Welcome to the Department of Geosciences!

We are a dynamic and growing department within the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Amherst is the main campus of the University of Massachusetts, which is a Research 1 University. The town of Amherst is situated in the beautiful Pioneer Valley of western Massachusetts. It is just one hour to the Hartford/Springfield Bradley International Airport, less than 2 hours to Boston, 3.5 hours to New York and 5 hours to Montreal.

Currently, the Department has more than 25 professors dedicated to research and teaching, 15 adjunct faculty and post-docs, over 50 graduate students, and an active undergraduate population of approximately 100 majors.

Please browse our website to learn more about the department, and feel free to contact us if you have any questions. You may also view the most recent department newsletter in .pdf format. There is still some good information in the 2004 department newsletter.