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UCSB is a leading research university, and research is a prominent part of life in Geography. In 1998/99 Geography ranked first among all departments at UCSB in the value of external research awards per faculty member. Several specialized research centers are housed within the department, and many others offer opportunities for faculty and students to participate in multidisciplinary research, on topics ranging from marine science and biogeography to spatial cognition and future transportation.

Posted on this site are the titles of completed master's theses and doctoral dissertations, so you can get an overview of what our students have accomplished. You can also check out a synopsis of post-doctoral research and the people conducting it. To learn what individual faculty members are working on, visit their web sites, which can be accessed through the department faculty pages.

UCSB Geography has a number of departmental and affiliated research organizations. We describe them briefly on the Affiliated Research Organizations page, but each organization has its own website where you can learn about their missions, research, and people in much more depth. For your convenience, the organizations are listed below, with links on the bullets to the left.

to Alexandria Digital Library Project Alexandria Digital Library Project (ADL)
to Biogeography Lab Biogeography Lab
to Center for Spatially Integrated Social Science Center for Spatially Integrated Social Science (CSISS)
to Haptic Soundscapes Haptic Soundscapes
to Institute for Computational Earth System Science Institute for Computational Earth System Science (ICESS)
to National Center for Geographic Information and Analysis National Center for Geographic Information and Analysis (NCGIA)
to Ocean Physics Laboratory Ocean Physics Laboratory (OPL)
to Remote Sensing Research Unit Remote Sensing Research Unit (RSRU) (website under construction)
to Research Center for Virtual Environments and Behavior Research Center for Virtual Environments and Behavior (RECVEB)
to Research Unit on Spatial Cognition and Choice Research Unit on Spatial Cognition and Choice (RUSCC)
to Soil Science Group Soil Science Group
to Terrestrial Biogeochemistry Terrestrial Biogeochemistry
to TePEE Terrestrial Plant and Ecosystem Ecology (TePEE)
to Vehicle Intelligence and Transportation Analysis Laboratory Vehicle Intelligence and Transportation Analysis Laboratory (VITAL)

December 9, 2004
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