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Research

In the Department of Earth and Environmental Science, there are four broad areas of research, addressed through individual and group faculty endeavors.

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    CLIMATE AND LANDSCAPE EVOLUTION

    Climate Modeling (Beadling)

    Coastal Dynamics, Geomorphology (Buynevich

    Energy (N. DavatzesRavi)

    Sustainability and Land-Use Change (KimRaviToran)

    Natural Hazards (BuynevichN. DavatzesNyquistRavi)

    Polar Geophysics and Glaciology (Muto)

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    EARTH HISTORY

    Paleontology-Fossil Provenance (BuynevichTerry, Tumarkin-Deratzian)

    Planetary Geology (ChemtobA. Davatzes)

    Precambrian Geology (ChemtobA. Davatzes)

    Sedimentology-Stratigraphy (A. DavatzesBuynevichTerry, Thornburg)

    Soils and Paleosols (Terry)

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    GEOCHEMISTRY

    Environmental Geochemistry (ChemtobKimToran)

    Low Temperature Geochemistry (Chemtob)

    Mineralogy-Materials (ChemtobKim)

    Nanomaterials (Kim)

    Toxicology (Kim)

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    WATER

    Ecohydrology (Ravi)

    Hydrogeology and Groundwater Contamination (RaviToran)

    Urban hydrology (NyquistToran)

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    EES is also active in the following research topics:

    Environmental Geophysics and Remote Sensing (MutoNyquist)

    Geoscience Education (A. Davatzes, Flynn)

    Structural Geology and Geomechanics (N. Davatzes)