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- Monterey and Related Stratigraphy
- Conrey Hydrogeology
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Events and Announcements

Leo Giannetta wins first place in the Master's division for best poster at the Pacific Section American Association of Petroleum Geologists Student Expo.
Read more about Leo's work.
Patrick O'Connell won the Outstanding Student Presentation Award for his talk at the Groundwater Resources Association of California's 2017 Conference and 26th Annual Meeting.
Read more about Patrick's work.
Geology Department Chair Dr. Rick Behl is President-Elect of the Pacific Section of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG).
Read more about the election.
The Geology Department Alumni camping trip was held on April 29-30 at Lake Cachuma and included several field trips.
Read more about the Alumni campout.
Several CSULB Geology students have been awarded PSAAPG and LABGS scholarships, including John Farrell, Joseph Gutierrez and Cesar Mejia.
Read more about the scholarships.
The Geology Department hosted the South Coast Geological Society dinner in March. Dr. Matt Becker spoke on "Where Groundwater Meets Ocean: California, Easter Island, Hawaii, and Tahiti."
Read more about this meeting.
Read about other CSULB Geology Department news.

Welcome to The Department of Geological Sciences at California State University Long Beach!

Since 1955, our program has a proud tradition with a continuing commitment in preparing our students for professional careers or further post-graduate education. Our program is based solidly in fundamental geological skills with an emphasis in field experiences. We offer the degrees at both the Bachelor's and Master's level.

We are located 10 minutes from the beach, one hour from the mountains and the San Andreas Fault, and two hours from the desert!

Department Spotlight

Dr. Robert "Dan" Francis will present "Black Gold in California" at the CSULB College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics Fellows Colloquium on Thursday, November 2, 2017 on-campus at The Chartroom. Reservations are required, please RSVP by October 25 at Beach-Geology.com. Registration and Reception starts at 6:30 p.m and the program starts at 7:00 p.m.

Ashley, Rick and Jack at the Page museum

Chair: Dr. Rick Behl, Richard.Behl@csulb.edu, Hall of Science (HSCI) Room 322, California State University Long Beach, 1250 Bellflower Blvd., Long Beach, CA 90840, Phone: (562) 985-5850