The goal of this series is to serve as a Primer for High Schoolers about a College Major, through our conversations with Faculty Experts in the various US Colleges and Universities.

We continue this series with Geology, with Prof. Juk Bhattacharyya of UW Whitewater.

In particular, we discuss the following with her:

• What is Geology?
• Areas of Geology
• Key Discoveries
• Skills Needed
• Career Opportunities

Topics discussed in this episode:

• Introducing Prof. Juk Bhattacharyya [0:54]
• Hi Fives - Podcast Highlights [1:50]
• What is Geology? [4:20]
• The Origins [8:11]
• Why is Geology Important? [16:15]
• Branches of Geology [19:54]
• Key Discoveries [23:27]
• What’s Needed to Pursue Geoscience? [25:51]
• The Need for Interdisciplinary Study [31:25]
• Career Opportunities [32:58]
• Grad School vs Industry [37:17]
• Prof. Bhattacharyya’s Geology Journey [41:20]

Our Guest: Juk Bhattacharyya is a Professor of Geology at the University of Wisconsin Whitewater. Prof.Bhattacharyya graduated with a Master’s degree in Geology from the University of Calcutta and her PhD in Geology from the University of Minnesota.

Memorable Quote: “So geologists are some of the people who are at the forefront of whenever disaster strikes. So anywhere you have a landslide, you have geologists who are looking at monitoring it. They're trying to address it. Anywhere you have a tsunami, you have geologists jumping in, to provide information, what's going, what to do, what not to do.” Prof. Bhattacharyya.

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