Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences

Degrees Offered:
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 Ph.D. 

 Ed.D. 

 M.S. 

 M.A. 

Master 
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 MFA 

Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences 

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GRADUATE FACULTY

J. C. Fountain, Department Head

Director of Graduate Programs:
G. S. Janowitz, Box 8208, 5-7837, janowitz@ncsu.edu, Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences

William Neal Reynolds Professor:
 J. M. Burkholder

Professors: V. P. Aneja, N. E. Blair, D. J. DeMaster, D. B. Eggleston, R. V. Fodor, J. C. Fountain, D. P. Genereux, J. P. Hibbard, G. S. Janowitz, D. Kamykowski, G. M. Lackmann, E. L. Leithold, D. A. McConnell, J. M. Miller, L. J. Pietrafesa, S. Raman, W. A. Robinson, F. H. Semazzi, W. J. Showers, M. K. Stoskopf, T. G. Wolcott, L. Xie, Y. Zhang; Research Professors: T. S. Hopkins, S. Rebach, R. H. Tolson; Adjunct Professors: K. V. Alapaty, S. W. Chang, T. F. Clark, W. J. Cooper, R. S. Harmon, S. E. Koch, S. K. Leduc, S. T. Rao, R. W. Reynolds, R. Rotunno; Emeritus Professors: S. S. Arya, H. S. Brown, V. V. Cavaroc, B. J. Copeland, J. M. Davis, L. J. Langfelder, C. J. Leith, W. J. Saucier, C. W. Welby, E. A. Wheeler; Associate Professors: R. He, M. M. Kimberley, J. Liu, H. Mitasova, M. D. Parker, M. H. Schweitzer, P. Shaw, S. E. Yuter; Research Associate Professors: C. J. Thomas; Adjunct Associate Professors: S. A. Braun, B. S. Ferrier, C. D. Harrington, C. Jang, A. G. Laing, R. D. Nair, J. C. Reid, J. C. Warner, R. W. Wiener; Emeritus Associate Professors: A. J. Riordan, E. F. Stoddard, G. F. Watson, D. L. Wolcott; Assistant Professors: A. Aiyyer, D. R. Bohnenstiehl, N. Meskhidze, C. L. Osburn, M. D. Petters, K. W. Wegmann; Emeritus Research Professors: D. A. Russell; Adjunct Assistant Professors: J. J. Charney, D. R. Corbett, A. F. Hanna, G. J. Kirkpatrick, A. J. Lewitus, J. Lin, J. E. McNinch, J. M. Morrison, D. S. Niyogi, S. B. Phillips, P. A. Roelle, G. A. Sinclair, Q. Tong; Extension Assistant Professors: R. P. Boyles

Fields of Graduate Instruction - Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences

Graduate disciplines in atmospheric science, geology and marine sciences are offered. Within marine sciences the subdisciplines of biological, chemical, geological and physical oceanography are recognized by the profession.

Admission Requirements: A bachelor's degree with research experience or a master's degree is required for entry into the Ph.D. program. The GRE Subject Test scores are required only for applicants in biological oceanography. A bachelor's degree in a science, mathematics or engineering is required for entry into the M.S. program in atmospheric science, geology, and biological, chemical, geological or physical oceanography. Undergraduate field camp is required of all students in the M.S. program in geology; this requirement may be fulfilled before or after admission.  An M.S. degree with a non-thesis option for students on leave for a fixed period from government positions is available and admission to this option must be requested at the time of application.

Master's Degree Requirements: The M.S. degree requires a minimum of 30 credit hours. Specific course requirements are determined by the advisory committee of each student. However, MEA 601 Seminar is required of all M.S. students no later than the third semester in residence. Marine science students are required to take core courses in two of the three subdisciplines other than their own.

Doctoral Degree Requirements: Specific courses are determined by the student's advisory committee. Registration in seminar, MEA 801, is required of all Ph.D. students no later than the fourth semester in residence. Marine science students are required to take core courses in all three subdisciplines other than their own; this requirement may be fulfilled at the M.S. level.

Student Financial Support: Research and teaching assistantships are available.

Other Relevant Information: Students are assigned initial advisors upon admission. It is the student's responsibility to secure the consent of a faculty member to serve as the permanent advisor who will chair or co-chair the advisory committee.

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