Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
The research interests of our faculty and staff are diverse, ranging from diamondiferous eclogites to edrioasteroids fossils to Martian meteorites to contaminant transport to Appalachian orogen and more. Recent field work occurred in such exotic locations as the McMurdo Dry Valleys of Antarctica, the Adar Mountain of Mauritania, the Atacama Desert in Chile, and Gusev Crater on Mars via the "Spirit" MER rover.
We are also partnered with the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, which offers unique research opportunities. We offer B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in geology, and our graduates go on to distinguish themselves in academia, industry, and government. We currently have over 100 students, both graduate and undergraduate, and are always on the look out for more. East Tennessee is beautiful and the cost of living is low, making Knoxville a most attractive location to reside.
EPS News
- Second EPS Professor participating in mission to Mars
- Two EPS Professors part of NASA mission to search for potential habitats for life on Mars
- EPS Professor prepared for mission to Mars
- EPS alum makes news regarding ‘what ate dinosaurs.’
- EPS professor part of NASA mission that could determine the building blocks of life
- EPS professor featured in SEC Stories of Success
- EPS Prof Ed Perfect selected as the UT Scholar of the Week
- EPS Professor discovers that lunar water is from comets
- EPS Professor makes first discovery of water and organics on an asteroid
- EPS Faculty Publish Scientific Volumes. See a video of EPS and other UT book authors
- EPS Professor named AAAS Fellow
- EPS Professor named scientific journal editor
- EPS Professor investigates TN earthquakes
Contact Information
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
306 EPS Building
1412 Circle Dr
Knoxville TN 37996-1410
Phone: (865) 974-2366
Fax: (865) 974-2368
Email: eps@utk.edu
