Research Areas
Our internationally recognized faculty lead research programs in forefront areas of Geosciences, including:
| Earth Surface Processes |
Geomorphology, Quaternary Studies, Sedimentology, Sequence Stratigraphy, Planetary Surfaces, Paleoclimatology, Climate Modeling, Diagenesis. |
| Geobiology |
Paleontology, Paleobiology, Paleoecology. |
| Geochemistry |
Aqueus and Hydrothermal Geochemistry, Fluids in Earth Processes, Biogeochemistry of Earth Processes, Nanogeoscience and Mineral-Microbe Interactions. |
| Geophysics |
Geodynamics and Geophysics of the Crust and Mantle, Exploration Geophysics: Seismology and Electromagnetics, Earthquake Seismology, Regional Seismic Network Monitoring, Seismic Hazard Assessment, Marine Geophysics. |
| Hydrogeology |
Chemical and Contaminant Transport, Aquifer Mechanics, Well Hydraulics. |
| Mineralogy & Petrology |
Crystallography, Metamorphic and Igneous Petrology, Isotopic Studies, High Pressure Mineral Physics, Computational Quantum Chemistry. |
| Tectonics |
Structural Geology, Paleotectonics, Active Tectonics, Plate Dynamics, Geodynamics. |
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