Geology and Geophysics
Physical Sciences Department

  Geology, the study of the processes shaping planet earth, is of interest to civil engineers, environmental scientists, geographers, and biologists. Professsionals find their background in geology useful for graduate studies, land-use planning, assessment of natural environmental hazards, resource development, and waste disposal.

Geophysics studies the underlying forces responsible fro geologic processes and develops the technology for probing the subsurface and deep interior of the earth. Professional geophysicists work to understand the nature of volcanic eruptions, the behavior and potential for earthquakes, the mechanisms behind continental drift, how to better predict the behavior of the atmosphere, and to develop technologies to search for new mineral and energy resources.  Turkey was struck by one of the most powerful earthquakes of the century on Tuesday, August 17, 1999.

GEOLOGY AT SOUTHERN

Southern participates in a transfer program with the University of Missouri at Rolla which allows students to complete their first two years of study for a Bachelor of Science degree in either geology or geophysics at Missouri Southern and then transfer to UMR for the completion of the last two years of the degree. The program is flexible and allows students to transfer to other schools in Missouri, such as Univeristy of Missouri at Columbia and Southwest Missouri State University.

Additionally, geology courses at Southern supplement other major areas of study, such as Ecolonomics, Environmental Health, Geography, and state certification in middle and secondary education.

For more information contact:

John Knapp
Room 208, Reynolds Hall
417-625-9720

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Dr. John S. Knapp, Professor of Geophysics

 Parts of the Ozark Plateaus have a history as major producers of lead and zinc. Mining in the Study Unit has occurred primarily in four main lead-zinc mining districts-the Southeastern District (Old Lead Belt, Viburnum Trend, and the Fredericktown subdistricts), the Tri-State District, the Central District, and the North Arkansas District. By far the most important ore deposits were in the Southeastern and Tri-State Districts. The Viburnum Trend subdistrict is the only area still mined for lead or zinc.

 

GEOLOGY IN MISSOURI

University of Missouri-Rolla
University of Missouri-Columbia
Southwest Missouri State University
Washington University

 

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