I'm beginning to discover a particular field in engineering I've become passionate about! Seeking suggestions that can help me use my major to my advantage.

Background: -Incoming sophomore EE interested in the geosciences (earth science, ocean science/hydrology, atmospheric science--no particular branch really stands out yet, but I love all three so far) I've been reading up on remote sensing, optical communications (communication between satellite and the ground) and electromagnetic techniques for detecting resources/atmospheric changes/leaks in underwater pipes. I've been feeling really strongly about the geoscience field, but I do notice that career-wise, the geosciences tend to be dominated by civil engineers.

How can I best tailor my EE education to the geosciences? Radar, electromagnetism, signals classes, control theory, and statistics classes seem as though they'd be the most applicable to the geosciences (am I forgetting any? maybe some of these concepts won't play as big of a role in the geosciences as I thought?). Perhaps I should look into becoming an instrumentation engineer and following a path conducive to this type of career? Or maybe becoming an optical engineer would best suit this situation?

I'd love to hear your thoughts and opinions on this, regardless of what engineering specialty you're in (I've learned that engineering is much more interdisciplinary than I previously thought!)

Cross-post from r/Askengineers. It turns out I posted in the wrong subreddit there.