Frank Spear Department Head
In recent decades, the Earth Sciences have undergone major changes, stimulated in part by the reinterpretation of Earth history and processes within the context of plate tectonics. The past 15 years have been especially exciting, as new understanding of the interconnectedness among all Earth systems – air, water, solid Earth and the biosphere – has come into sharper focus. Faculty in Rensselaer’s Earth and Environmental Sciences Department provide instruction in modern Earth Sciences that is both far-reaching and relevant, addressing key topics including biogeochemical cycling in aquatic systems, the evolution of mountain belts, Earth’s climate extremes, the nature of crustal movements that cause earthquakes, and the evolution and origins of life on our planet.
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Sarah Cadieux
Lecturer
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Geoscience Education, Biogeochemistry, LimnologyFull Profile
Mimi Katz
Associate Professor
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Karyn Rogers
Associate Professor and Director, Rensselaer Astrobiology Research and Education Center (RARE)
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geomicrobiology, astrobiology, geochemistryFull Profile
Morgan Schaller
Associate Professor
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Stable Isotope Geochemistry, PaleoclimatesFull Profile
Frank Spear
Department Head and Professor
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Sasha Wagner
Assistant Professor
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organic geochemistry, biogeochemistry, environmental chemistryFull Profile
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Bruce Watson" />Bruce Watson
Professor Emeritus,
Institute Professor
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Inorganic chemistry of the Earth and terrestrial planets, Experimentation at high pressures and temperatures, Kinetics of reactions and...