Department of Geoscience: University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Petrology & Geochemistry	Igneous Petrology; Volcanology and Volcanic Hazards; Experimental Petrology; Metamorphic Petrology; Economic Geology; Mineral Physics; Geochemistry
Sedimentary Geology & Paleontology	Carbonate and Clastic Sedimentology; Sequence and Chemostratigraphy; Basin Analysis; Petroleum Geology; Paleontology and Paleoecology; Paleoceanography
Tectonics & Structural Geology	Continental Paleotectonics; Structural Geology; Rock Deformation; Neotectonics; Thermochronology
Climate & Earth Surface Processes	Paleoclimate and Climate; Soil Science; Earth Systems Change; Geomorphology; Stable Isotope Research
Hydrological & Environmental Science	Vadose Zone Hydrology; Contaminant Transport; Hydrological Modeling; Environmental Fluid Mechanics; Groundwater Geochemistry
Planetary Sciences	Astrobiology; Mars Geochemistry; Planetary Volcanology; Crater Formation; Remote Sensing and GIS

Recent Publications of the UNLV Geoscience Department

The 6th annual GeoSymposium, a student organized event to showcase student research within the Department, will be held April 15-16, 2011.
Visit our GeoSymposium Website to learn more about this annual event.

Office:Lilly Fong Geoscience Building (LFG) 104B
Tel: 702.895.3262; FAX 702.895.4064
Email: geodept@unlv.edu

Department of Geoscience
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
4505 S. Maryland Pkwy
Las Vegas, NV 89154-4010