History

The University of Wyoming's Tom A. Thorson Geology Field Camp is one of the US's longest-running continuous summer field camp programs, starting with Doc (Samuel) Knight. This year, 2025, is the hundredth anniversary of the official Geology Field Camp.

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Department of Geology and Geophysics

S.H.Knight Geology Building Rm. 122

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The University of Wyoming has earned its Research Level 1 (R1) status from the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, placing Wyoming's only four-year university with the top research universities in the United States.