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Geology courses at Bowdoin take students outside to study bedrock, marine and environmental geology. Maine is geologically rich with coastal exposures of metamorphic rocks, ancient volcanoes, rock and gem quarries, an extensive fault system, fossils, sand beaches, glacial sediments and landforms, bedrock aquifers, inland waters and nearby bays.
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Students often work with community partners to apply their learning to problems of environmental and local importance. In the nine-course major program, students expand their knowledge and develop their research skills. Many students elect to participate in ongoing faculty research projects during the summer and academic year. In addition to Bowdoin's field stations, the department has a Geographic Information Systems (GIS) laboratory, a Scanning Electron Microscopy laboratory, water quality instrumentation, Chirp sonar system, and extensive mineral, map, and fossil collections.
Contact Information
Location: Druckenmiller Hall
Department Coordinator: Marjorie Parker
Dept. Phone: (207) 725-3628
Dept. Fax: (207) 798-7037
Mailing Address: 6800 College Station
Bowdoin College
Brunswick, ME 04011