Brooklyn College Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences

Brooklyn College Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences Start exploring the Earth right here in Brooklyn, with the Brooklyn College Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences.

Whether you are intrigued by earth's 4.5 billion-year history or driven to protect today's fragile environment, our Earth and Environmental Sciences Department offers you courses and programs that explore the global geological system while emphasizing the geology of New York. You will learn to observe, record and interpret data pertinent to geological materials and processes that geologists use to

predict environmental trends. You will also learn to forecast and prevent or mitigate natural disasters, to explore for energy and mineral resources, and to aid in remediation of contaminated environments. Our faculty will help you earn a comprehensive education that will serve as your gateway to a wide range of geoscience career options in industry, government, and primary, secondary or postsecondary education.

05/28/2026
We extend our sincere congratulations to the class of 2026 graduates from the Department of Earth and Environmental Scie...
05/28/2026

We extend our sincere congratulations to the class of 2026 graduates from the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences. Your accomplishments have earned you this distinction. You make us proud!

The Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences welcomes Dr. Richard Pouyat, a well known pioneering urban ecologist,...
10/30/2025

The Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences welcomes Dr. Richard Pouyat, a well known pioneering urban ecologist, for a colloquium talk on the ecosystem services of urban nature.

The Soil Judging Team from Brooklyn College at work in Rhode Island. Four undergraduate students participated this year:...
10/25/2024

The Soil Judging Team from Brooklyn College at work in Rhode Island. Four undergraduate students participated this year: Steven Herman, Elizabeth Phillips, Giovalli Botello, and Bingying Qiu. They were coached by Dr. Richard Shaw and Ronnie Taylor, both former State Soil Scientists. The team's group score ranked 3rd place among 15 teams from NE US. Congratulations to the students and coaches!

A short hydrology class trip to see the bioswales in Crown Heights of Brooklyn, or rain garden as the City calls it. Fal...
10/25/2024

A short hydrology class trip to see the bioswales in Crown Heights of Brooklyn, or rain garden as the City calls it. Fall weather is nice, and the leaves are beautiful.

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3131 Ingersoll Hall, 2900 Bedford Avenue
New York, NY
11210

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(718) 951-5416

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