Geology Professor

Rocks and minerals are the foundation of a Geology Professor’s teachings. When you’re a Geology Professor, your classes cover everything from what makes up the earth to how it was formed to where it’s headed as evolution continues. Students spend time with you in the classroom, where you prepare them for work as Geologists, Professors, Volcanologists, Seismologists, Petrologists, or Oceanographers. They have a bright future under your guidance, if a bit dusty and dirty.

As a Geology Professor, you also instruct them on how to go about fieldwork assignments. There, you guide them through the process of digging for rocks and collecting mineral samples. Additionally, you teach them how to set up and use the equipment and hand tools, do mild cleaning on site, and package the samples in preparation for the lab. You make sure they understand the importance of the exact location where the samples were found, as that aids in explaining the surrounding habitat and nearby geological structures.

The third portion of your work occurs within a laboratory, where students learn how to research and catalogue their findings. They also write up detailed reports and make summaries of the fieldwork they, or other Geologists, have done. But interpreting data is only one portion of their training. If students wish to become Geological Consultants, learning how to sort information and make projection reports for new buildings and structures is a big part of what they’ll do.