Geology
Mineralogy Trip to the Adirondacks
Independent study research trip to Montana
Jim Greene and Katie Jaeckel presenting research at the Geological Society of America’s Northeastern Conference
Geology Club trip to Zion National Park, Utah
Stockton’s Geology curriculum provides students with a solid foundation in the basic sub-disciplines of geology, so that students have the background to pursue a career in almost any area of geology.
Beyond the basic core, students may concentrate their studies in subjects as traditional as earthquakes, volcanoes, minerals, and sedimentary rocks or in applied topics such as environmental geology, coastal processes, economic geology, hydrology, and water resources. Geology students may also develop a concentration in hydrogeology or marine geology.
About the Program
The Geology curriculum stresses field experience, hands-on laboratory work, independent study projects, and internships. A key aspect of all geology classes is the engagement of students with the world around them through field work. There is no better laboratory for the geosciences than the outdoors! These encourage students to develop initiative and professionalism while they provide practical experience and enhance the students’ understanding of local geology, the region, and the world.
Students may earn either a Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts degree. Both degree options are based around a curriculum that provides students with a solid foundation in the traditional sub-disciplines of geology. These include courses in mineralogy, petrology, field methods, structural geology, sedimentology, and stratigraphy. Both require students to complete either an internship that can be with consulting companies, government agencies, or natural resource industries or conduct independent research with a faculty member. Either opportunity aid students in getting additional hands-on experiences that benefit them for their future careers and/or graduate school.
Geology alumni are currently employed by a diverse group of companies and agencies in a variety of geoscience disciplines. These include:
Associate Program Chair
Matthew Severs
Associate Professor of Geology
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Matthew.Severs@stockton.edu
Alumni Success
The geology program at Stockton has provided me with exceptional knowledge of the subject, as well as practical, hands-on experience. One of my favorite aspects of the program are the field trips where students get direct, first-hand experience learning about geologic processes.
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B.S. Geology '14
I often look back on my life to see if some key moments or choices had a lasting impact on me. Choosing to major in geology at Stockton has single-handedly been the best choice I have ever made in my entire life. I cannot imagine where I would be if I hadn’t taken the chance to switch majors.
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B.S. Geology '15
Stockton geology heavily emphasizes fieldwork, a crucial component for the geological industry. This includes day trips, weekend trips, and multiple week-long trips across the country to places like Colorado, Utah, Arizona, and others, allowing students to apply what they’ve learned in lectures and labs in the field.Read Jame's whole story
B.S. Geology '19
Course material and research gave me the skills and knowledge I needed to excel and stand out in my field. I learned how to properly research topics and how to implement new information in the projects I work on in my industry.
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B.S. Geology '19
At Stockton, I had the pleasure of being involved in research with three faculty members and developed my own research project senior year. Being so involved with research as an undergraduate really aided me in becoming more confident in myself as a person and as a scientist.
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B.S. Geology and Oceanography '19
The immersive experience that being a geology student provided was irreplaceable. I was able to go on many field trips and participate in research which prepared me very well for graduate school.
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B.S. Geology '21
I cherish my Stockton geology experience. It helped me grow into the professional I am today by providing me with the necessary knowledge in my field of work, and it was a great social experience as well as completing field and lab projects with other students. I can not praise the geology program enough.
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B.S. Geology '10
Curriculum
The Geology (GEOL) program draws on the interdisciplinary strengths of the School
of Natural Sciences and Mathematics that offers degree programs and courses in Environmental
Science, Geology, Marine Science and Sustainability. The curriculum provides students
with a solid foundation in the basic subdisciplines of geology, so that students have
the background to pursue a career in almost any area of geology. Beyond the basic
core, students may concentrate their studies in subjects as traditional as earthquakes,
volcanoes, minerals, and sedimentary rocks or in applied topics such as environmental
geology, coastal processes, economic geology, hydrology, and water resources. Geology
students may also develop a concentration in hydrogeology or marine geology.
Worksheet
To see the curriculum for your area of interest you’ll use the web program, Degree Works. This program is accessible even if you are not currently a student with Stockton University.
If you are a current student at Stockton University, access Degree Works through the portal, then choose the “what if” option to explore the various paths towards degree completion.
Prospective freshman or transfer students, can use the Curriculum & Transfer Equivalency Tool below. In addition, the program degree map below provides valuable degree information and is a guide to assist in planning academic coursework, but should not substitute academic advisement.
Instructions on How to Use Curriculum Tool
- At the next page you are prompted with three (3) options. Select the one that says “continue without signing in.”
- Respond to each prompt using the pull-down menu in the center of the page. [Please be patient. It may take a few seconds for the system to process your request. If you see a NO symbol, you need to wait a moment!]
Prompts include:
- Enrollment dates (Choose intended semester attending)
- Intended level (Choose“undergraduate”)
- What degree you will pursue? (Choose “Bachelor of Science” or “Bachelor of Arts”)
- What is your intended major? (Choose “Biochemistry Molecular Biology”)
- What is your intended concentration? (Choose “General”)
- What is your intended minor? (Choose “none” or select one - it is not required)
- For prospective students, choose “I’m all done" button.
- For transfer students, use the “class” button to see how courses already taken fit into the Stockton degree path.
- You will see an overview of the degree you have selected, including all requirements.
- At the bottom of the screen, you could save or print worksheet.
Degree Maps
Faculty
Associated Faculty
Mark Demitroff, Geology Adjunct Faculty
Mark Demitroff
Geology Adjunct Faculty
Board Member, Stockton's South Jersey Culture & History Center (2011– present)
Board Member, United States Permafrost Association (2013
– 2018)
| Phone: | 856.285.0458 Cell |
| Email: | Mark.Demitroff@stockton.edu |
| Office: | USC1 - 211 |
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EDUCATION
Ph.D. Land-Surface Processes: University of Delaware, in progress
M.S. Geography: University of Delaware, 2007
B.S. Agricultural Sciences: Rutgers, Cook College, 1982
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Pinelands Geography, Periglacial Geomorphology – Past Permafrost
COURSES TAUGHT
Pinelands Phys/Cultural Geog GIS 4672, The Pine Barrens, GNM 2234
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Past permafrost aggradation & degradation, eolian dynamics, paleohydrology, cryogenesis, geodiversity, Younger Dryas, Pine Barrens cultural history, folklore.
PUBLICATIONS
Woronko B, Karasiewicz T, Rychel J, Kupryjanowicz M, Fiłoc M, Moska P, Adamczyk A, Demitroff MN. 2022. A palaeoenvironmental record of MIS 3 climate change in NE Poland—Sedimentary and geochemical evidence. Quaternary International. 617: 80–100. DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2021.08.012
Demitroff M. 2016. Pleistocene ventifacts and ice-marginal conditions, New Jersey, USA. Permafrost and Periglacial Processes. Palaeoenvironmental Special Issue 27: 123–137 DOI: 10.1002/ppp.1860
Wu Y, Sharma M, LeCompte MA, Demitroff M, Landis JD. 2013. Origin and provenance of spherules and magnetic grains at the Younger Dryas Boundary. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 110, 38: E3557–E3566. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1304059110
French HM, Demitroff M. 2012. Late-Pleistocene paleohydrology, eolian activity and frozen ground, New Jersey Pine Barrens, eastern USA. Netherlands Journal of Geosciences. 91, 1/2: 25–35. DOI: 10.1017/S0016774600000548
LeCompte MA, Goodyear AC, Demitroff M, Batchelor D, Vogel EK, Mooney C, Rock BN, Seidel AW. 2012. An independent evaluation of conflicting microspherules results from different investigations of the Younger Dryas Impact Hypothesis. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 109, 44: E2960–2969. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1208603109
French HM, Demitroff M, Streletskiy D, Forman SL, Gozdzik J, Konishchev VN, Rogov VV, Lebedeva-Verba MP. 2009. Evidence for Late-Pleistocene permafrost in the Pine Barrens, southern New Jersey. Kriosfera Zemli//Earth’s Cryosphere. 13, 3: 17–28 (in Russian).
French HM, Demitroff M, Newell WL. 2009. Past permafrost on the Mid-Atlantic Coastal Plain, eastern United States. Permafrost and Periglacial Processes. 20, 3: 285–294. DOI: 10.1002/ppp.659
Gordon T, Demitroff M. 2009. 13 August: spungs, cripples, blue holes, and savannahs (savannas) in the Pine Barrens of Atlantic and Cumberland Counties, NJ. Bartonia: Journal of the Philadelphia Botanical Club.64: 59–62.
Demitroff M, Doolittle JA, Nelson FE. 2008. Use of ground-penetrating radar to characterize cryogenic macrostructures in southern New Jersey, USA. In Kane DL, Hinkel, KM (eds.). Proceedings, Ninth International Conference on Permafrost. Institute of Northern Engineering. University of Alaska, Fairbanks. pp. 355–360
French HM, Demitroff M, Forman SL, Newell WL. 2007. A Chronology of Late-Pleistocene permafrost events in southern New Jersey, eastern USA. Permafrost and Periglacial Processes. 18: 49–59. DOI: 10.1002/ppp.572
French HM, Demitroff M, Forman SL. 2005. Evidence for Late–Pleistocene thermokarst in the New Jersey Pine Barrens (latitude 39ºN), eastern USA. Permafrost and Periglacial Processes16: 173–186. DOI: 10.1002/ppp.520
French HM, Demitroff M, Forman SL. 2003. Evidence for Late–Pleistocene permafrost in the New Jersey Pine Barrens (latitude 39ºN). Eastern USA. Permafrost and Periglacial Processes14: 259–274. DOI: 10.1002/ppp.456
French HM, Demitroff M. 2001. On the cold–climate origin of the enclosed depressions and wetlands [‘spungs’] of the Pine Barrens, southern New Jersey, USA. Permafrost and Periglacial Processes.12: 337–350. DOI: 10.1002/ppp.401
Special Opportunities
The Arts and Sciences Building houses Environmental Sciences and Geology. Its facilities include a soil and hydrology lab; paleomagnetics laboratory; chemical and biological laboratories; greenhouse, rock cutting, polishing and thin sectioning lab; geological and biological collections; computer cartography room; and computer laboratories some of which are equipped with ArcGIS. The Marine Geology specialization also offers access to the research station at the Marine Field Station and its facilities including research vehicles (boat), side scan sonar, and marine geochemistry, sediment sampling and water quality instrumentation and laboratories. The required internship or research project also enable to students to utilize equipment present here at Stockton and sometimes instrumentation and techniques in conjunction with other companies, organizations and institutions. Research projects are typically presented by the students at the Geological Society of America’s Northeastern Conference.
The Geology Program supports a vigorous field program that provides experience with field techniques in regular course work with mandatory weekend field trips for most upper-level classes. Special courses in the past have also included summer field trips to the Rocky Mountains, Florida, China, and other parts of the world. Additionally, the student-run Stockton Geology Club takes a 2-3 week-long trip in May to places across the country including to sites such as the Grand Canyon, Zion National Park, Big Bend National Park, and even up to the Atlantic Provinces of Canada.
The Geology Club strives to increase student awareness in the field of geology and assist with all questions surrounding the field of Geology.
Learn more about the Geology program ELO's. These essential learning outcomes guide all Stockton University students from first-year through graduation to the intellectual and marketable talents needed to prepare for personal and professional success in the 21st century.
An important part of the geosciences is experiencing the results and processes of the Earth in their natural setting – the field!
Since geology is the study of the earth in all its aspects, one of the best places to learn is out in the field. As such, Stockton Geology puts a premium on field trips at all levels, from the introductory classes through upper-level core classes and electives and also on research trips.
Course field trips include a number of day trips throughout the greater New Jersey area (eastern Pennsylvania, southern New York, Delaware and Maryland) for all of the classes. Extended weekend trips for upper-level core and elective geology classes take students through the Adirondacks of New York, central Pennsylvania, Vermont, Connecticut and Rhode Island, and Tennessee.
For students who choose to do research with one of the faculty members, most projects will involve some amount of field work. These can be “local” projects along the Jersey Shore or in northern New Jersey and southern New York or they can be much further away in places as diverse as Montana, Rhode Island, Arizona, Saskatchewan, Maine, or Washington.
Geology Students
Geology Students
Geology Students
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Careers
Recent studies indicate that the majority of geology graduates establish careers related
to their major. They fill positions in industry; in state, federal and local governmental
agencies; in schools; and in other organizations, including engineering, insurance,
consulting, and mining, oil, and natural resource management and exploration companies.
Sample list of potential careers:
Employment in life, physical, and social science occupations is projected to grow 5 percent from 2019 to 2029, faster than the average for all occupations, and will result in about 68,200 new jobs.
Increasing demand for expertise in the sciences, particularly in occupations involved
in biomedical research, psychology, energy management, and environmental protection,
is projected to result in employment growth.
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
US Bureau of Statistics Salary Information
The Office of Institutional Research collects information on where our alumni land within six months of graduation. To learn more about Geology alumni, use the Graduate Outcomes tool.
- Using the down arrow, uncheck 'All' and select 'Geology'
The connections you made with your professors and preceptors are invaluable resources for your career planning. Beyond providing assistance on coursework and scheduling, they can give you guidance in planning for your post-college career.
In addition, we have a student Career Center that is available to guide you through your career development journey - from CV writing, interview prep or general guidance.
