Washington University in Saint Louis - Earth and Planetary Sciences

Washington University in Saint Louis - Earth and Planetary Sciences The Department of Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences (EEPS) at WashU

Whether you’re interested in studying the world beneath your feet, or worlds farther away, the Department of Earth & Planetary Sciences provides the tools for understanding the processes that shaped our planet and other solar system bodies. Understanding the Earth system is also the key to addressing many environmental challenges, including climate change, water supply, and energy. Thus, as an ear

th scientist, you would be uniquely poised to help solve some of society’s most pressing problems. Because planets are complex systems, earth and planetary sciences is by necessity an interdisciplinary field. We apply biology, chemistry, physics, and math to the investigation of topics such as early life on Earth, the structure of the Earth’s deep interior, the nature of contaminant transport, and the evidence for water on Mars. If you’ve developed a passion for the basic sciences and are looking for a way to study these sciences outside traditional disciplinary boundaries, earth and planetary sciences is an ideal choice of major.

Join us Next Thursday for our Department Open House!💥Colloquium💥Poster Presentations💥Lab Tours
08/29/2024

Join us Next Thursday for our Department Open House!
💥Colloquium
💥Poster Presentations
💥Lab Tours

Highlights from the Undergrad Field Geology class trip to study the the volcanoes of the Azores
03/18/2018

Highlights from the Undergrad Field Geology class trip to study the the volcanoes of the Azores

Undergrad Field Geology has a long history of goat stampedes
03/15/2018

Undergrad Field Geology has a long history of goat stampedes

Can't learn this from a textbook! EPS 496 says olá from the Azores!
03/14/2018

Can't learn this from a textbook! EPS 496 says olá from the Azores!

EPS 496 Undergraduate Field Geology students are headed to the Azores over Spring break. We will be measuring the diffus...
01/29/2018

EPS 496 Undergraduate Field Geology students are headed to the Azores over Spring break. We will be measuring the diffuse flux of volcanic CO2, as well as the compositions of volcanic gasses.

12/11/2017

At AGU? WUSTL EPS Alumni Reception is Monday at the Grand Isle Restaurant, 7-10pm

The very best of Southern Louisiana cooking ... and the coldest beer in town.

Professor Mike Krawczynski, live from Kamchatka, with front row seats for the Shiveluch eruption a couple of days ago!
09/11/2017

Professor Mike Krawczynski, live from Kamchatka, with front row seats for the Shiveluch eruption a couple of days ago!

Professor Bob Criss at the World's Greatest Outcrop
07/28/2017

Professor Bob Criss at the World's Greatest Outcrop

Know any outstanding hydrologists?We're hiring! eps.wustl.edu/hydrology
07/05/2017

Know any outstanding hydrologists?
We're hiring! eps.wustl.edu/hydrology

The Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in the field of surface hydrology. The candidate is expected to perform basic research in hydrologic processes at or near Earth’s surface. Areas o...

Congratulations to Addie Nakatani, winner of the Ohle Prize, and all of our senior thesis writers on their outstanding p...
04/20/2017

Congratulations to Addie Nakatani, winner of the Ohle Prize, and all of our senior thesis writers on their outstanding presentations this afternoon.

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