Hydrogeology
In this cross-disciplinary science we investigates the temporal and spatial variability of processes which control sediment and water fluxes in surface and near-surface systems in terrestrial and coastal settings. We combine field, laboratory and theoretical studies designed to quanitatively define transport laws and how land utilization and land management practice affect fluxes and how those affects propogate through natural systems. Faculty

Oceanography, Coastal and Estuarine Processes
Study of the geology, physics, chemistry, and biology of the marine environment. Areas of current research include: geophysical fluid dynamics and fluxes, sediment dynamics, marine turbulence, physical properties of sea water, influx of terrestrial waters into the marine environment, ocean and coastal currents, estuarine dynamics, air-sea interaction, waves, and tides. Faculty

Satellite Oceanography
Observations of the sea surface using satellites now provide researchers with information about the oceans' impact on our environment, climate change and weather forecasting. Satellite sensors observe the sea's surface, measuring many properties that include temperature, color and changes in height. These data reveal information about circulation, storms and the biology of the oceans
 

Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology
Studies of ancient climate change using a variety of biotic and geochemical proxies preserved in marine, lacustrine and terrestrial records. Faculty

Paleontology and Paleoecology
Research into the relationships of fossilized organisms to their environments, both as individuals and in the natural communities in which they occur. The study of fossils, which are the preserved remains of former life on earth, is used to reconstruct paleoenvironmental conditions and to examine evolutionary processes. Faculty

Petroleum Geology
Research into sedimentary, stratigraphic, structural and geochemical relationships with the occurence of petroleum. These studies include those of seismic and sequence stratigraphy, biostratigraphic markers, organic productivity, source rocks, and acoustic, magnetic and gravitational geophysics. Faculty.

Tectonics and Structural Geology
Our expertise in tectonic problems extends from using satellite geodesy for understanding large scale plate motions to extracting the tectonic implications of small-scale fold and fracture features. Seismic imaging to depths of 700km in active tectonic provinces and sedimentary basins adds a third dimension to these studies. Faculty