• » Christina Cianfrani, associate professor of hydrology
• » Steven Roof, associate professor of earth and environmental science

• » Mineral Grain to Tectonic Plate: A Geologic and Photographic Exploration of Orogeny
  
• » Wetland Biogeochemistry and Climate Change
• » Experimental Investigation of Radionuclide Transport through Fractured, Hydrothermally Altered Concrete
• » Ground Water Divide: Geologic and Photographic Abstractions from the Upper Arkansas River, Colorado
• » Mafic Enclaves and the Petrogenesis of the El Capitan Granite
• » Mapping and Correlation of Glaciofluvial Terraces, Paradise Valley, Montana
• » Sedimentology and Stratigraphy of the Bighorn Basin Dig Site, Wyoming

• » Earth Resources
• » Earth Science Frontiers and Environmental Issues
• » Evolutionary Biology
• » Field Methods in Bioarcheaology
• » Geological Controversies
• » Geology II: Evolution of the Landscape
• » Introduction to Geographic Information
• » Systems and Natural Resource Management
• » Pollution and Our Environment
• » The Science and Politics of Water
• » Stream Ecology
• » Sustainable Water Resources
• » Watershed Hydrology
• » Water Water Everywhere?

Five College Geology Program
The Five College Geology Program provides a rich array of events and resources for Hampshire students. It sponsors several guest lecture series during the academic year, an undergraduate student research symposium in the spring, and field trips to exciting geological destinations such as Death Valley, the Grand Canyon, and Iceland (program-sponsored trips are subsidized to keep student fees as low as possible).

Recent lectures offered through the Five College Geology Program include: “CO2 Climate-Glaciation linkages During the Late Paleozoic Icehouse-to-Greenhouse Transition,” “Humans as Agents of Erosion and Sedimentation: A Geologic Perspective,” and “Ascent of the Dinosaurs.”

Field and Lab Research Equipment
Hampshire College has an array of earth science field and lab research equipment, including complete GIS (Geographic Information Systems) facilities with the latest software from ESRI installed on high performance computers. Using state-of-the-art GPS units and an extensive library of recent and historical aerial photos and maps, students are building a growing digital database of Hampshire’s natural resources, including maps of trails, soils, wetlands, and wildlife sightings.

Hampshire students have access to the Five College geology departments’ state-of-the-art equipment and resources, including stable isotope mass spectrometers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, X-Ray diffractometers at Mount Holyoke College, high-pressure diamond anvils at Smith College, and a geophysical/hydrological field station. A wide range of geology and the earth sciences are available through the Five Colleges. Hampshire students frequently join field trips and research projects with Five College colleagues.