Affiliated Programs
Organizations
The Geosciences program is associated with a number of great programs for students, research, and the geoscientific profession.
Environmental Dynamics Program
Environmental Dynamics, the interdisciplinary study of complex human and environmental interactions. It stresses interdisciplinary regional analysis of geophysical, biological, climatic, and socio cultural interactions and changes, including natural and social impacts of global climatic change, human demography, pollution, landscape evolution and degradation, earthquakes, and groundwater depletion. The program stresses the application of appropriate methodologies such as GIS, GPS, remote sensing, computer modeling, and cartography to environmental problems. The research approach integrates the power, efficiency, and economy of advanced computer-based technologies into the study of human-environmental interactions within recent Earth history.
Center for Advanced Spatial Technologies (CAST)
The CAST program was established at the University of Arkansas in September of 1991 in order to bring together considerable expertise of a network of researchers with a long standing history of GIS development at the University of Arkansas. CAST facilities. Computing and Research Instrumentation. Geomatics Curriculum.
Arkansas Water Resources Center (AWRC)
The AWRC in cooperation with the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the National Institute for Water Resources (NIWR), has a statewide mission to plan and conduct water resource research. The AWRC cooperates closely with colleges, universities and other organizations in Arkansas to address the state's water and land-related problems, promote the dissemination and application of research results, and provide for the training of scientists in water resources.
AWRC Water Quality Laboratory
The AWRC's Water Quality Lab provides, analytical, field, and technical support to the water quality investigative community, including university researchers, state agencies, federal agencies, and private groups or individuals that may need assistance.
The Arkansas Water Resources Division of the USGS
The U.S. Geological Survey is the Nation's largest earth-science agency and the principal Federal agency for providing hydrologic information and for appraising the Nation's water resources. The water resources of Arkansas consist of numerous streams, springs, lakes, and aquifer systems. Streamflow, ground-water levels, and water-quality data are collected throughout the state. These hydrologic data and other data are used in research and hydrologic studies to describe the quantity, quality, and location of Arkansas' water resources. The collection, analysis, and interpretation of these data are done in cooperation with other Federal, State and Local agencies, universities, and research centers.
K-16 Teaching Resources
The University of Arkansas provides an extensive resource that brings together University personnel, programs and resources with for Students and Teachers in grades K-16.
Gamma Theta Upsilon (GTU)
The Gamma Kappa Chapter of Gamma Theta Upsilon (GTU) is the international honor society for geography at the University of Arkansas.
Sigma Gamma Epsilon (SGE)
The Alpha Psi Chapter of Sigma Gamma Epsilon is the honorary society for the earth sciences at the University of Arkansas.
Supporting Women in Geosciences (SWIG)