Student Research
Research is a fundamental part of the Albion earth and environment learning experience. Students have a variety of opportunities both in and out of the classroom to conduct independent research. The student research experience typically includes several steps: writing a short proposal, conducting field work and sampling, completing laboratory analyses, writing up methods and results, and giving an oral presentation.
Independent and Collaborative Research
Upper-level earth and environment students are encouraged to complete independent research projects in collaboration with faculty members, either as semester-long directed studies or as summer projects. Students have the option of writing senior theses, and attend national geology conferences which are great springboards for graduate school and careers as professional geologists.
Research as part of classes
All students enrolled in our Introductory Geology course complete small-scale group research projects and many advanced geology classes provide field and/or lab research opportunities as part of the lab experience.
Off-Campus: Internships & Research
- National Science Foundation (NSF) REU Site Program
- Global Council for Science and the Environment (GCSE)
- IRIS Internship Program
- Southern California Earthquake Center (SCEC) Internship Program
- Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History Internship Project List
- CalTech Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF)
- Lunar and Planetary Institute (LPI) Summer Research Internships
- U.S. Department of Energy National Laboratories:
- Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI)
- Geological Society of America (GSA) Undergraduate Student Research Program
- Student Conservation Association (SCA)