Did You Know?
- The Geography department offers the only B.S. in Meteorology in the state of Virginia along with the B.A. and M.S. in Geography and is a major participant in the interdisciplinary Ph.D. in Geospatial and Environmental Analysis.
- We are a leader in geospatial technology on campus offering multiple courses available to students from across campus.
- Seven undergraduates have been inducteed into the prestigious Phi Beta Kappa honor society in 2018 and 2019.
- GEOG 1014 World Regions is one of the most popular courses offered at Virginia Tech.
- Students regularly attend and present at regional and national conferences.
- Students have landed internships and employment at top agencies and companies including: NASA, the Smithsonian, the National Weather Service, the National Park Service, and ESRI (a leading geospatial company).
- Faculty successfully compete for research funding from agencies including: the National Science Foundation, the National Institutes of Health, and National Geographic.
- The department maintains the High Elevation Mountain Mesonet, a constellation of eight solar powered weather stations located in central and southern Appalachia.