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Recent Publications and Submissions by Geological Sciences faculty and scientists.

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Research

The Department's programs include research activities in many interdisciplinary areas that can be broadly described in terms of their principal fields of study listed below with the names of faculty engaged in each. Each field of research links to pages describing these areas that are also available as downloadable brochures (as pdf files). Faculty names link to their departmental web pages. Many of the research topic areas include lists of recent publications. A complete list of publications for the department is also available. Download a 2011-12 copy of the Department brochure (click on image)

Biogeochemistry

Isotopic, molecular and organic geochemistry, astrobiology
Brassell, Pratt, Elswick, Sauer, Schimmelmann, Ripley, Schieber, Mastalerz, White , Wasylenki, Young

Economic Geology

Mineral, water and fossil fuel resources
Ripley, Li, Brophy, Bish, Mastalerz

Geobiology

Paleontology, paleoecology, paleoclimatology
C. Johnson, Polly, Njau, Elswick, Brassell, Pratt, Keith

Geophysics, Structural Geology and Tectonics

Seismology, geodesy, regional orogenic processes, rock mechanics
Hamburger, Pavlis, K.Johnson, Wintsch, Douglas, Dunning

Hydrogeology & Environmental Geosciences

Physical & chemical hydrology, modeling, paleoclimatology
Olyphant, Zhu, Haitjema, Letsinger, Wasylenki, Prentice

Mineralogy & Clay Mineralogy

Rock and mineral analysis, volcanology
Bish, Brophy, Basu, Ripley, Schieber, Wintsch, Li , Pratt

Sedimentation and Stratigraphy

Physical & chemical sedimentation, Earth history
Schieber, Basu, Brassell, Pratt, C. Johnson, Polly, Wintsch

Geoarchaeology

Interdisciplinary application of geological research to archaeology
Shriner, Brassell, Pratt, Ripley, Li, Schimmelmann, Elswick, Hamburger, Pavlis, Douglas, Brophy, Murray

Programs

Various thematic research projects are also represented by well-funded programs within the Department, including the following: