{"id":236,"date":"2023-02-22T13:17:07","date_gmt":"2023-02-22T21:17:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/earth\/?page_id=236"},"modified":"2025-11-21T12:25:52","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T20:25:52","slug":"research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/earth\/undergraduate\/research\/","title":{"rendered":"Research"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5377 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2025\/11\/PXL_20251118_204641705-scaled-e1763755313663-1024x637.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"637\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2025\/11\/PXL_20251118_204641705-scaled-e1763755313663-1024x637.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2025\/11\/PXL_20251118_204641705-scaled-e1763755313663-300x187.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2025\/11\/PXL_20251118_204641705-scaled-e1763755313663-768x478.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2025\/11\/PXL_20251118_204641705-scaled-e1763755313663-1536x956.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2025\/11\/PXL_20251118_204641705-scaled-e1763755313663-2048x1275.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">The Earth Sciences Department offers several research opportunities for interested undergraduates, both to majors and non-majors. Because earth science is truly cross disciplinary, undergraduates can gain hands-on experience in a range of areas. There are several avenues for getting involved in earth science research see our \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1AEUrlsfFYKXMnSITcL0zM5a4pUmGkKLN\/view?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Getting into Research<\/a>\u201d sheet for a summary.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Further details of the specific programs can be found here:<\/strong><\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width: 100%;height: 248px\" border=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 56px\">\n<td style=\"width: 100%;text-align: center;height: 56px\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/drive\/folders\/1AMxCPqvhHrDKmJJGaLb1AbjC7ccWFqU4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Undergraduate Research, Graduate School &amp; Job Opportunities<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px\">\n<td style=\"width: 100%;text-align: center;height: 24px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/careers.usc.edu\/resources\/handshake\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Workstudy or other lab jobs<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px\">\n<td style=\"width: 100%;text-align: center;height: 24px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/soar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dornsife SOAR<\/a>\u00a0(semester) and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/surf-shure\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SURF<\/a>\u00a0(summer)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px\">\n<td style=\"width: 100%;text-align: center;height: 24px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wise.usc.edu\/programs\/grants-and-awards\/undergraduate-research-experience\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Women in Science and Engineering (WiSE) opportunities<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px\">\n<td style=\"width: 100%;text-align: center;height: 24px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/earth\/esrap\/\">Earth Science Research Apprenticeship Program (ESRAP)<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px\">\n<td style=\"width: 100%;text-align: center;height: 24px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1-9kKhXvOxFN8X0UfzEqN0vo_u3rZRtR-\/view?usp=sharing\">Directed Research GEOL 490<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px\">\n<td style=\"width: 100%;text-align: center;height: 24px\">Senior Thesis GEOL 494\u00a0(See\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/earth\/senior-thesis-requirements-and-timetable\/\">Senior Thesis Guidelines<\/a>)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px\">\n<td style=\"width: 100%;text-align: center;height: 24px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/flp\/home\/programs-and-resources\/maymester\/\">Maymester (GEOL 465)<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px\">\n<td style=\"width: 100%;text-align: center;height: 24px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scec.org\/internships\">SCEC Internship Programs<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>All Earth Sciences faculty are involved in research and welcome the involvement of undergraduate students in many projects. We encourage you to visit our department <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/earth\/research\/\">research<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/earth\/faculty\/\">faculty<\/a> pages to learn more. If you are interested in working with an individual faculty member\u00a0you may contact them directly. If you need help finding a faculty member to work with, contact\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/profile\/david-bottjer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Professor David Bottjer<\/a> (undergraduate faculty advisor).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p><strong>SCEC Internship Programs<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Statewide California Earthquake Center (SCEC) offers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scec.org\/internships\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">two internship programs<\/a> for college undergraduate students. Through hands-on research and professional development, SCEC interns acquire skills in data analysis, problem-solving, and systems thinking, collaborating with a diverse community of experts from over 90 institutions. SURE offers immersive, in-person research, while SOURCES provides accessible, remote opportunities. Both programs empower students to deepen their knowledge, expand professional networks, and contribute to impactful projects that address pressing geoscience challenges.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"cta-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scec.org\/internships\/\">Learn More<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>SURE: Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (<a href=\"https:\/\/usc.qualtrics.com\/jfe\/form\/SV_eh3IPHH1rssaHQ2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Apply now<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>SOURCES: Supported Opportunities for Undergraduates and Researchers to Collaborate on Earthquake Science (<a href=\"https:\/\/usc.qualtrics.com\/jfe\/form\/SV_eh3IPHH1rssaHQ2\">Apply now<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--spacer \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--spacer\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--spacer \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--spacer\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":0,"parent":188,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-content-detail.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-236","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - 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