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 WelcomeWe offer these Web pages as an introduction to the Department of Geological Sciences at MU. As you review the ensuing pages you will see that we have a dynamic faculty who, along with their students, are making significant contributions to numerous areas of basic and applied research. This research is supported by excellent, state-of-the-art analytical facilities in the department and on campus. The areas of research covered by our faculty are broad and diverse, however, our research expertise is strongest in the general areas of geochemistry and tectonics. These strengths allow us to focus on problems identified by the National Research Council to be socially relevant and to be fundamental to an understanding of earth processes. Our faculty enjoy national and international recognition. They are successful in obtaining external research funds, they serve on editorial boards of leading scientific journals and on professional panels, they hold elected office in professional organizations, and they are team members in multidisciplinary research investigations. Our department has a heritage of excellence in teaching, both in the classroom and in the time-honored tradition of professor and student working together on research problems. Students also have the opportunity to participate in the department's teaching mission with award-winning professors. Our graduate program prepares students for a wide range of professions within the geological sciences. Our students have been placed in private, federal, state, and academic institutions. If you desire more information than what is available on these pages, you are encouraged to contact any faculty member directly. Kevin Shelton |
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Department of Geological Sciences | 101 Geology Building | Columbia, MO 65211-1380 Department of Geological Sciences | College of Arts and Science | University of Missouri Last modified: November 2009
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