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About the Department
The Department of Earth and Environmental Geosciences brings together faculty who are active scholars and students who learn by doing. Housed in Marrs McLean Hall, the department pairs well-equipped labs and field tools with a culture of hands-on research, sending Tigers into the field from West Texas to Iceland and China. Small classes, faculty mentorship, and undergraduate research are the norm here, supported by a close-knit community that extends beyond the classroom through the Geosciences Club and the Sigma Gamma Epsilon honor society.
Make Your Mark
As an undergraduate, having professors and long-established experts in the field express interest in and be impressed by my work made me feel like this is something I can not only do, but do well.
Educational Software Grant from Petex
Software plays a vital role in Trinity Earth and Environmental Geosciences classrooms and labs. PE Limited has generously provided the Department of Earth and Environmental Geosciences educational licenses for their industry-grade software suite. This software permits students to apply 3D computer numerical modeling to complex fault and fracture systems. Modules permit modeling of fault kinematics, fracture network development, and fault response analysis, all of which provide robust data that students use to predict rock deformation and fluid flow in natural systems. The value of this donation, estimated by PE Limited, is $2,764,444.11