Research
| Disciplines | ||
|---|---|---|
 | Aqueous & Environmental Geochemistry | The Aqueous Geochemistry group is concerned with a range of fundamental problems involving the oceans and continental water systems. |
 | Atmospheric Science | The Atmospheric Science program focuses on the fundamental processes that control the global circulation of the atmosphere. |
 | Biogeoscience | The Biogeoscience group studies the physiological mechanisms underlying plant responses to environmental conditions and the influence these responses have on ecological patterns and processes. |
 | Climate Science | The Climate Science Group strives to solve problems in climate on timescales from seasonal to Quaternary and beyond. |
 | Geology | Active areas of research include the processes of fault growth, the character and origins of sedimentary layering patterns, Neoproterozoic Earth history, and orbital forcing of the Earth's climate. |
 | Marine Geology & Geophysics | This group focuses on the acoustic, gravity, magnetic and seismic measurements relevant to shallow structure and to understanding near surface processes including those forming the seafloor. |
 | Paleoclimatology & Paleoceanography | This group focuses on using ocean sediments to understand how and why climates have changed at timescales ranging from years to millions of years. |
 | Paleontology | The Paleontology group is concerned broadly with the evolution of life and life's interactions within the Earth system. |
 | Physical Oceanography | This group focuses on the high latitude (Arctic and Antarctic) and low latitude (equatorial) ocean dynamics to study the ocean's role in the global climate system. |
 | Seismology & Solid Earth Geophysics | This group is concerned both with the understanding the cause and mechanism of earthquakes and with determining the structure of the earth's interior. |
 | Solid Earth Geochemistry | This group studies processes and products of large-scale Earth differentiation, such as the composition, evolution and age of the deep mantle and core. |