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	Cara Santelli Bill Seyfried	Calvin Alexander Brandy Toner
Basin Analysis	Karen Kleinspehn
Biogeochemical Cycles /Biogeochemistry	Jake Bailey Katsumi Matsumoto Cara Santelli	Louisa Bradtmiller Dan Engstrom Dylan Millet Brandy Toner
Biomagnetism	Subir Banerjee Bruce Moskowitz	Lee Penn
Climate Studies & Paleoclimatology	Subir Banerjee Larry Edwards David Fox Emi Ito Katsumi Matsumoto Andy Wickert	Calvin Alexander Jim Almendinger Louisa Bradtmiller Steve Colman* Mark Edlund Dan Engstrom Paul Glaser Carrie Jennings Dylan Millet
Earth Materials	Josh Feinberg Marc Hirschmann David Kohlstedt Jim Stout Donna Whitney	Calvin Alexander Martin Saar Renata Wentzcovitch
Exploration Geophysics		Val Chandler
Geobiology	Jake Bailey Emi Ito Cara Santelli Bill Seyfried	Brandy Toner
Geochemistry	Larry Edwards Emi Ito Marc Hirschmann Katsumi Matsumoto Cara Santelli Bill Seyfried	Calvin Alexander Louisa Bradtmiller Dan Engstrom Dylan Millet Lee Penn Brandy Toner
Geochronology	Larry Edwards	Calvin Alexander Steve Colman* Dan Engstrom Tony Runkel
Geo-cyberinfrastructure	David Yuen Andy Wickert
Geofluids	Bill Seyfried Ikuko Wada David Yuen	Martin Saar
Geomicrobiology   Geomorphology	Jake Bailey Cara Santelli Bill Seyfried   Chris Paola Andy Wickert	Calvin Alexander Brandy Toner
Geophysical Fluid Dynamics	Ikuko Wada David Yuen	Martin Saar
Geostatistics	Justin Revenaugh
History of Science & Technology	Sally Gregory Kohlstedt
Hydrogeology, Environmental Geology & Geofluids	Crystal Ng Olaf Pfannkuch	Calvin Alexander Jim Almendinger Mark Edlund Martin Saar
Isotope Geochemistry	Larry Edwards David Fox Emi Ito	Calvin Alexander Louisa Bradtmiller
Karst Hydrogeology	Larry Edwards	Calvin Alexander
Limnology	Emi Ito	Jim Almendinger Steve Colman* Mark Edlund Dan Engstrom
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	Crystal Ng Katsumi Matsumoto Justin Revenaugh Ikuko Wada Andy Wickert David Yuen	Martin Saar
Oceanography	Jake Bailey Katsumi Matsumoto Bill Seyfried	Louisa Bradtmiller Brandy Toner
Paleoecology	Jake Bailey David Fox Emi Ito	Jim Almendinger Mark Edlund Dan Engstrom Paul Glaser
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	David Fox Emi Ito Larry Edwards Harvey Thorleifson Andy Wickert	Calvin Alexander Jim Almendinger Steve Colman* Karen Gran* Carrie Jennings
Rock & Mineral Magnetism	Subir Banerjee Josh Feinberg Bruce Moskowitz
Sedimentology	Jake Bailey Karen Kleinspehn Chris Paola Andy Wickert	Tony Runkel
Seismology	Max Bezada Justin Revenaugh
Structural Geology	Peter Hudleston Christian Teyssier	Annia Fayon John Goodge* Vicki Hansen*
Surface Processes	Emi Ito Chris Paola Andy Wickert	Calvin Alexander Steve Colman* Karen Gran* Carrie Jennings
Tectonics	Peter Hudleston Karen Kleinspehn Christian Teyssier Ikuko Wada Donna Whitney	Annia Fayon John Goodge* Vicki Hansen*
Volcanology		Ron Morton* Martin Saar

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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