About Us

About the School

The School of Geography and Earth Sciences will provide an environment for the education and training of highly qualified personnel committed to excellence.

The School of Geography and Earth Sciences at McMaster is an internationally recognized centre for graduate research and training. Its strengths lie in the discovery, application, and transfer of knowledge to issues and problems in the earth, environmental, and geographical sciences.

Two particular strengths in the School are the development of interdisciplinary research programs that integrate the earth and environmental sciences with human geography and the use of spatial analysis to investigate the geographical relationships between the environment and society.

The School emphasizes the use of leading-edge theoretical and methodological developments in its research. Have a look at what some of our students are doing now.

The School of Geography and Earth Sciences has developed this reputation for excellence over a number of years, as separate departments as well as the newly minted school (1997).

We are a young, dynamic learning environment. We currently have a full-time faculty complement of 31, with virtually half of our colleagues appointed between 2000 and 2010. Come join this dynamic team and learn in a collegial, exciting environment where excellence is key!

Director, Pavlos Kanaroglou
Associate Director, Altaf Arain
Associate Director, Rob Wilton

Mailing Address: School of Geography and Earth Sciences General Science Building 206 McMaster University 1280 Main Street West Hamilton, ON, Canada L8S 4K1 Phone: (905)525-9140 ext. 24535 Fax: (905) 546-0463