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

Paleoceanography, Sediment Geochemistry, Paleo-proxies

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

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

geology

integrated economic and ecological models, integrated economic and geological models

water-rock-microbe interactions; aqueous biogeochemistry; stable and radioisotopes (13C, 14C, 15N, 34S)

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

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

marine seismology, geophysics

paleoceanography; paleoclimatology

benthic geochemistry

paleoclimatology, isotope geochemistry, U-Th geochronology

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, seismology, earthquake, body wave, receiver function, converted phase, scattered phase, sensitivity kernel, SS precursor, lithosphere, asthenosphere, marine geophysics, subduction, mantle dynamics, transform fault, mid-ocean ridge, ocean lithosphere, ocean bottom seismology, hot spot, plume, rift, DAS, fiber optics, geodesy, big data, machine learning, inversion, waveform modelling, volcanoes, hazard, sea level change, oceanography, climate change, mantle transition zone, partial melt, volatile cycle

geophysics; marine seismology

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

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

geologist; seafloor tectonics and volcanism

sedimentation

marine geochemistry

paleoceanography; paloeclimatology

geodynamics; marine geophysics

circulation, climate, water mass

solid earth geochemistry

marine seismology; geoacoustics

geophysics; tectonics