PhD in Geological oceanography

Geological oceanographers in the College of Marine Science conduct research from the continental margins to the deep ocean seafloor. Their work extends from modern environments to millions of years present to understand and predict Earth surface and interior processes. Primary research themes include: paleoceanography and paleoclimatology; coastline and continental shelf development and processes including effects of storms and sea level fluctuations; the health of modern coral reefs carbonate depositional processes; anthropogenic influences on estuaries; mathematical descriptions of geologic phenomena; and plate tectonics. Our geological oceanography group has a variety of modern well equipped laboratories and field equipment, including one of the best seafloor mapping capabilities in the US. Fully integrated with these field instruments is the computational capability to generate state of the art data depictions and imagery. Our group also works closely with scientists from the US Geological Survey's Center for Coastal and Marine Science Center, a major federal laboratory located nearby.