{"id":39,"date":"2018-03-04T17:55:12","date_gmt":"2018-03-04T17:55:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.berea.edu\/division-one\/?page_id=39"},"modified":"2021-08-17T16:26:37","modified_gmt":"2021-08-17T20:26:37","slug":"geology","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/legacy.berea.edu\/division-one\/about-the-division\/geology\/","title":{"rendered":"Geology Program"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Geology was one of the core science programs at Berea College for many years but with the retirement of the last professor in 2003, the program went into a hiatus. In 2018, we are pleased to be bringing back earth sciences to Berea College in the new science building. In the fall of 2018, Dr. Suzanne Birner<\/a> joined us after finishing her Ph.D. at Stanford University in Geology and Environmental Sciences. \u00a0She is working to develop a new curriculum in geology to restart the program and open this field to a new generation of Berea College students. So far she has added some introductory physical geology types of courses along with an introductory mineralogy course that follows up on these.<\/p>\n

Starting in the Fall of 2021, we have hired Dr. Holly Peterson<\/a> to work in both the Chemistry Department as well as the Geology Program.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re interested in learning more about the Geology Program, email Prof. Suzanne Birner at birners@berea.edu<\/a>. We offer courses in intro geology, mineralogy, and other topics; a minor in Environmental Science (and hopefully a minor in Geology soon!); and fun on- and off-campus activities, such as movie nights, hikes, and trips to local gem and mineral shows.<\/p>\n