Research Areas

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Areas of Research and Study in Earth Sciences

Areas of Research & Study	Department Faculty Members involved in this research	Affiliated Faculty involved in this research
Aqueous Geochemistry	Calvin Alexander Bill Seyfried	Brandy Toner
Basin Analysis	Karen Kleinspehn
Biogeochemical Cycles /Biogeochemistry	Jake Bailey Katsumi Matsumoto	Louisa Bradtmiller Dan Engstrom Jonathan Foley Dylan Millet Brandy Toner
Biomagnetism	Subir Banerjee Bruce Moskowitz	Lee Penn
Climate Studies & Paleoclimatology	Calvin Alexander Subir Banerjee Larry Edwards David Fox Emi Ito Katsumi Matsumoto	Jim Almendinger Louisa Bradtmiller Steve Colman* Mark Edlund Dan Engstrom Jonathan Foley Paul Glaser Carrie Jennings Dylan Millet Josef Werne* Herb Wright
Earth Materials	Calvin Alexander Josh Feinberg Marc Hirschmann David Kohlstedt Martin Saar Jim Stout Donna Whitney	Renata Wentzcovitch
Exploration Geophysics		Val Chandler
Geobiology	Jake Bailey Bill Seyfried	Brandy Toner
Geochemistry	Calvin Alexander Larry Edwards Emi Ito Marc Hirschmann Katsumi Matsumoto Bill Seyfried	Louisa Bradtmiller Dan Engstrom Dylan Millet Lee Penn Brandy Toner Josef Werne*
Geochronology	Calvin Alexander Larry Edwards	Steve Colman* Dan Engstrom Tony Runkel
Geo-cyberinfrastructure	David Yuen
Geofluids	Bill Seyfried Martin Saar David Yuen
Geomicrobiology	Calvin Alexander Jake Bailey Bill Seyfried	Brandy Toner
Geophysical Fluid Dynamics	Martin Saar David Yuen
Geostatistics	Justin Revenaugh
Hydrogeology, Environmental Geology & Geofluids	Calvin Alexander Olaf Pfannkuch Martin Saar	Jim Almendinger Mark Edlund
Isotope Geochemistry	Calvin Alexander Larry Edwards David Fox Emi Ito	Louisa Bradtmiller
Karst Hydrogeology	Calvin Alexander Larry Edwards
Limnology	Emi Ito	Jim Almendinger Steve Colman* Mark Edlund Dan Engstrom Herb Wright
Metamorphic Geology	Jim Stout Christian Teyssier Donna Whitney	Annia Fayon John Goodge*
Mineral & Rock Physics	Josh Feinberg Marc Hirschmann David Kohlstedt	Lee Penn Renata Wentzcovitch
Numerical Modeling	Katsumi Matsumoto Justin Revenaugh Martin Saar David Yuen
Oceanography	Katsumi Matsumoto Bill Seyfried	Louisa Bradtmiller Brandy Toner
Paleoecology	Jake Bailey David Fox Emi Ito	Jim Almendinger Mark Edlund Dan Engstrom Paul Glaser Herb Wright
Paleomagnetism	Subir Banerjee Josh Feinberg Bruce Moskowitz
Paleontology, Geobiology	Jake Bailey David Fox	Kristina Curry-Rogers Ray Rogers
Petrology	Marc Hirschmann Jim Stout Donna Whitney	John Goodge*
Planetary Geology	Marc Hirschmann David Kohlstedt Bill Seyfried David Yuen	Vicki Hansen*
Quaternary Geology	Calvin Alexander David Fox Emi Ito Larry Edwards Harvey Thorleifson	Jim Almendinger Steve Colman* Karen Gran* Carrie Jennings Herb Wright
Rock & Mineral Magnetism	Subir Banerjee Josh Feinberg Bruce Moskowitz
Sedimentology	Jake Bailey Karen Kleinspehn Chris Paola	Tony Runkel
Seismology	Justin Revenaugh
Structural Geology	Peter Hudleston Christian Teyssier	Annia Fayon John Goodge* Vicki Hansen*
Surface Processes & Geomorphology	Calvin Alexander Chris Paola	Steve Colman* Karen Gran* Carrie Jennings
Tectonics	Peter Hudleston Karen Kleinspehn Christian Teyssier Donna Whitney	Annia Fayon John Goodge* Vicki Hansen*
Volcanology	Martin Saar	Ron Morton*

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*In addition to faculty and research at the Twin Cities' campus, many of the faculty members in the Department of Geological Sciences at the University's Duluth campus have graduate advising status in the Earth Sciences Department in the Twin Cities.  These faculty members can serve as members of examining, graduate thesis, and dissertation committees of students studying in the Twin Cities and some can serve as full advisors for Ph.D. students working in Duluth.  Duluth has its own Masters program, however Ph.D. candidates who wish to work with a member of the Duluth faculty must apply through the Twin Cities and meet the same requirements.  More information about the Duluth geosciences department is available on their web site: http://www.d.umn.edu/geology/.  Faculty members in Duluth who have graduate advising status in the Department of Earth Sciences, Twin Cities are

Erik Brown Steve Colman Christina Gallup John Goodge Karen Gran Vicki Hansen Tom Johnson Howard Mooers Ronald Morton John Swenson Nigel Wattrus Josef Werne