Research

 

The Geophysics discipline focuses on investigating the internal structure and composition of the Earth and other planets/moons using approaches such as seismology, geodesy, gravity, magnetics, and electrical resistivity. These techniques are also employed on Earth in the exploration for natural resources, in environmental studies, and to mitigate geologic hazards.

Tectonics is a broad field that encompasses physical and chemical processes that shape our planet. This includes interactions between the Earth’s crust and the underlying mantle, subduction of oceanic crust, formation of the continents, mountain building, and basin formation.

Structural Geology deals with the form, arrangement, and internal structure of rocks, particularly the description and analysis of small to moderate geologic structures, such as folds, faults, shear zones that result from the application of deforming forces.

For more about our research specialties, visit the Research Overview.

Faculty

Name	Job Title	Email
Alain Plattner	Assistant Professor	amplattner@ua.edu
Bo Zhang	Associate Professor	bzhang33@ua.edu
Harold Stowell	Professor	hstowell@ua.edu
Delores M. Robinson	Professor Department Chair	dmr@ua.edu
Samantha E. Hansen	George Lindahl III Endowed Professor	shansen@geo.ua.edu
Andrew M. Goodliffe	Associate Professor Associate Dean of the Graduate School	amg@ua.edu
Ibrahim Çemen	Professor	icemen@ua.edu