The Geology Lynk: Classroom to Career

Employment opportunities and a lifetime of adventure

Geology graduates choose among outstanding employment opportunities, including environmental consulting, government planning, hydrogeology, planetary science, petroleum exploration and coastal and marine geology. Our students compete successfully for excellent graduate programs, summer internships, and jobs. 

Photo of Heidi Roop ’07 doing fieldwork in Greenland
Hooked on science after an unintended geology class in her first semester at Mount Holyoke, Heidi Roop ’07 has traveled the world as a climate scientist.
Nelia W. Dunbar ’83 sits in an ice cave conducting field work in Antartica.
Nelia W. Dunbar ’83: My professor's curiosity, love of fieldwork, and self-confidence gave me the enthusiasm to go on really exciting adventures.
Dana Reuter ’15 digging fossils.
Dana Reuter ’15 : I am very interested in what mammals eat and how that has changed through time with climate and vegetation changes.
Rita C. Economos ’01 chiseling rock in the field.
Rita C. Economos ’01: At Mount Holyoke I learned grit and courage — I don’t think I could have learned them so well, and with such joy, anywhere else.
Marsha Allen FP’10
Marsha Allen FP’10: My final year at Mount Holyoke changed me. I realized that with hard work and the right support network, I could be a scientist.
Yarrow Axford '97 working with a student. Photo credit: Eilleen Molony.
Yarrow Axford ’97: My undergrad research at Mount Holyoke College sparked a career in climate science.