Research Areas

Person	Specialties
Susan Allen Professor	Physical oceanography, Coupled biological-chemical-physical ocean forecasting, Coastal Oceanography, rotating fluid dynamics
William Hsieh Professor Emeritus	Machine learning, Atmospheric Science, Hydrology, Climate, Physical oceanography
Mark Jellinek Professor	Physical volcanology, Geodynamics, Planetary science, Earth systems Science, Geological Fluid Mechanics
Catherine Johnson Professor	Planetary interiors, Planetary magnetism, Space physics
Anais Orsi Assistant Professor	Atmospheric Science, Climate change, Climate modelling, palaeoclimate
Rich Pawlowicz Professor	Coastal systems, Physical oceanography, Geophysical fluid dynamics, Properties of seawater, Observational oceanography
Douw Steyn Professor Emeritus	Air pollution, Boundary layers, Mesoscale meterology
Roland Stull Professor	Numerical weather prediction, Weather-related disasters, Clean-energy meteorology, Air quality, Boundary layers
Rachel White Assistant Professor	Atmospheric Science, Climate change, Climate modelling, Seasonal predictability, Geophysical fluid dynamics

Person	Specialties
Susan Allen Professor	Physical oceanography, Coupled biological-chemical-physical ocean forecasting, Coastal Oceanography, rotating fluid dynamics
Garry Clarke Professor Emeritus	Glacier physics, Deglaciation, Climate change
Roger Francois Professor Emeritus	Marine geochemistry, Chemical oceanography, Isotope geochemistry, Paleoceanography, Earth systems Science
Mark Jellinek Professor	Physical volcanology, Geodynamics, Planetary science, Earth systems Science, Geological Fluid Mechanics
Maria T. (Maite) Maldonado Professor	Phytoplankton ecophysiology, Biological oceanography, Trace metal stoichiometry, Iron and copper homeostasis
Anais Orsi Assistant Professor	Atmospheric Science, Climate change, Climate modelling, palaeoclimate
Christian Schoof Professor	ice sheet and glacier dynamics, glacier hydrology, mathematical modelling, field instrumentation
Philippe Tortell Professor	Biological oceanography, Biogeochemical cycles, Primary productivity, Polar marine ecosystems, Climate-active trace gases
Rachel White Assistant Professor	Atmospheric Science, Climate change, Climate modelling, Seasonal predictability, Geophysical fluid dynamics

Person	Specialties
Susan Allen Professor	Physical oceanography, Coupled biological-chemical-physical ocean forecasting, Coastal Oceanography, rotating fluid dynamics
Ali Ameli Assistant Professor	Groundwater-Surfacewater & Land Interaction, Watershed Management, Wetland, Forest Management, Hydrogeology
Roger Beckie Professor	Groundwater contamination and remediation, Groundwater geochemistry, Groundwater hydrology
Greg Dipple Professor Emeritus	Mineral-fluid interactions, Hydrothermal systems, Carbon sequestration, Petrology
Roger Francois Professor Emeritus	Marine geochemistry, Chemical oceanography, Isotope geochemistry, Paleoceanography, Earth systems Science
Lee Groat Professor	Mineralogy, Crystallography, Geochemistry, Economic geology, Environmental mineralogy
Michael Healey Professor Emeritus	Fisheries ecology, Resource management systems, Fish behaviour, Science in public policy
William Hsieh Professor Emeritus	Machine learning, Atmospheric Science, Hydrology, Climate, Physical oceanography
Mark Jellinek Professor	Physical volcanology, Geodynamics, Planetary science, Earth systems Science, Geological Fluid Mechanics
Mark Johnson Professor	Ecohydrology, Water resources, Watershed biogeochemistry, Carbon cycle, Sustainability science
Maria T. (Maite) Maldonado Professor	Phytoplankton ecophysiology, Biological oceanography, Trace metal stoichiometry, Iron and copper homeostasis
Ulrich Mayer Professor	Groundwater geochemistry, Groundwater hydrology, Groundwater contamination and remediation, Environmental aspects of mine waste
Rich Pawlowicz Professor	Coastal systems, Physical oceanography, Geophysical fluid dynamics, Properties of seawater, Observational oceanography
Shandin Pete Assistant Professor of Teaching	Indigenous research methodologies, geoscientific ethnography, Indigenous astronomy, culturally congruent instructional strategies, indigenous science philosophy
Leslie Smith Professor Emeritus	Groundwater contamination and remediation, Groundwater geochemistry, Hydrothermal systems
Douw Steyn Professor Emeritus	Air pollution, Boundary layers, Mesoscale meterology
Roland Stull Professor	Numerical weather prediction, Weather-related disasters, Clean-energy meteorology, Air quality, Boundary layers
Curtis Suttle Professor	Biological oceanography, Microbial diversity, Marine virology, Virus diversity
Philippe Tortell Professor	Biological oceanography, Biogeochemical cycles, Primary productivity, Polar marine ecosystems, Climate-active trace gases
Dominique Weis Professor	Elemental and isotopic geochemistry, Mantle plumes, Mantle dynamics, Environmental tracers, Geochronology

Person	Specialties
Louise Longridge Lecturer
Paul Smith Professor Emeritus	Invertebrate paleontology, Stratigraphy, Earth systems Science
Curtis Suttle Professor	Biological oceanography, Microbial diversity, Marine virology, Virus diversity

Person	Specialties
Shaun Barker Director, MDRU	Mineral exploration, ore deposits, lithogeochemistry, stable isotopes, hydrothermal fluid flow
Roger Beckie Professor	Groundwater contamination and remediation, Groundwater geochemistry, Groundwater hydrology
Hal Bradbury Assistant Professor	Isotope geochemistry, Chemical oceanography, Early diagenesis, Reactive Transport Modelling, Biogeochemical cycles
Marc Bustin Professor	Petroleum geology, Unconventional petroleum reservoirs, Sedimentology
Stephen Calvert Professor Emeritus
Greg Dipple Professor Emeritus	Mineral-fluid interactions, Hydrothermal systems, Carbon sequestration, Petrology
Roger Francois Professor Emeritus	Marine geochemistry, Chemical oceanography, Isotope geochemistry, Paleoceanography, Earth systems Science
Lee Groat Professor	Mineralogy, Crystallography, Geochemistry, Economic geology, Environmental mineralogy
Mark Jellinek Professor	Physical volcanology, Geodynamics, Planetary science, Earth systems Science, Geological Fluid Mechanics
Maya Kopylova Professor	Diamonds, Mantle petrology, Kimberlites, Mantle xenoliths
Ulrich Mayer Professor	Groundwater geochemistry, Groundwater hydrology, Groundwater contamination and remediation, Environmental aspects of mine waste
James Mortensen Professor Emeritus	Geochronology, Tectonics, Field geology, Economic geology
Anais Orsi Assistant Professor	Atmospheric Science, Climate change, Climate modelling, palaeoclimate
Simon Peacock Professor	Metamorphic petrology, Subduction zones, Earthquakes, Tectonics
Kelly Russell Professor	Volcanology, Petrology, Thermodynamics, Magma-Rheology
James Scoates Professor	Geochronology, Igenous petrology, Magmatic ore deposits, Isotope geochemistry, layered intrusions
Leslie Smith Professor Emeritus	Groundwater contamination and remediation, Groundwater geochemistry, Hydrothermal systems
Dominique Weis Professor	Elemental and isotopic geochemistry, Mantle plumes, Mantle dynamics, Environmental tracers, Geochronology

Person	Specialties
Ali Ameli Assistant Professor	Groundwater-Surfacewater & Land Interaction, Watershed Management, Wetland, Forest Management, Hydrogeology
Roger Beckie Professor	Groundwater contamination and remediation, Groundwater geochemistry, Groundwater hydrology
Erik Eberhardt Professor and Head	Rock mechanics, Rock engineering, Deep mining, Large open pit, Mining geohazards
Ulrich Mayer Professor	Groundwater geochemistry, Groundwater hydrology, Groundwater contamination and remediation, Environmental aspects of mine waste
Leslie Smith Professor Emeritus	Groundwater contamination and remediation, Groundwater geochemistry, Hydrothermal systems

Person	Specialties
Shaun Barker Director, MDRU	Mineral exploration, ore deposits, lithogeochemistry, stable isotopes, hydrothermal fluid flow
Marc Bustin Professor	Petroleum geology, Unconventional petroleum reservoirs, Sedimentology
Mitch D'Arcy Assistant Professor	Geomorphology, sedimentary geology, palaeoclimate, Geochronology, Remote sensing
Greg Dipple Professor Emeritus	Mineral-fluid interactions, Hydrothermal systems, Carbon sequestration, Petrology
Brett Gilley Associate Professor of Teaching
Lee Groat Professor	Mineralogy, Crystallography, Geochemistry, Economic geology, Environmental mineralogy
Kirsten Hodge Lecturer
Mark Jellinek Professor	Physical volcanology, Geodynamics, Planetary science, Earth systems Science, Geological Fluid Mechanics
Catherine Johnson Professor	Planetary interiors, Planetary magnetism, Space physics
Maya Kopylova Professor	Diamonds, Mantle petrology, Kimberlites, Mantle xenoliths
Louise Longridge Lecturer
James Mortensen Professor Emeritus	Geochronology, Tectonics, Field geology, Economic geology
Simon Peacock Professor	Metamorphic petrology, Subduction zones, Earthquakes, Tectonics
Lucy Porritt Lecturer
Kelly Russell Professor	Volcanology, Petrology, Thermodynamics, Magma-Rheology
James Scoates Professor	Geochronology, Igenous petrology, Magmatic ore deposits, Isotope geochemistry, layered intrusions
Paul Smith Professor Emeritus	Invertebrate paleontology, Stratigraphy, Earth systems Science
Leslie Smith Professor Emeritus	Groundwater contamination and remediation, Groundwater geochemistry, Hydrothermal systems
Matt Tarling Assistant Professor
Dominique Weis Professor	Elemental and isotopic geochemistry, Mantle plumes, Mantle dynamics, Environmental tracers, Geochronology

Person	Specialties
Michael Bostock Professor	Earthquake seismology, Subduction zones, Slow earthquake phenomena, Lithospheric geophysics
Garry Clarke Professor Emeritus	Glacier physics, Deglaciation, Climate change
Ronald Clowes Professor Emeritus	Seismology, Lithospheric geophysics, Tectonics
Eldad Haber Professor	Geophysical imaging, Computational geoscience, Computational exploration seismology, Seismic inversion, Machine learning
Lindsey Heagy Assistant Professor	Data science, Inverse Theory, Machine learning, Electromagnetics, Potential Fields
Kirsten Hodge Lecturer
Mark Jellinek Professor	Physical volcanology, Geodynamics, Planetary science, Earth systems Science, Geological Fluid Mechanics
Catherine Johnson Professor	Planetary interiors, Planetary magnetism, Space physics
Francis Jones Lecturer
Doug Oldenburg Professor Emeritus	Seismic inversion, Computational exploration seismology
Simon Peacock Professor	Metamorphic petrology, Subduction zones, Earthquakes, Tectonics
Christian Schoof Professor	ice sheet and glacier dynamics, glacier hydrology, mathematical modelling, field instrumentation
Matt Tarling Assistant Professor

Person	Specialties
Mary Lou Bevier Senior Instructor Emerita
Brett Gilley Associate Professor of Teaching
Lee Groat Professor	Mineralogy, Crystallography, Geochemistry, Economic geology, Environmental mineralogy
Kirsten Hodge Lecturer
Francis Jones Lecturer
Michael Lipsen Lecturer
Louise Longridge Lecturer
Laura Lukes Assistant Professor	discipline-based education research (DBER) in geoscience (GER), self-regulated learning (SRL) and metacognition, crowdsourced/citizen science, faculty development, experiential learning
Shandin Pete Assistant Professor of Teaching	Indigenous research methodologies, geoscientific ethnography, Indigenous astronomy, culturally congruent instructional strategies, indigenous science philosophy
Lucy Porritt Lecturer
James Scoates Professor	Geochronology, Igenous petrology, Magmatic ore deposits, Isotope geochemistry, layered intrusions
Leah May Ver Lecturer

Person	Specialties
Garry Clarke Professor Emeritus	Glacier physics, Deglaciation, Climate change
Mark Jellinek Professor	Physical volcanology, Geodynamics, Planetary science, Earth systems Science, Geological Fluid Mechanics
Anais Orsi Assistant Professor	Atmospheric Science, Climate change, Climate modelling, palaeoclimate
Christian Schoof Professor	ice sheet and glacier dynamics, glacier hydrology, mathematical modelling, field instrumentation

Person	Specialties
Ali Ameli Assistant Professor	Groundwater-Surfacewater & Land Interaction, Watershed Management, Wetland, Forest Management, Hydrogeology
Roger Beckie Professor	Groundwater contamination and remediation, Groundwater geochemistry, Groundwater hydrology
Ulrich Mayer Professor	Groundwater geochemistry, Groundwater hydrology, Groundwater contamination and remediation, Environmental aspects of mine waste
Shandin Pete Assistant Professor of Teaching	Indigenous research methodologies, geoscientific ethnography, Indigenous astronomy, culturally congruent instructional strategies, indigenous science philosophy
Leslie Smith Professor Emeritus	Groundwater contamination and remediation, Groundwater geochemistry, Hydrothermal systems

Person	Specialties
Shaun Barker Director, MDRU	Mineral exploration, ore deposits, lithogeochemistry, stable isotopes, hydrothermal fluid flow
Greg Dipple Professor Emeritus	Mineral-fluid interactions, Hydrothermal systems, Carbon sequestration, Petrology
Lee Groat Professor	Mineralogy, Crystallography, Geochemistry, Economic geology, Environmental mineralogy
Maya Kopylova Professor	Diamonds, Mantle petrology, Kimberlites, Mantle xenoliths
James Mortensen Professor Emeritus	Geochronology, Tectonics, Field geology, Economic geology
Lucy Porritt Lecturer
James Scoates Professor	Geochronology, Igenous petrology, Magmatic ore deposits, Isotope geochemistry, layered intrusions
Matt Tarling Assistant Professor
Dominique Weis Professor	Elemental and isotopic geochemistry, Mantle plumes, Mantle dynamics, Environmental tracers, Geochronology

Person	Specialties
Susan Allen Professor	Physical oceanography, Coupled biological-chemical-physical ocean forecasting, Coastal Oceanography, rotating fluid dynamics
Raymond Andersen Professor	Biological oceanography, Chemical oceanography
Hal Bradbury Assistant Professor	Isotope geochemistry, Chemical oceanography, Early diagenesis, Reactive Transport Modelling, Biogeochemical cycles
Stephen Calvert Professor Emeritus
Roger Francois Professor Emeritus	Marine geochemistry, Chemical oceanography, Isotope geochemistry, Paleoceanography, Earth systems Science
Michael Healey Professor Emeritus	Fisheries ecology, Resource management systems, Fish behaviour, Science in public policy
William Hsieh Professor Emeritus	Machine learning, Atmospheric Science, Hydrology, Climate, Physical oceanography
Al Lewis Professor Emeritus	Biological oceanography, Plankton distribution, Marine copepods
Maria T. (Maite) Maldonado Professor	Phytoplankton ecophysiology, Biological oceanography, Trace metal stoichiometry, Iron and copper homeostasis
Evgeny Pakhomov Professor	Biological oceanography, Zooplankton and micronekton, Pelagic food webs, Midwater ecosystems
Rich Pawlowicz Professor	Coastal systems, Physical oceanography, Geophysical fluid dynamics, Properties of seawater, Observational oceanography
Curtis Suttle Professor	Biological oceanography, Microbial diversity, Marine virology, Virus diversity
Philippe Tortell Professor	Biological oceanography, Biogeochemical cycles, Primary productivity, Polar marine ecosystems, Climate-active trace gases
Leah May Ver Lecturer

Person	Specialties
Mark Jellinek Professor	Physical volcanology, Geodynamics, Planetary science, Earth systems Science, Geological Fluid Mechanics
Catherine Johnson Professor	Planetary interiors, Planetary magnetism, Space physics
Dominique Weis Professor	Elemental and isotopic geochemistry, Mantle plumes, Mantle dynamics, Environmental tracers, Geochronology

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Environmental Science

Geobiology

Geochemistry

Geological Engineering

Geology

Geophysics

Geoscience Education

Glaciology

Hydrogeology

Mineral Deposits

Oceanography

Planetary Science