Earth Science is the science of studying geologic systems and processes, including other bodies in the solar system, as well as the environment and resources of Earth and other planets. Earth Science is the platform where other Natural Science disciplines meet. It includes the research of Earth鈥檚 structure, minerals, soil, and atmosphere, as well as water and energy resources. Earth scientists explore how Earth鈥檚 natural systems currently operate, how they have operated in the recent and ancient past, and how we expect they may behave in the future. Earth Science has a high societal significance and is relevant to us all, every day.
The Department of Earth Sciences offers students a modern educational program leading to a BSc in Earth, Planetary, and Environmental Sciences. Our Graduate Program offers students the opportunity to pursue MSc and PhD degrees in the topics mentioned above. We provide high-quality education in different fields of Earth Sciences to prepare students for a wide range of socially and ethically responsible professional careers.
Graduates will be able to apply their knowledge of Geology, Paleontology, Geochemistry, Atmospheric sciences, and Geophysics to formulate solutions to various geoscience problems, and can contribute effectively to the UAE鈥檚 geologic, economic, and space sectors. They will further demonstrate an awareness of the social, ethical, and professional responsibilities in the exploration and exploitation of energy and natural resources, and an understanding of major regional and global social and environmental issues.
The Department of Earth Sciences at Khalifa University is an internationally recognized center of excellence in education and research and is among the leading geoscience centers of education and research in the Middle East. Graduates can join both the local and international petroleum and space industry or may find career opportunities in governmental and non-governmental institutions. PhD graduates can also choose to pursue academic careers with universities in the UAE and abroad.
Welcome to the Department of Earth Sciences at Khalifa University
Watch interviews with some of our faculty on their respective research:
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Exploring outer space from Earth鈥� with Dr. Mohamed Ramy Elmaarry, Associate Professor
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鈥楧inosaurs, volcanoes and acid oceans: why the climate of the past matters for the future鈥� with Dr. Aisha Al Suwaidi
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鈥榃hat is Seismology?鈥� with Dr. Fateh Bouchaala
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Faculty of the Department of Earth Sciences are engaged in research from a wide range of disciplines, which include studies of Earth鈥檚 surface and deep processes, space, geophysics, tectonics, sedimentology, paleontology, geochemistry, petrology, geological hazards, and environmental geoscience.
Research within the Department of Earth Sciences is fundamental in nature, but it underpins many of the most pressing societal questions of our time: climate and environmental change; natural hazards; natural resources; the origins of life both here on Earth, and elsewhere. Our ability to forecast the impact of human activities relies on our understanding of past changes the Earth system.
These Earth Sciences faculty projects are aligned with the KU priority research areas of Hydrocarbon Exploration and Production, and Water and Environment and address the broad areas of Earth and planetary systems sciences, geochemistry, sedimentology and sedimentary basin analysis, reservoir characterization, and exploration geophysics.
