Department of Geography and Geology

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 In Ogden College's Department of Geography and Geology,

Evidence and Argument is the "Scientific Method." Our programs are the starting place for all things Geoscience related. From here you can explore courses taught and research conducted by world-class faculty, learn more about the degrees and courses we offer, connect with our great staff, and discover how a geography/geology/meteorology/GIS degree from WKU will put you on the map. We are the most internationalized department at WKU! Click on scholarship information.
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Featured Faculty Member for September: - M. ROYHAN GANI, Ph.D., joined the faculty this past July and brings new and exciting teaching and research skills to the geology and geoscience programs. Dr. Royhan Gani has interests in sedimentary geology – source to sink; facies analysis and depositional environments; sequence & seismic stratigraphy; ichnology; hydrocarbon reservoir analogs in outcrops; integration of well logs, 2D/3D seismic and cores; ground penetrating radar (GPR); paleoclimatology; basin analysis; tectonic sedimentology; diagenesis; sedimentology of Mars. He also teaches themes in geology and human evolution, such as tectonics, paleoclimate, and hominin evolution of East Africa. His research also addresses Himalayan geology, such as the sedimentology, paleovegetation, and paleoclimate of the Neogene Siwalik rocks of the Nepal Himalayas. Contact Dr. Gani at royhan.gani@wku.edu or (270) 745-5977.

The Department of Geography and Geology at WKU offers excellent undergraduate and graduate educational opportunities and is a leader in relevant research and public service. Read about the Department's Study Abroad and international activities in the Alumni Magazine. Learn More...