Exploring our World
Drawing upon the research interests and experience of the faculty, the department's core areas of geographic inquiry are nature and society interactions, population and health geographies, cultural geography and landscape, rural landscapes and sustainability, earth systems geography, and geographic information science. Review recent faculty research publications and student theses and dissertations to better appreciate the bread and depth of scholarly activities currently underway in the department.
Department Research Laboratories and Groups
K-State geographers maintain a number of dedicated research laboratories and groups with opportunities for graduate, and undergraduate, students to conduct innovative research. Visit the following websites for more information:
- Geographic Information Systems Spatial Analysis Laboratory (GISSAL)
- Paleoenvironmental Laboratory
- Remote Sensing Research Laboratory
- River Systems Research Group
Allied K-State Research Facilities
Faculty and students from the Department of Geography frequently collaborate with the following K-State research centers and agencies:
- Center for Hazardous Substance Research at Kansas State University
- Food Safety & Security at Kansas State University
- Kansas Center for Agriculture Resources and the Environment (KCARE)
- Kansas Center for Engagement and Community Development
- Kansas Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
- Kansas Population Center
- Konza Prairie Biological Station
- K-State Laboratory for Complex Network Approach to Epidemiological, Biological, and Sociological Modeling and Simulation (EPICENTER)
- National Agricultural Biosecurity Center (NABC)