Faculty

coastal processes, geomorphology

sedimentology, clumped isotope geochemistry, geobiology, Precambrian Earth History

biogeochemical sedimentology, foraminiferal ecology and paleoecology

geophysics, marine seismic reflection/refraction

biomineralization, ocean acidification, paleoceanography, low temperature geochemistry

marine seismology

climate modeling, paleoclimate, icebergs, sea ice, abrupt climate change

Experimental rock/ice mechanics, plate boundary deformation and strain localization, microstructural evolution, electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD)

glaciology; paleoclimatology

igneous petrology & geochemistry

coastal processes; sedimentology

marine microbial ecology, symbioses, OMZs, deep biosphere

effect of fluids and iimpurities on strength; interrelationships of porosity, permeability; and plastic flow

geophysics; electromagnetics

experimental petrology

geologic controls, hydrothermal activity, chemosynthetic ecosystems

coastal processes; sedimentology

experimental phase equilibrium and kinetic studies to develop an understanding of the chemical evolution of the earth’s mantle at ocean spreading centers; mantle melting processes that lead to the generation of mid-ocean ridge basalts and crystallization and chemical differentiation that accompanies the formation of oceanic crust

clumped isotope geochemistry, paleoceanography, biomineralization, isotope biogeochemistry, global change

Numerical modelling of solid-state convection at high Rayleigh numbers; study of the Earth’s gravity field; core-mantle coupling; space-geodetic observations of surface deformation; dynamical processes in the interiors of the terrestrial planets

mantle geochemistry, hotspot volcanism, noble gas systematics, petrochronology, ultrahigh-temperature metamorphism

marine geochemistry

geology

integrated economic and ecological models, integrated economic and geological models

petrology, geochemistry, experiments, 3-D imaging, deep Earth

Physical Volcanology, Hydrothermal circulation, Geophysical Fluids Dynamics, Turbulence, and Analogue experiments.

geodynamics; marine geophysics

marine seismology, geophysics

paleoceanography; paleoclimatology

benthic geochemistry

paleoclimatology, isotope geochemistry, U-Th geochronology

marine geophysics; geodetics

radiocarbon, carbon cycle science, organic geochemistry

geophysics, glaciology, ice-sheet dynamics, remote sensing observations of ice flow, fluid and solid mechanics

Isotope geochemistry, novel paleoclimate proxies, mantle geochemistry, subduction processes, thallium isotopes, vanadium isotopes

stable isotope, biogeochemical cycle, mass-independent fractionation, deep biosphere, hydrothermal deposit, Archean

paleoceanography; paleoclimatology

experimental rock deformation, melting and melt migration, semi-brittle flow, fault rocks

geomorphology, planetary surface processes, landscape evolution, self-organization

numerical models of nonlinear dynamical systems, fluid dynamics, and pattern formation; theoretical models of rock physics; numerical methods for seismology

regional geology and geophysics; plate tectonics, thermal effects of continental deformation; mechanics of large-scale continental deformation; lithospheric flexure; continental extensions and sedimentary basin formation; uplift and erosion in mountain belts

geophysics; marine seismology

volcanology, marine geology, geophysics, mapping, deep submergence

geophysics; marine magnetism

seismic tomography; studies of earth structure with emphasis on mantle beneath convergent plate boundaries; tectonic evolution of subduction systems; mantle dynamics; structure and evolution of continental lithosphere; field studies with portable seismometers

planetary history, paleomagnetism, early Earth, dynamo, Mars, Moon, asteroids, meteorites, planetary habitability and climate

theoretical modeling of geophysical processes; models of lithosphere deformation and the physics of volcanism; relationships between gravity, topography, and tectonic features in determining the mechanical structures and states of stress in planetary lithospheres; development and implementation of space-based laser ranging systems

geologist; seafloor tectonics and volcanism

utilization of elemental and isotopic abundances to understand evolution of the earth’s mantle and the petrogenesis of igneous rocks in different tectonic settings; ongoing projects include studies of Indian ocean ridge basalts (plate divergence), Andean volcanism (plate convergence), and intraplate basaltic volcanism in oceanic (Hawaii, Iceland) and continental settings (China).

sedimentation

paleoceanography; paloeclimatology

circulation, climate, water mass

solid earth geochemistry

marine seismology; geoacoustics

geophysics; tectonics