Earth and Planetary Sciences Home Page

About the Department

Undergraduate Program

Department of Earth and
Planetary Sciences
Johns Hopkins University
301 Olin Hall
3400 N. Charles Street
Baltimore, MD 21218

Phone 410-516-7135
Fax 410-516-7933

Graduate Studies

Welcome to the page that describes graduate studies in the Morton K. Blaustein Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences. We offer programs leading to the Ph.D. degree in a wide range of disciplines, covering the Atmosphere, Biosphere, Oceans, Geochemistry, Geology and Geophysics and Planets. Our goal is to educate scientists who will make fundamental and lasting contributions to their fields. The graduate program is designed to give every student the training and the tools needed for independent research and a rewarding scientific career.

The core of our program is a close working relationship between the graduate student and faculty members at the cutting edge of research, with an education and research program tailored to meet the particular goals of each student. Examples of graduate student research and graduate student life in our department can be found throughout the pages of this web site. Graduate students in Earth and Planetary Sciences are full members of our academic family. They receive financial support in the form of tuition fellowships, research and teaching assistantships, and special scholarships. They share offices in Olin Hall; have access to all laboratories and research facilities; and participate fully in seminars, field trips, and other professional and social activities.

We are seeking motivated students from a variety of backgrounds. An undergraduate degree and/or professional experience in the earth or planetary sciences is beneficial, but it is not a requirement for graduate admission to our department. Indeed, we encourage applications from interested students with undergraduate degrees in any of the physical and biological sciences, mathematics, and engineering.

If you would like to join our department as a graduate student, please follow these few steps to apply for admission. First, it is advisable (although not necessary) to directly contact the department faculty members whose research programs interest you:

Arking, Albert	arking@jhu.edu	atmospheric sciences
Ferry, John	jferry@jhu.edu	metamorphic geology
Garven, Grant	garven@jhu.edu	hydrogeology
Haine, Thomas	thomas.haine@jhu.edu	physical oceanography
Hardie,Lawrence	hardie@jhu.edu	sedimentology
Hinnov, Linda	lhinnov1@jhu.edu	quantitative stratigraphy and paleoclimatology
Jahren, Hope	jahren@jhu.edu	geobiology
Marsh, Bruce	bmarsh@jhu.edu	petrology/volcanology
Olson, Peter	olson@jhu.edu	geophysics
Osborn, Thomas	osborn@jhu.edu	physical oceanography
Strobel, Darrell	strobel@jhu.edu	planetary atmospheres
Sverjensky,Dimitri	sver@jhu.edu	geochemistry
Szlavecz, Katalin	szlavecz@jhu.edu	soil ecology
Veblen, David	dveblen@jhu.edu	mineralogy, crystallography and microscopy
Waugh, Darryn	waugh@jhu.edu	atmosphere dynamics

Second, you must prepare a graduate student application to Johns Hopkins University. The on-line application and application procedures can be found on the JHU Graduate Programs Web page,
https://app.applyyourself.com/?id=jhu-grad.

The application consists of your academic transcripts, a written statement of purpose for graduate study in our department, Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores and, if English is not your first language, scores of the TOEFL exam, plus three letters of recommendation. For additional details of this application package, please go to http://www.jhu.edu/~eps/Education Programs/Apply. Note that the deadline is January 15 for admission for the following Fall term. Please direct your questions regarding the application procedure to our department coordinator Kristen Gaines, kgaines@jhu.edu, or visit the following University addresses: Admissions and Student Information, http://webapps.jhu.edu/jhuniverse/admissions and International Student and Scholar Services, http://www.jhu.edu/~isss.