Welcome to the Department of Earth Science. This section contains all the information for current students, faculty, and staff.

  • A Group of Earth Science students on a beach at sunset.
  • A group of Earth Science students sitting at benches and being given a presentation at the SCSU Garden
  • Two people planting on a hill.
  • Earth science students sitting by a creek and watching a demonstration of someone setting up a contraption.
  • Two Earth Science students observing a stone.

Welcome to the Department of Earth Science at Southern Connecticut State University. Our program has a more than 50-year tradition of producing first-rate geoscientists with expertise in geology, meteorology, oceanography, astronomy, and environmental earth science. Today, our alumni can be found working at all levels of private sector industry, government agencies, non-profit organizations, and academia. Our programs are student-centered and grounded in the hands-on field and laboratory-based learning. Our faculty and staff are highly engaged in teaching and research with undergraduate students. We are housed in Southern’s New Academic Science and Laboratory Building, which provides a magnificent environment that is conducive to both effective teaching and cutting-edge research. Many elements of the new building, including specialized laboratories, an indoor rock wall, and an outdoor rock garden have been purpose-built for earth science instruction. If you are interested in a meaningful career that has a positive impact on the planet and the people around you, I hope that you will consider becoming part of the SCSU Earth Science tradition.

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Contact

Southern Connecticut State University
Earth Science Department
Academic Science Building, Room 108A
501 Crescent Street
New Haven, CT 06515
Phone: (203) 392-5835
Fax: (203) 392-6885
Instagram: @scsuearthscienceclub

Position Name Phone
Department Chairperson Dr. Nicholas Fedorchuk (203) 392-5837
Department Secretary Cheryl Padilla (203) 392-5835