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Soil, Environmental & Atmospheric Sciences Graduate Programs

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School of Natural Resources

Careers

Soil, environmental, and atmospheric science graduate programs are designed to prepare students for professional careers in research, teaching or application of basic concepts of soil and atmospheric sciences to air-plant-soil-water problems.

Recommended Preparation

Appropriate undergraduate majors in preparation for graduate studies in soil and atmospheric sciences include: agronomy, atmospheric science, biochemistry, biology, botany, chemistry, earth science, engineering, environmental science, forestry, geology, mathematics, microbiology, physics and soil science.

Specializations

Atmospheric Science

Atmospheric science students participate in an area of research such as dynamic and physical meteorology, general circulation, global climate change, severe storms, remote sensing and applied climatology with emphasis on environmental and socioeconomic impacts.

The program has a specialized computer data library that includes extensive long-term global and local observational records to support thesis and dissertation research. There are opportunities for joint research programs with the National Center for Atmospheric Research.

Soil Science

Soil science students participate in one of the following emphasis areas: environmental quality, pedology, soil chemistry and biochemistry, soil physics and conservation, or soil fertility and soil-plant relationships.

Equipment for chemical, microbial and physical analysis of soils is maintained by the School of Natural Resources. Access to additional chemical analysis equipment, computing facilities, digital imaging equipment, field facilities, greenhouse space, radiochemistry and scanning electron microscopes is available within the University.