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Geology and Environmental Science Instrumentation and Facilities

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All of the Options are Here

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The Geology and Environmental Science Department at 91做厙, along with the Materials Science Center, houses state-of-the-art analytical equipment that is rarely found at undergraduate institutions. Blugold geology students gain the kind of hands-on experience with the professional techniques that will truly enhance their employment or graduate school opportunities.

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Learning Outside the Classroom

In addition to extensive instrumentation, our campuss physical location provides the perfect field study opportunities just steps from the Phillips Science Hall doors. The Chippewa River and Little Niagara Creek flow through our lower campus, and Big Falls County Park is just 12 miles away, all offering unique options study. The department owns three SUVs to safely transport students to off-campus field areas. UWEC is bordered by a nature preserve known as Putnam Park, with 230 acres of terrain for studying soils and other learning opportunities.

In other words, when we say field-based curriculum, that is literally just minutes from the classrooms.

Instrumentation

With nearly 100 unique pieces of high-tech instrumentation on campus, you can analyze your field samples in Phillips Science Hall a huge advantage for Blugolds. Please see the categories below for the inventory.

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Geology and Environmental Science Department

Phillips Science Hall 157
101 Roosevelt Avenue
Eau Claire, WI 54701
United States

715-836-3732