The earth and environmental sciences research we do here at IU Indianapolis impacts the globe. We not only study problems in central Indiana, but other areas of the United States, the ocean, other continents, and even other planets.
Some research is completed by individual faculty members, while other research is carried out collaboratively among several faculty members with the help of graduate and undergraduate students.
When scientists join collective talents and skills, impressive things happen. The Department of Earth Science collaborates with the Forensic and Investagative Sciences program, the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, and the Department of Biology in the School of Science. The department also collaborates with the Department of Geography, the School of Dentistry, and the Center for Earth and Environmental Science.
Our department has a wide variety of advanced equipment and technologies that aid in our research. These include: