Geophysics and Seismology

This area of research concerns itself with the physical processes and physical properties of the Earth and its surrounding space environment, and the use of quantitative methods for their analysis.
person sitting in a hole, wiring a seismic sensor.

Faculty

  • Geoffrey Abers

    Geoffrey Abers

    William and Katherine Snee Professor in Geological Sciences

  • Patrick Fulton

    Patrick Fulton

    Assistant Professor Croll Sesquicentennial Fellow

  • Rowena B. Lohman

    Rowena B. Lohman

    Director of Undergraduate Studies for Earth and Atmospheric Sciences Major Professor

  • Matthew Pritchard

    Matthew Pritchard

    Sydney Kaufman Professor of Geophysics Director, Institute for the Study of the Continents (INSTOC)

Patrick Fulton, a professor at Cornell University, and a co-chief scientist for IODP Exp 405, talks about his involvement in IODP Exp 343 and the planning for 405 that came out of the science results from IODP Exp 343 and 343-T. Patrick was the driving force behind the observatory installations for JFAST and JTRACK.