Faculty
Marine Geology and Geophysics
Andrew D. Ashton, Associate Scientist | |
Education Coordinator | |
Geology & Geophysics, WHOI | |
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Keywords: | coastal processes, geomorphology |
Kristin Bergmann, Assistant Professor | |
Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, MIT | |
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Keywords: | sedimentology, clumped isotope geochemistry, geobiology, Precambrian Earth History |
Joan M. Bernhard, Senior Scientist | |
Geology & Geophysics, WHOI | |
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Keywords: | biogeochemical sedimentology, foraminiferal ecology and paleoecology |
Juan Pablo Canales, Associate Scientist | |
Geology & Geophysics, WHOI | |
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Keywords: | geophysics, marine seismic reflection/refraction |
Anne Cohen, Associate Scientist | |
Geology & Geophysics, WHOI | |
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Keywords: | biomineralization, ocean acidification, paleoceanography, low temperature geochemistry |
John A. Collins, Senior Research Specialist | |
Geology & Geophysics, WHOI | |
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Keywords: | marine seismology |
Alan Condron, Assistant Scientist | |
Geology & Geophysics, WHOI | |
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Keywords: | climate modeling, paleoclimate, icebergs, sea ice, abrupt climate change |
Kassandra Costa, Assistant Scientist | |
Geology & Geophysics, WHOI | |
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Keywords: | Paleoceanography, Sediment Geochemistry, Paleo-proxies |
Andrew Cross, Assistant Scientist | |
Geology & Geophysics, WHOI | |
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Keywords: | Experimental rock/ice mechanics, plate boundary deformation and strain localization, microstructural evolution, electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) |
Sarah B. Das, Associate Scientist | |
Geology & Geophysics, WHOI | |
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Keywords: | glaciology; paleoclimatology |
Henry J. B. Dick, Senior Scientist | |
Geology & Geophysics, WHOI | |
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Keywords: | igneous petrology & geochemistry |
Jeffrey P. Donnelly, Senior Scientist | |
Geology & Geophysics, WHOI | |
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Keywords: | coastal processes; sedimentology |
Virginia Edgcomb, Senior Scientist | |
Geology & Geophysics, WHOI | |
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Keywords: | marine microbial ecology, symbioses, OMZs, deep biosphere |
Rob. L Evans, Senior Scientist | |
Department Chair | |
Geology & Geophysics, WHOI | |
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Keywords: | geophysics; electromagnetics |
Gregory P. Fournier, Associate Professor | |
Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, MIT | |
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Glenn Gaetani, Associate Scientist | |
Geology & Geophysics, WHOI | |
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Keywords: | experimental petrology |
Chris R. German, Senior Scientist | |
Geology & Geophysics, WHOI | |
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Keywords: | geologic controls, hydrothermal activity, chemosynthetic ecosystems |
Liviu Giosan, Associate Scientist | |
Geology & Geophysics, WHOI | |
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Keywords: | coastal processes; sedimentology |
Timothy L. Grove, Professor | |
Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, MIT | |
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Keywords: | 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 |
Weifu Guo, Associate Scientist | |
Geology & Geophysics, WHOI | |
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Keywords: | clumped isotope geochemistry, paleoceanography, biomineralization, isotope biogeochemistry, global change |
Bradford Hager, Professor | |
Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, MIT | |
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Keywords: | 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 |
Forrest Horton, Assistant Scientist | |
Geology & Geophysics, WHOI | |
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Keywords: | mantle geochemistry, hotspot volcanism, noble gas systematics, petrochronology, ultrahigh-temperature metamorphism |
Oliver Jagoutz, Professor | |
Chair, Joint Committee for Marine Geology and Geophysics | |
Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, MIT | |
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Keywords: | geology |
Di Jin, Senior Scientist | |
Marine Policy Center, WHOI | |
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Keywords: | integrated economic and ecological models, integrated economic and geological models |
Susan Q. Lang, Associate Scientist | |
Geology & Geophysics, WHOI | |
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Keywords: | water-rock-microbe interactions; aqueous biogeochemistry; stable and radioisotopes (13C, 14C, 15N, 34S) |
Veronique Le Roux, Associate Scientist | |
Geology & Geophysics, WHOI | |
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Keywords: | petrology, geochemistry, experiments, 3-D imaging, deep Earth |
Yang Liao, Assistant Scientist | |
Geology & Geophysics, WHOI | |
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Keywords: | Physical Volcanology, Hydrothermal circulation, Geophysical Fluids Dynamics, Turbulence, and Analogue experiments. |
Daniel Lizarralde, Associate Scientist | |
Geology & Geophysics, WHOI | |
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Keywords: | marine seismology, geophysics |
Olivier Marchal, Senior Scientist | |
Geology & Geophysics, WHOI | |
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Keywords: | paleoceanography; paleoclimatology |
Daniel C. McCorkle, Senior Scientist | |
Geology & Geophysics, WHOI | |
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Keywords: | benthic geochemistry |
David McGee, Associate Professor | |
Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, MIT | |
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Keywords: | paleoclimatology, isotope geochemistry, U-Th geochronology |
Ann McNichol, Senior Research Specialist | |
Geology & Geophysics, WHOI | |
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Keywords: | radiocarbon, carbon cycle science, organic geochemistry |
Brent Minchew, Professor | |
Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, MIT | |
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Keywords: | geophysics, glaciology, ice-sheet dynamics, remote sensing observations of ice flow, fluid and solid mechanics |
Sune Nielsen, Associate Scientist | |
Geology & Geophysics, WHOI | |
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Keywords: | Isotope geochemistry, novel paleoclimate proxies, mantle geochemistry, subduction processes, thallium isotopes, vanadium isotopes |
Shuhei Ono, Professor | |
Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, MIT | |
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Keywords: | stable isotope, biogeochemical cycle, mass-independent fractionation, deep biosphere, hydrothermal deposit, Archean |
Delia W. Oppo, Senior Scientist | |
Geology & Geophysics, WHOI | |
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Keywords: | paleoceanography; paleoclimatology |
Matej Pec, Assistant Professor | |
Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, MIT | |
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Keywords: | experimental rock deformation, melting and melt migration, semi-brittle flow, fault rocks |
Taylor Perron, Professor | |
Associate Department Head | |
Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, MIT | |
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Keywords: | geomorphology, planetary surface processes, landscape evolution, self-organization |
Daniel H. Rothman, Professor | |
Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, MIT | |
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Keywords: | numerical models of nonlinear dynamical systems, fluid dynamics, and pattern formation; theoretical models of rock physics; numerical methods for seismology |
Leigh H. Royden, Professor | |
Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, MIT | |
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Keywords: | 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 |
Robert A. Sohn, Senior Scientist | |
Geology & Geophysics, WHOI | |
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Keywords: | geophysics; marine seismology |
Maurice A. Tivey, Senior Scientist | |
Geology & Geophysics, WHOI | |
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Keywords: | geophysics; marine magnetism |
Robert van der Hilst, Professor | |
Department Head | |
Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, MIT | |
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Keywords: | 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 |
Benjamin Weiss, Professor | |
Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, MIT | |
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Keywords: | planetary history, paleomagnetism, early Earth, dynamo, Mars, Moon, asteroids, meteorites, planetary habitability and climate |
Maria T. Zuber, Professor | |
Vice President for Research | |
Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, MIT | |
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Keywords: | 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 |
Retired/Emeritus Faculty
J. Brian Evans, Professor Emeritus | |
Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, MIT | |
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Keywords: | effect of fluids and iimpurities on strength; interrelationships of porosity, permeability; and plastic flow |
Daniel J. Fornari, Emeritus Research Scholar | |
Geology & Geophysics, WHOI | |
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Keywords: | geologist; seafloor tectonics and volcanism |
Susan E. Humphris, Scientists Emeritus | |
Geology & Geophysics, WHOI | |
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Keywords: | marine geochemistry |
Lloyd D. Keigwin, Jr., Emeritus Research Scholar | |
Geology & Geophysics, WHOI | |
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Keywords: | paleoceanography; paloeclimatology |
Jian Lin, Scientist Emeritus | |
Geology & Geophysics, WHOI | |
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Keywords: | geodynamics; marine geophysics |
Michael S. McCartney, Emeritus Research Scholar | |
Physical Oceanography, WHOI | |
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Keywords: | circulation, climate, water mass |
Nobumichi Shimizu, Scientist Emeritus | |
Geology & Geophysics, WHOI | |
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Keywords: | solid earth geochemistry |
Ralph A. Stephen, Emeritus Research Scholar | |
Geology & Geophysics, WHOI | |
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Keywords: | marine seismology; geoacoustics |
Brian E. Tucholke, Scientist Emeritus | |
Geology & Geophysics, WHOI | |
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Keywords: | geophysics; tectonics |