content Search SIUC Contact Info General Info Student Info Course Info ... 2005 Newsletter Welcome... T his page is a starting point to access information about all aspects of the Department of Geology at Southern Illinois University Carbondale: our faculty, staff, students, research activities, graduate and undergraduate programs, degree requirements, and application procedures. There are links to specific courses such as our popular summer course in field geology taught annually in Montana and Wyoming, and to pages dedicated to the geology and seismicity of the southern Illinois region. Parkinson Laboratory A lthough many people think of geology as simply the study of rocks, the scope of the discipline is in fact much broader. In addition to its role as the science dedicated to investigation of thechemical, physical, and evolutionary nature and history of the earth, geology is integral to the resolution of such regional and global problems as environmental pollution, climate change, flood and earthquake hazards, adequate reserves of non-renewable energy sources, groundwater resources and their protection, and the discovery and exploitation of industrially critical ore deposits. | |
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