哈佛大学为希望从事地球与行星科学（EPS）学习的学生提供了绝佳的机会。学生可以侧重于地质科学，环境地球科学，固体地球地球物理学，地球化学，地球生物学，大气和海洋科学以及行星科学。EPS集中了生物学，化学，工程，物理，数学和地球科学，使学生能够解决当今最紧迫的问题。我们必须以前所未有的方式了解人类活动对地球大气层，海洋，固体地球以及生活在其上的生物的影响。探索，开采和保护自然资源对全球经济至关重要。我们必须学会预测地震的时间和地点，以减轻地震，山体滑坡，火山喷发和恶劣天气的影响。结果，地球和行星科学的机会是
Harvard offers outstanding opportunities for students who wish to pursue studies in Earth and Planetary Sciences (EPS). Students may focus on geological science, environmental geoscience, solid earth geophysics, geochemistry, geobiology, atmospheric and ocean science, and planetary science. Incorporating biology, chemistry, engineering, physics, mathematics, and the Earth sciences, the EPS concentration prepares students to address some of the most pressing issues of our time. As never before, we must understand the consequences of human activities for the Earth's atmosphere, the oceans, the solid Earth, and the organisms that live on it. Exploring for, extracting, and conserving natural resources are vital to the global economy. We must mitigate the effects of earthquakes, landslides, volcanic eruptions, and severe weather by learning to predict their time and place. As a result, opportunities in Earth and planetary sciences are diverse, spanning the private, government, and academic sectors. Government service includes research and administration in NASA, the EPA, the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Agency, the US Geological Survey, and many other agencies and departments. Earth scientists work for oil and mineral exploration and production companies. There also are abundant opportunities in the academic world, and for entrepreneurs who build companies specializing in environmental needs.