Welcome to the Department of Geological Sciences at San Diego State University. We encourage you to explore the Department web site. Much of the information you will want about the Department, including academics, faculty interests, facilities, research, and details about alumni and student organizations, can be found. We are a group of 38 active faculty, lecturers, support personnel, and most importantly over 100 enthusiastic and talented undergraduate and graduate students. The department offers a major in geological sciences with a Bachelor of Science or Master of Science degree. Students entering this program can choose one of the following emphases, depending on their specific interests: general geology, engineering geology, geochemistry, geophysics, hydrogeology, marine geology or paleontology. San Diego State University is an academically rich, urban university that provides endless possibilities for students. SDSU is a place to challenge yourself, to take your education into your own hands and carve out your future. We will help to make your undergraduate education more meaningful and personal, fostering closer interaction with faculty members and fellow students. Learning does not just take place in the classroom, but also by the opportunities that arise with involvement elsewhere on campus, in the laboratory, in field research, and in the local community. If you are considering a science course, interested in pursuing a major, or contemplating graduate school, explore this web site for more information and feel free to come by and visit.
Dr. Eric Frost Receives Grant for "NONCLASS Enclave and MDA Collaboration"04.23.2009
Dr. Barry Hanan Receives Grant for "Collaborative Research: Geochemical Consequences of Slab Break Off and Lithospheric Delamination"04.15.2009
Dr. George Jiracek Receives Grant for "US Electromagnetic Geophysics Community Workshop"03.02.2009
Dr. Steven Day Receives Grant for "Earthquake Rupture Simulations: Thermo-mechanical Models, and Validation With Strong Motion Data"02.04.2009
Dr. Thomas Rockwell Receives Grant for "Improving the Chronology of Deformation and Earthquakes at La Rinconada, Argentina"02.04.2009
Dr. Kim Bak Olsen Receives Grant for "A Collaborative Project: 3D Rupture Dynamics, Validation of the Numerical Simulation Method"01.02.2009
Dr. Pattrick Williams Receives Grant for "Rate Constraints for the Hayward Fault at Berkeley: Evaluation of the 335-Meter Strawberry Creek Offset"01.01.2009
Jared Warner Awarded the 2009 SDAG Scholarship for his research project entitled "Biotic Response of Ostracodes to the Middle Eocene Climatic Optimum (MECO) in the Southern Indian Ocean". 12.16.2008
Jared Warner Awarded a Sigma Xi Grant-in-Aid of Research. 12.12.2008
Frank Forcino Awarded a Sigma Xi Grant-in-Aid of Research. 12.12.2008
Dr. Aaron Pietruszka Receives Grant for "Collaborative Research: Hawaiian Plume Heterogeneity Revealed by Kilauea's Ongoing Eruption, Prehistoric Lavas and Olivine-hosted Melt Inclusions"12.08.2008
Dr. Aaron Pietruszka Receives Grant for "Using 226Ra-230Th-238U Disequilibria to Test the Hypothesis of Peridotite-Pyroxenite Melt Mixing at Hawaiian Shield Volcanoes"12.08.2008
Dr. Barry Hanan Receives Grant for "Collaborative Research: Chemical, Isotopic and Volatile Constraints on the Evolution of the Lau Basin"12.04.2008
Dr. Kim Bak Olsen and Steven Day Receives Grant for "Enabling Earthquake System Science Through Petascale Calculations (PetaShake)"11.19.2008
Dr. Gordon Seitz Receives Grant for "Establishing the Southernmost Long-term Earthquake Record on the San Andreas Fault"11.18.2008
Dr. Steven Day Receives Grant for "Physical Limits on Ground Motion from Ruptures on Non-planar Faults with Off-fault Damage"11.12.2008
Dr. Rob Mellor Receives Gift for "Kingdom Software valued at $1,192,896.58" fromSeismic Micro-Technology 10.24.2008
Dr. Shuo Ma Receives Grant for "3D Rupture Dynamics, Validation of the Numerical Simulation Method"10.14.2008
Dr. Rob Mellor and Eric Frost Receives Grant for "Education and Outreach Web Site Development for the California Seismic Safety Commission"08.11.2008
Dr. Gordon Seitz Receives Grant for "Development of a Long-term Earthquake Record at the South End of the San Andreas Fault"08.05.2008
Dr. Patrick Williams and Gordon Seitz Receives Grant for "Holocene Slip Rate Determination, Coachella Valley, San Andreas"08.05.2008
Dr. Tom Rockwell Receives Grant for "SoSAFE: Confirming and Extending the Event Record at Hog Lake, San Jacinto Fault"08.05.2008
Dr. Tom Rockwell Receives Grant for "Depth Characterization of Pulverized Granite Along the San Andreas Fault"08.05.2008
Dr. Tom Rockwell Receives Grant for "Testing for Time-variable Loading from Slip Rates of the San Jacinto Fault System"08.05.2008
Dr. Tom Rockwell Receives Grant for "Refurbishment, Replacement, and Relocation of SCEC Trench Shoring"08.05.2008
Dr. Clive Dorman Appointed Department Educational Outreach Chair Clive will bring the departments expertise to the community to strengthen our community-based activities
