Graduate Studies at UCLA

The Department of Earth & Space Sciences offers three graduate programs leading to the MS and PhD degrees in these disciplines: Geochemistry, Geology, and Geophysics & Space Physics. There is much interplay among the disciplines, and it is common for researchers in different disciplines to collaborate on projects. As such, some faculty advise students in more than one program.

It is very important for students to become acquainted with the current research opportunities available when considering a school for graduate studies. Before choosing between our three programs, applicants should consider the following areas of research and the associated faculty lists. If you are an applicant with an interest in a particular topic, you are encouraged to review the appropriate faculty web page(s) and contact our faculty directly for more information regarding their exciting research opportunities. With the recent addition of four new faculty members to the Department, we are expanding and continually upgrading our state-of-the-art instrumentation and technology facilities to benefit faculty and students at UCLA and in the science community. We have begin a new era of growth both in terms of interdisciplinary research and the broad scope of the topics we study. After reviewing our opportunities, we invite you to visit our graduate admission page for more information regarding graduate school here at UCLA!

The Geochemistry program offers study in biogeochemistry, cosmochemistry, crystal chemistry, experimental petrology, isotopic studies of stable and radioactive elements, marine geochemistry, meteorite research, planetology, and lunar geochemistry.

Graduate Studies and Faculty in Geology

The Geology program offers study in geomorphology, micropaleontology, mineralogy, organic geochemistry, paleobiology, petrology, paleontology, remote sensing, sedimentology, stratigraphy, structural geology, and tectonophysics.

Graduate Studies and Faculty in Geochemistry

The Geophysics & Space Physics program offers study in Earth's interior (seismology, gravity, thermal regime, geomagnetism, tectonics), geophysical fluid dynamics (turbulence, rotating systems, stability, hydromagnetism), nonlinear dynamics, planetology (orbital dynamics, planetary interiors, surfaces and atmospheres, solar-system origin), and space physics (magnetosphere, radiation belts, solar wind, magnetic fields, cosmic rays).

Graduate Studies and Faculty in Geophysics and Space Physics

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