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The Interdisciplinary PhD Program in
Earth System Science (ESS)
The new interdisciplinary graduate PhD degree program in Earth System Science is based on the integration of scientific disciplines from five participating colleges and 10 academic departments at Auburn University, providing for a curriculum of unusual richness and breadth. The earth system science involves the linkage of the physical, chemical, and biological, and social sciences to the understanding the interaction of Earth-system processes and humans. Our program offers an effective way to train the next-generation professionals in the areas of Earth and Environmental Sciences
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Affiliated Colleges and Programs
College of Sciences and Mathematics
School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences
College of Agriculture
College of Engineering
College of Liberal Arts
International Center for Climate and Global Change Research
Research Opportunities and Laboratory Facilities
Students will be engaged in all aspects of research and mentored by strong cross-disciplinary faculty group, including new faculty hires from the CHESS (Climate, Human, and Earth System Science) cluster initiatives. Students can choose among various areas of academic specialization (e.g., climate and earth systems, geological sciences and energy, environmental biogeochemistry, water resources and hydrology, coastal processes, ecosystem and food security, coupled natural and human systems, geospatial sciences, big data science, etc.). Laboratory and coursework provide students with a multidisciplinary background that will enable them to conduct state-of-the art research in earth system science. Auburn’s state-of-the-art analytical and computational facilities and labs are available to all students in the PhD program.
Department of Geosciences Research Instrumentation and Facilities
Auburn Allied Facilities
Affiliated Faculty for the Program
College of Sciences and Mathematics
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Department of Mathematics and Statistics |
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School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences
Samuel Ginn College of Engineering
Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering |
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College of Agriculture
College of Liberal Arts
Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work |
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Auburn University Montgomery
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Ph.D. Program Contact Information
Dr. Edward Thomas, Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies, etjr@physics.auburn.edu, 334-844-4126
Dr. Ming-Kuo Lee, Professor of Geosciences, leeming@auburn.edu, 334-844-4898.
Last Updated: 01/19/2021