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.
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EEPS students featured in Case Daily
Exploring Earth's History: Read about two of our EEPS students in the Case Daily.
Meet Tyler Larkin, Senior Major in Geology
Tell us something about where you grew up and your experiences. I grew up in Mayfield, Ohio, just south of Cleveland. I've always been very interested in the Earth's history, but it originally started with paleontology and has grown into what it is today. I loved growing up in the...
Meet Patricia Carrig, Senior Major in Environmental Geology
Tell us something about where you grew up and your experiences. I was born in Virginia. We moved a number of times - but for most of my childhood we lived in Mexico City, and then we moved back to Virginia when I was in highschool. From around ages 5...
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.