Department of Geology Theses and Dissertations Defended by Year
| Calendar Year |
M.S. Theses Defended |
Ph.D. Dissertations Defended |
| 1961• | 0 | 0 |
| 1962 | 0 | 0 |
| 1963 | 0 | 0 |
| 1964 | 1 | 0 |
| 1965 | 2 | 0 |
| 1966 | 2 | 0 |
| 1967 | 1 | 0 |
| 1968 | 5 | 0 |
| 1969 | 4 | 0 |
| 1970 | 3 | 1 |
| 1971 | 6 | 2 |
| 1972 | 2 | 1 |
| 1973 | 3 | 0 |
| 1974 | 2 | 1 |
| 1975• | 6 | 2 |
| 1976• | 6 | 0 |
| 1977• | 9 | 0 |
| 1978 | 9 | 1 |
| 1979⊕ | 11 | 2 |
| 1980•⊕ | 11 | 4 |
| 1981•⊕ | 20 | 3 |
| 1982•⊕ | 23 | 1 |
| 1983•⊕ | 20 | 2 |
| 1984•⊕ | 14 | 3 |
| 1985• | 7 | 1 |
| 1986• | 18 | 0 |
| 1987 | 11 | 2 |
| 1988 | 16 | 3 |
| 1989 | 9 | 2 |
| 1990 | 12 | 2 |
| 1991• | 11 | 3 |
| 1992• | 6 | 4 |
| 1993• | 5 | 0 |
| 1994 | 6 | 0 |
| 1995 | 8 | 2 |
| 1996 | 14 | 4 |
| 1997 | 14 | 1 |
| 1998 | 4 | 3 |
| 1999 | 8 | 1 |
| 2000 | 6 | 3 |
| 2001 | 9 | 2 |
| 2002 | 7 | 4 |
| 2003 | 9 | 3 |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 |
| 2005⊕ | 3 | 1 |
| 2006⊕ | 4 | 4 |
| 2007⊕ | 1 | 1 |
| 2008•⊕ | 5 | 1 |
| 2009•⊕ | 7 | 2 |
| 2010•⊕ | 9 | 2 |
| 2011•⊕ | 11 | 0 |
The number of assistantships funded by the University available to the Department decreased greatly during the mid-1990s.
• - years in which U.S. unemployment exceeded 7%.
⊕ - years in which price of crude oil exceeded 60 2008 US dollars.
Note that both of the above would have a lag time between
motivating factor for enrollment and completion of thesis.
Data for undergraduate degrees are not listed only for lack of data; data will be added as made available.
Other historical webpages constructed to accompany this one include
A chronological list of UGA Geology faculty members.
A history of Geology, and Geology Departments, at UGA.
A chronological list of UGA Geology department heads and staff members.
Other webpages of potential historical interest include
A directory of UGA Geology almuni and almunae.
A list of UGA Geology M.S. theses and Ph.D. dissertations.
A list of awards won by UGA Geology Students and Faculty.
If you can suggest additions or corrections to the material above, please
email Bruce Railsback at rlsbk@gly.uga.edu.
To Railsback's main page
To the UGA Geology Home Page