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Millsaps students can opt to concentrate in classical
geology or environmental geology and all have the unique experience
of contributing to real, often published, research during their
undergraduate years. Field trips to diverse geological terrains
such as the Florida Keys, the Pacific Northwest, southeastern and
southcentral Alaska, the Yucatan Peninsula, the central and northern
Rocky Mountains, and the greater Yellowstone area emphasize the
hands-on approach. Over the last five years, 80 percent of Millsaps
graduates with B.S. degrees in geology have gone on to work in resource
exploration, environmental, and government research fields or enrolled
in graduate or professional schools.
The opportunity Millsaps students have for in-depth,
personal experiences with acknowledged expert scientists produces
useful and practical skills. The guided application of these skills
in field studies produces well-equipped and continually learning
geo-scientists. Millsaps-sponsored projects in basic geology and
environmental studies give students the unique experience of making
significant contributions to real, often publishable, scientific
research during the undergraduate years. Often environmental companies
or government agencies with specific world needs commission our
students to solve real environmental problems. Also, field trips
to diverse geological terrain help emphasize the hands-on approach.
Recent Student Research
- Multicomponent Seismic Tests in Yellowstone National Park
- Shallow Seismic Studies of the Big Creek Fault Zone, Arkansas
and Mississippi
- Shallow Seismic Reflection Profiling of Holocene Faults Near
Monticello, Arkansas
Geology Department Facilities
- Teaching labs for mineralogy/petrology, stratigraphy/sedimentation,
geochemistry, paleontology, structural geology, and geophysics.
- Student and faculty research labs.
- Millsaps College Sorbent Laboratory
- X-ray Diffractometer
- Scanning Electron Microscope
- Transmission Electron Microscope
- Petrographic Microscope
- GPS Equipment
- GIS Workstation
- Hydrogeologic Monitoring Stations
- Intermediate-Period Earthquake Seismograph
- 12-channel Engineering Seismograph and Field Equipment
- Seismic Data Processing Workstation
Life After Millsaps
- Over the last five years, 80 percent of Millsaps graduates
with B.S. degrees in geology have gone on to work in resource
exploration, environmental, and government research fields or
enrolled in graduate or professional schools upon completion
of their baccalaureate studies.
- Recent Millsaps graduates have enrolled in geoscience graduate
programs at Colorado School of Mines, New Mexico Tech, Texas
A &M, University of Alabama, University of Arkansas, University
of North Carolina, University of Kentucky, University of Memphis,
University of Mississippi, and Mississippi State University,
among others.
For more information visit the Geology
Department Website.
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