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The Department of Earth, Environmental and Geographical Sciences is comprised of physical, natural and social scientists from a variety of disciplinary backgrounds. Our mission is to create, extend and disseminate applied and theoretical scientific knowledge of the Earth’s physical, natural and human systems and their interactions through scholarly research, teaching and service.

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Recent News

UT Austin student Olivia Gerhart worked all summer with professor EPPES and Faye Moser INES PhD student to crowd source…

Two EEGS majors, Ella Bruckert and Jasmine Oliver, along with one of our student workers, Carson Cusa, were featured in Charlotte’s…

Mineralogy students hiked over Helene-era landslide deposits and downed trees to collect some amazing pegmatite samples from the historic Ray…

Avery Taylor is a senior and Levine Scholar majoring in earth and environmental sciences and geology and was featured in…

Dr. Bill Graves, a professor of Geography in the department of EEGS won the UNC Charlotte Award for Teaching Excellence…

William (Bill) Graves, professor, geography; Margaret Quinlan, professor, communication studies; and Luke Reinke, associate professor, reading and elementary education are…

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Contact Us

Department of Earth, Environmental and Geographical Sciences, UNC Charlotte

Chair: Dr. Sara Gagne
Associate Chair: Terry Shirley
Department Main Office: McEniry 331

Phone: 704‑687‑5973
Department Email: eegs@charlotte.edu


Alumni Spotlight

jacob sand

Class of 2019, Environmental Studies BA & Geology Minor