The Interdisciplinary PhD Program in
Earth System Science (ESS)

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

School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences

Samuel Ginn College of Engineering

College of Agriculture

College of Liberal Arts

Auburn University Montgomery

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.