Undergraduate independent research is emphasized in the Department of Geosciences. Below are titles from recent Senior Theses.
Library Lookup Tool: Princeton University Undergraduate Senior Theses, 1924-2019
Geosciences Senior Theses
Class of 2023
Benjamin Buchovecky
Effect of the Plant Physiological Response to CO2 on Tropical Precipitation and the ITCZ
Adviser: G. Vecchi / A. Swann (Univ. of Washington)
Isabel Rodrigues
A Minimally-Invasive, On-Site Method for Lead-Lined Water Service Lines: A Case Study in Trenton, NJ
Adviser: J. Higgins / B. Schoene
Jacob Stoebner
The Four Seasons of Organic Carbon: How Agricultural Practices Impact Freshwater Dissolved Organic
Adviser: S. Myneni / C. Peters (CEE)
For Undergraduate Students

- 2023-2024 Undergraduate Brochure
Last Update: 10/27/2023
This brochure is meant to give comprehensive coverage of the academic requirements for GEO undergraduate students and provide information on individual courses offered.
Downloads
Available documents for Undergraduate review:
- Junior Paper and Senior Thesis Guide
Last Update: 09/25/2023
- JP/ST Shopping Guide
Last Update: 09/05/2023
- JP/ST LaTeX Templates
- JP/ST Thesis Template
Useful Links
- Princeton University Undergraduate Senior Theses, 1924-2019
- Office of Undergraduate Research
- What is SAFE?
- Student Activities Funding Engine (SAFE)
- High Meadows Environmental Internships (HMEI)
- NOAA Hollings Fellowship
- Goldwater Scholarship
- Summer Internships (ACEE)
- Careers in Geosciences
- Undergraduate Fellowship Program (MMUF)
- Department of Geological and Geophysical Sciences Records, Mudd Library
Past Senior Theses:
Class of 2023 (pdf)
Class of 2022 (pdf)
Class of 2021 (pdf)
Class of 2020 (pdf)
Class of 2019 (pdf)
Class of 2018 (pdf)
Class of 2017 (pdf)
Class of 2016 (pdf)
Class of 2015 (pdf)
Class of 2014 (pdf)
Class of 2013 (pdf)
Class of 2012 (pdf)
Class of 2011 (pdf)
Class of 2010 (pdf)
Class of 2009 (pdf)
Class of 2008 (pdf)
Past Junior Research:
Class of 2023: Fall (pdf) |Spring (pdf)
Class of 2022: Fall (pdf) | Spring (pdf)
Class of 2021: Fall (pdf) | Spring (pdf)
Class of 2020: Fall (pdf) | Spring (pdf)
Class of 2019: Fall (pdf) | Spring (pdf)
Class of 2018: Fall (pdf) | Spring (pdf)
Class of 2017: Fall (pdf) | Spring (pdf)
Class of 2016: Fall (pdf) | Spring (pdf)
Class of 2015: Fall (pdf) | Spring (pdf)
Class of 2014: Fall (pdf) | Spring (pdf)
Class of 2013: Fall (pdf) | Spring (pdf)
Class of 2012: Fall (pdf) | Spring (pdf)