The Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences help you understand the world around, under, and above you.
Connect human activity and natural events, including issues ranging from the environment to urban planning to planetary bodies.
Are multidisciplinary sciences that help us to understand the dynamic earth: its past, present, and future.
Are hands-on sciences – from the classroom to the lab to the field.
The Case Western Reserve University Department of Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences gives you opportunities to work directly with faculty who care about the learning, research, and teaching of geological sciences.
News
Professor Peter Whiting: Hurricanes and Climate Change
EEPS Professor Peter Whiting talks to The Daily about the relationship between hurricanes and climate change. Click here to read the article.
EEPS Assistant Professor AW Omta conducts research on changes in atmospheric carbon dioxide levels
Omta led a study looking at how much carbon is stored in the ocean, especially the carbon trapped by living things like plankton. To read the full story, click here.
What Can Ancient Sediments Tell Us About Lake Erie?
EEPS Professor Beverly Saylor awarded funding from Ohio Sea Grant to study sedimentation in Lake Erie. Find out about her research here.
Mark Green talks to Case Daily about the importance of wetlands
Mark Green, adjunct associate professor in the EEPS department, discusses wetlands and their environmental importance today in Case Daily. Click this link for the full article.
Meet Ryan Murata, Senior Major in Geology
Tell us something about where you grew up and your experiences. I grew up in Warrington, PA, a town about an hour outside of Philadelphia. I was absolutely obsessed with geology when I was little and loved watching just about every documentary on volcanoes, earthquakes, and meteorites that I could...
Meet Elliot Witscher, Sr. Major in Geology
Tell us something about where you grew up and your experiences. I was born and raised in Oregon. My family has always loved the outdoors and we spent a lot of time hiking and camping when I was growing up which was definitely a part of why I was drawn...