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Atmospheric Science
Susan Allen
Physical oceanography, Coupled biological-chemical-physical ocean forecasting, coastal oceanography, rotating fluid dynamics
Phil Austin
Atmoshperic physics, Remote sensing, Climate change, Weather forecasting, Cloud physics
William Hsieh
Machine learning, atmospheric science, Hydrology, climate, Physical oceanography
Mark Jellinek
Physical volcanology, Geodynamics, Planetary science, Earth systems Science, Geological Fluid Mechancis
Catherine Johnson
Planetary interiors, Planetary magnetism, Space physics
Rich Pawlowicz
Coastal systems, Physical oceanography, Geophysical fluid dynamics, Properties of seawater, Observational oceanography
Valentina Radic
Glacier meterology, Machine learning, Data analysis, Climate change
Douw Steyn
Air pollution, Boundary layers, Mesoscale meterology
Roland Stull
Numerical weather prediction, Weather-related disasters, Clean-energy meteorology, Air quality, Boundary layers
Stephanie Waterman
Physical oceanography, Geophysical fluid dynamics, Turbulence
Climate Science
Susan Allen
Physical oceanography, Coupled biological-chemical-physical ocean forecasting, coastal oceanography, rotating fluid dynamics
Phil Austin
Atmoshperic physics, Remote sensing, Climate change, Weather forecasting, Cloud physics
Garry Clarke
Glacier physics, Deglaciation, Climate change
Roger Francois
Marine geochemistry, Chemical oceanography, Isotope geochemistry, Paleoceanography, Earth systems Science
Sara Harris
Science education, Climate change, Paleoceanography
William Hsieh
Machine learning, atmospheric science, Hydrology, climate, Physical oceanography
Mark Jellinek
Physical volcanology, Geodynamics, Planetary science, Earth systems Science, Geological Fluid Mechancis
Maria Maldonado
Phytoplankton ecophysiology, Biological oceanography, Trace metal stoichiometry, Iron and copper homeostasis
Valentina Radic
Glacier meterology, Machine learning, Data analysis, Climate change
Christian Schoof
ice sheet and glacier dynamics, glacier hydrology, mathematical modelling, field instrumentation
Philippe Tortell
Biological oceanography, Biogeochemical cycles, Primary productivity, Polar marine ecosystems, Climate-active trace gases
Environmental Science
Susan Allen
Physical oceanography, Coupled biological-chemical-physical ocean forecasting, coastal oceanography, rotating fluid dynamics
Ali Ameli
Groundwater-Surfacewater & Land Interaction, Watershed Management, Wetland, Forest Management, Hydrogeology
Phil Austin
Atmoshperic physics, Remote sensing, Climate change, Weather forecasting, Cloud physics
Roger Beckie
Groundwater contamination and remediation, Groundwater geochemistry, Groundwater hydrology
Sean Crowe
Biogeochemical cycles, Bacterial ecophysiology, Paleoproxy development
Gregory Dipple
Mineral-fluid interactions, Hydrothermal systems, Carbon sequestration, Petrology
Roger Francois
Marine geochemistry, Chemical oceanography, Isotope geochemistry, Paleoceanography, Earth systems Science
Lee Groat
Mineralogy, Crystallography, Geochemistry, Economic geology, Environmental mineralogy
Sara Harris
Science education, Climate change, Paleoceanography
Michael Healey
Fisheries ecology, Resource managemnet systems, Fish behaviour, Science in public policy
William Hsieh
Machine learning, atmospheric science, Hydrology, climate, Physical oceanography
Tara Ivanochko
Mark Jellinek
Physical volcanology, Geodynamics, Planetary science, Earth systems Science, Geological Fluid Mechancis
Mark Johnson
Ecohydrology, Water resources, Watershed biogeochemistry, Carbon cycle, Sustainability science
Maria Maldonado
Phytoplankton ecophysiology, Biological oceanography, Trace metal stoichiometry, Iron and copper homeostasis
Ulrich Mayer
Groundwater geochemistry, Groundwater hydrology, Groundwater contamination and remediation, Environmental aspects of mine waste
Kristin Orians
Biogeochemical cycles, Chemical oceanography, Biological oceanography, Trace metals
Rich Pawlowicz
Coastal systems, Physical oceanography, Geophysical fluid dynamics, Properties of seawater, Observational oceanography
Valentina Radic
Glacier meterology, Machine learning, Data analysis, Climate change
Leslie Smith
Groundwater contamination and remediation, Groundwater geochemistry, Hydrothermal systems
Douw Steyn
Air pollution, Boundary layers, Mesoscale meterology
Roland Stull
Numerical weather prediction, Weather-related disasters, Clean-energy meteorology, Air quality, Boundary layers
Curtis Suttle
Biological oceanography, Microbial diversity, Marine virology, Virus diversity
Philippe Tortell
Biological oceanography, Biogeochemical cycles, Primary productivity, Polar marine ecosystems, Climate-active trace gases
Dominique Weis
Elemental and isotopic geochemistry, Mantle plumes, Mantle dynamics, Environmental tracers, Geochronology
Geobiology
Sean Crowe
Biogeochemical cycles, Bacterial ecophysiology, Paleoproxy development
Paul Smith
Invertebrate paleontology, Stratigraphy, Earth systems Science
Stuart Sutherland
Earth history, Palaeontology, Palynology, Chitinozoans
Curtis Suttle
Biological oceanography, Microbial diversity, Marine virology, Virus diversity
Geochemistry
Roger Beckie
Groundwater contamination and remediation, Groundwater geochemistry, Groundwater hydrology
Marc Bustin
Petroleum geology, Unconventional petroleum reservoirs, Sedimentology
Stephen Calvert
Sean Crowe
Biogeochemical cycles, Bacterial ecophysiology, Paleoproxy development
Gregory Dipple
Mineral-fluid interactions, Hydrothermal systems, Carbon sequestration, Petrology
Roger Francois
Marine geochemistry, Chemical oceanography, Isotope geochemistry, Paleoceanography, Earth systems Science
Lee Groat
Mineralogy, Crystallography, Geochemistry, Economic geology, Environmental mineralogy
Craig Hart
Mineral deposits, mineral exploration methods, regional geology, Geochronology, Economic geology
Mark Jellinek
Physical volcanology, Geodynamics, Planetary science, Earth systems Science, Geological Fluid Mechancis
Maya Kopylova
Diamonds, Mantle petrology, Kimberlites, Mantle xenoliths
Ulrich Mayer
Groundwater geochemistry, Groundwater hydrology, Groundwater contamination and remediation, Environmental aspects of mine waste
James Mortensen
Geochronology, Tectonics, Field geology, Economic geology
Simon Peacock
Subduction zones, Earthquakes, Earthquake seismology, Metamorphic petrology
Kelly Russell
Volcanology, Petrology, Thermodynamics, Magma-Rheology
James Scoates
Geochronology, igneous petrology, Magmatic ore deposits, Isotope geochemistry, layered intrusions
Matthijs A. Smit
Geochronology, Petrology, High-temperature geochemistry, Tectonics
Leslie Smith
Groundwater contamination and remediation, Groundwater geochemistry, Hydrothermal systems
Dominique Weis
Elemental and isotopic geochemistry, Mantle plumes, Mantle dynamics, Environmental tracers, Geochronology
Geological Engineering
Ali Ameli
Groundwater-Surfacewater & Land Interaction, Watershed Management, Wetland, Forest Management, Hydrogeology
Roger Beckie
Groundwater contamination and remediation, Groundwater geochemistry, Groundwater hydrology
Erik Eberhardt
Rock mechanics, Rock engineering, Resource geotechnics, Deep mining, Landslides
Susan Hollingshead
Ulrich Mayer
Groundwater geochemistry, Groundwater hydrology, Groundwater contamination and remediation, Environmental aspects of mine waste
Scott McDougall
geohazards, Landslides, landslide-generated waves, shoreline erosion, runout analysis
Leslie Smith
Groundwater contamination and remediation, Groundwater geochemistry, Hydrothermal systems
Geology
Marc Bustin
Petroleum geology, Unconventional petroleum reservoirs, Sedimentology
Sean Crowe
Biogeochemical cycles, Bacterial ecophysiology, Paleoproxy development
Gregory Dipple
Mineral-fluid interactions, Hydrothermal systems, Carbon sequestration, Petrology
Brett Gilley
Lee Groat
Mineralogy, Crystallography, Geochemistry, Economic geology, Environmental mineralogy
Craig Hart
Mineral deposits, mineral exploration methods, regional geology, Geochronology, Economic geology
Kenneth Hickey
Hydrothermal ore-deposit geology, Fluid-rock interaction, Thermochronology, Structural geology, Field geology
Mark Jellinek
Physical volcanology, Geodynamics, Planetary science, Earth systems Science, Geological Fluid Mechancis
Catherine Johnson
Planetary interiors, Planetary magnetism, Space physics
Lori Kennedy
Structural geology, Tectonics, Rheology, Fluid-rock interaction
Maya Kopylova
Diamonds, Mantle petrology, Kimberlites, Mantle xenoliths
James Mortensen
Geochronology, Tectonics, Field geology, Economic geology
Simon Peacock
Subduction zones, Earthquakes, Earthquake seismology, Metamorphic petrology
Mati Raudsepp
Material characterization, electron probe micro-analysis, X-ray diffraction
Kelly Russell
Volcanology, Petrology, Thermodynamics, Magma-Rheology
Joel Saylor
Tectonic drivers of sedimentary basin formation, Depositional systems, Sediment provenance, Paleoaltimetry, Orogenesis/climate feedbacks
James Scoates
Geochronology, igneous petrology, Magmatic ore deposits, Isotope geochemistry, layered intrusions
Sarah Bean Sherman
Matthijs A. Smit
Geochronology, Petrology, High-temperature geochemistry, Tectonics
Leslie Smith
Groundwater contamination and remediation, Groundwater geochemistry, Hydrothermal systems
Paul Smith
Invertebrate paleontology, Stratigraphy, Earth systems Science
Stuart Sutherland
Earth history, Palaeontology, Palynology, Chitinozoans
Dominique Weis
Elemental and isotopic geochemistry, Mantle plumes, Mantle dynamics, Environmental tracers, Geochronology
Geophysics
Michael Bostock
Earthquake seismology, Subduction zones, Slow earthquake phenomena, Lithospheric geophysics
Garry Clarke
Glacier physics, Deglaciation, Climate change
Ronald Clowes
Seismology, Lithospheric geophysics, Tectonics
Eldad Haber
Geophysical imaging, Computational geoscience, Computational exploration seismology, Seismic inversion, Machine learning
Mark Jellinek
Physical volcanology, Geodynamics, Planetary science, Earth systems Science, Geological Fluid Mechancis
Catherine Johnson
Planetary interiors, Planetary magnetism, Space physics
Francis Jones
Applied geophysics, Science education, distance education, student perceptions of learning, course and curriculum development.
Doug Oldenburg
Seismic inversion, Computational exploration seismology
Simon Peacock
Subduction zones, Earthquakes, Earthquake seismology, Metamorphic petrology
Valentina Radic
Glacier meterology, Machine learning, Data analysis, Climate change
Christian Schoof
ice sheet and glacier dynamics, glacier hydrology, mathematical modelling, field instrumentation
Matthijs A. Smit
Geochronology, Petrology, High-temperature geochemistry, Tectonics
Geoscience Education
Phil Austin
Atmoshperic physics, Remote sensing, Climate change, Weather forecasting, Cloud physics
Mary Lou Bevier
Brett Gilley
Lee Groat
Mineralogy, Crystallography, Geochemistry, Economic geology, Environmental mineralogy
Sara Harris
Science education, Climate change, Paleoceanography
Kenneth Hickey
Hydrothermal ore-deposit geology, Fluid-rock interaction, Thermochronology, Structural geology, Field geology
Tara Holland
Susan Hollingshead
Tara Ivanochko
Francis Jones
Applied geophysics, Science education, distance education, student perceptions of learning, course and curriculum development.
James Scoates
Geochronology, igneous petrology, Magmatic ore deposits, Isotope geochemistry, layered intrusions
Sarah Bean Sherman
Stuart Sutherland
Earth history, Palaeontology, Palynology, Chitinozoans
Glaciology
Garry Clarke
Glacier physics, Deglaciation, Climate change
Mark Jellinek
Physical volcanology, Geodynamics, Planetary science, Earth systems Science, Geological Fluid Mechancis
Valentina Radic
Glacier meterology, Machine learning, Data analysis, Climate change
Christian Schoof
ice sheet and glacier dynamics, glacier hydrology, mathematical modelling, field instrumentation
Hydrogeology
Ali Ameli
Groundwater-Surfacewater & Land Interaction, Watershed Management, Wetland, Forest Management, Hydrogeology
Roger Beckie
Groundwater contamination and remediation, Groundwater geochemistry, Groundwater hydrology
Ulrich Mayer
Groundwater geochemistry, Groundwater hydrology, Groundwater contamination and remediation, Environmental aspects of mine waste
Leslie Smith
Groundwater contamination and remediation, Groundwater geochemistry, Hydrothermal systems
Mineral Deposits
Gregory Dipple
Mineral-fluid interactions, Hydrothermal systems, Carbon sequestration, Petrology
Lee Groat
Mineralogy, Crystallography, Geochemistry, Economic geology, Environmental mineralogy
Craig Hart
Mineral deposits, mineral exploration methods, regional geology, Geochronology, Economic geology
Kenneth Hickey
Hydrothermal ore-deposit geology, Fluid-rock interaction, Thermochronology, Structural geology, Field geology
Maya Kopylova
Diamonds, Mantle petrology, Kimberlites, Mantle xenoliths
James Mortensen
Geochronology, Tectonics, Field geology, Economic geology
James Scoates
Geochronology, igneous petrology, Magmatic ore deposits, Isotope geochemistry, layered intrusions
Oceanography
Susan Allen
Physical oceanography, Coupled biological-chemical-physical ocean forecasting, coastal oceanography, rotating fluid dynamics
Raymond Andersen
Biological oceanography, Chemical oceanography
Phil Austin
Atmoshperic physics, Remote sensing, Climate change, Weather forecasting, Cloud physics
Stephen Calvert
Sean Crowe
Biogeochemical cycles, Bacterial ecophysiology, Paleoproxy development
Roger Francois
Marine geochemistry, Chemical oceanography, Isotope geochemistry, Paleoceanography, Earth systems Science
Michael Healey
Fisheries ecology, Resource managemnet systems, Fish behaviour, Science in public policy
William Hsieh
Machine learning, atmospheric science, Hydrology, climate, Physical oceanography
Brian Hunt
Biological oceanography, Food webs, Zooplankton, Stable isotope ecology, Coastal and Pelagic ecosystems
Al Lewis
Biological oceanography, Plankton distribution, Marine copepods
Maria Maldonado
Phytoplankton ecophysiology, Biological oceanography, Trace metal stoichiometry, Iron and copper homeostasis
Kristin Orians
Biogeochemical cycles, Chemical oceanography, Biological oceanography, Trace metals
Evgeny Pakhomov
Biological oceanography, Zooplankton and micronekton, Pelagic food webs, Midwater ecosystems
Rich Pawlowicz
Coastal systems, Physical oceanography, Geophysical fluid dynamics, Properties of seawater, Observational oceanography
Curtis Suttle
Biological oceanography, Microbial diversity, Marine virology, Virus diversity
Philippe Tortell
Biological oceanography, Biogeochemical cycles, Primary productivity, Polar marine ecosystems, Climate-active trace gases
Stephanie Waterman
Physical oceanography, Geophysical fluid dynamics, Turbulence
Planetary Science
Mark Jellinek
Physical volcanology, Geodynamics, Planetary science, Earth systems Science, Geological Fluid Mechancis
Catherine Johnson
Planetary interiors, Planetary magnetism, Space physics
Sun Kwok
space astronomy, infrared spectroscopy, organics in space