Featured Student Research
Opportunities
Below are just a few of the current research opportunities with Geological Sciences faculty at the University of Florida. You can find more opportunities and information on the web pages of the various research areas or on faculty web pages (links to the left).
Geochronology and Crustal Evolution: Research opportunities are available for MS and PhD students interested in the geochemical relationships that develop between the crust and mantle during crustal growth. Specific projects involve the Proterozoic assembly of Laurentia, Archean crustal evolution of the Wyoming Province, and the Precambrian to Paleozoic evolution of the Appalachians. Our group uses a combination of elemental and isotopic data from geochronolgically (U-Pb zircon) and thermochronologically (Ar-Ar) constrained samples. For information on specific projects and available laboratory facilities, please visit Paul Mueller's home page and the web site of the Center for Isotope Geoscience.
Southern California Coastal Evolution and Climate Change: MS or PhD student opportunity funded by California Energy Commission to study effects of sea level rise and changes in Pacific Ocean wave climate on littoral sediment transport and sea cliff retreat in the Southern California Bight. Research would principally involve integrating several pre-existing mathematical models of wave transformation, beach profile evolution, and sediment transport, with possible opportunities for field investigations working with researchers at Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Background in MATLAB software / and or general computer skills strongly desired. Supervisor: Dr. Peter Adams (web page, email).
Establishing Terrigenous Sediment Sources to the Gulf of Alaska: MS or PhD student opportunity to study glacigenic sediment provenance to establish the timing and location of Neogene glacial activity in southern Alaska. Research would involve laboratory geochemical and mineralogical analyses of terrigenous and marine sediments from the Gulf of Alaska region. Potential for field work in Alaska to collect additional samples. Supervisor: Dr. John Jaeger (web page, email).
Hydrogeology the Nankai Subduction Zone: MS or PhD student opportunity as part of NanTroSEIZE (Nankai Trough Seismogenic Zone Experiment) to study the interrelationship of fluid flow and subduction zone earthquakes. Research would involve numerical modeling and laboratory permeability testing. Potential for research cruise to collect hydrogeologic data from subseafloor observatories (MS or PhD) and future participation in IODP drilling expedition. Supervisor: Dr. Liz Screaton (web page, email).
Upper Mantle Flow at
Subduction Zones: Research projects available for MS or
PhD students interested in seismology and geodynamics of
subduction. Data and analyses from recent years clearly show that
the textbook view of subduction as a two-dimensional process is
wrong! Come join a fast-moving group working on seismic
anisotropy and three-dimensional upper mantle flow at subduction
zones. MS projects would entail analyses of existing data whereas
PhD projects could include seismology field work in Chile, Indochina,
Romania, or the western U.S. For more details contact Ray Russo (email; web page) or visit the
Seismology Group web page
at UF .
University of Florida
Department of Geological Sciences
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P.O. Box 112120
Gainesville, Florida 32611
Office: (352) 392-2231
Fax: (352) 392-9294
email: info@geology.ufl.edu
