The Directory of Geoscience Departments, 42nd Edition, provides an alphabetical listing of 1,047 geoscience departments. This year, the list of geoscience departments outside the U.S. has expanded to 107 departments in 21 countries. In addition to information about college and university geoscience departments, the Directory of Geoscience Departments includes listings of U.S. federal agencies that employ or are of interest to geoscientists, all U.S. state geological surveys, field-camp information, and faculty e-mail addresses. Other valuable features include departments that are AGI Academic Associates, the year of the most recent departmental update, and the most recent enrollments and degrees granted.
Two significant changes are reflected in this edition of the Directory of Geoscience Departments. Beginning this year, the Directory of Geoscience Departments will be published to coincide with the calendar year instead of the academic year. Because data collection occurs several months before going to press, the shift in the publication cycle to a calendar year will make it possible for geoscience departments and new faculty members to submit updated information at the start of the new academic year. This will improve the currency of the listings in the Directory of Geoscience Departments and provide more accurate enrollment numbers.
Additionally, this is the first edition of the Directory of Geoscience Departments where individuals were giv
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American Geological Institute
2-Feb-2004