron should direct inquiries to Dr. Ira Sasowsky [www.uakron.edu/colleges/artsci/depts/geology/ids.php]
University
of Virginia
The Department of Environmental Sciences at Virginia offers BS, MS, and PhD programs. Karst work at Virginia is typically done under the direction of Dr. Janet Herman in the fields of geochemistry and hydrology [www.evsc.virginia.edu/faculty/people/herman.shtml]
Indiana University
The Department of Geological Sciences at Indiana [www.indiana.edu/~geosci] offers the BS, MS, and PhD in Geological Sciences. Karst work at Indiana typically involves work in Dr. Noel Kroethe's Hydrogeology Lab
University of North Carolina at Wilmington
The Department of Geosciences at UNCW offers the BS and MS in Geology and Geography. Students interested in persuing karst work at UNCW should check out the Laboratory for Applied Climate Research [people.uncw.edu/gambled/lacr.htm] under the direction of Dr. Doug Gamble.
Louisiana State University
The Department of Geology and Geophysics at LSU offers the BS, MS, and PhD in Geology. Dr. Annette Summers Engel conducts cutting-edge geomicrobiological research with a concentration on sulfidic ecosystems and sulfuric acid speleogenesis [geol.lsu.edu/aengel]
University
of Texas
New
Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
Oklahoma
State University
Water
and Environmental Research Institute of the Western Pacific
University
of Florida
University
of Georgia
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