Stephen S. Gao ([email protected]), Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles,1995. Research interest in earthquake seismology, global tectonics, and the study ofstructure and dynamics of the Earth‘s deep interior beneath Eurasia, Africa, NorthAmerica, and South America using computing-intensive data analysis techniques.
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The University of Missouri - RollaDepartment of Geological Sciences and Engineering
Geology and Geophysics
Research FacultyMohamed G. Abdelsalam ([email protected]), Ph.D., University of Texas atDallas, 1993. Research activities focus on studying the dynamics of deformation belts(both extensional and compressional) with Structural Geology and Remote Sensing usingthe East African Rift and the East African Orogen as natural laboratories.
John P. Hogan ([email protected]), Ph.D., Virginia Tech University, 1990. Researchinterests include the origin of isotopic heterogeneity in granites and igneous rock texturesas a means of understanding magma chamber dynamics and mechanisms for magmatransport and emplacement in the crust, and utilizing igneous rocks to constrain tectonichistories of orogens.
Robert C. Laudon ([email protected]), Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin, 1975.Department Chair. Research interest in the area of petroleum geology including clasticsedimentary petrology, depositional systems associated with various tectonic settings,especially salt tectonics, fluid flows in the subsurface and potential contamination.
Kelly H. Liu ([email protected]), Ph.D., University of California, Los Angles, 1998.Research interest in both exploration and solid-earth geophysics including 3-D seismicdata interpretation, computational and observational seismology, seismic hazardmitigation, and using converted waves to detect layered structures in the Earth‘s mantle.
Francisca E. Oboh-Ikuenobe ([email protected]), Ph.D., University ofCambridge, 1991. Program Head. Research activities focus on the use of palynology andsedimentology for biostratigraphy, paleoclimatic and paleoenvironmental reconstructions,and sequence stratigraphy of non-marine to deep-sea Phanerozoic sequences in NorthAmerica, western and southwestern Africa and Australia.
David J. Wronkiewicz ([email protected]), Ph.D., New Mexico Institute of Miningand Technology, 1989. Research interests include mechanisms controlling theredistribution of trace metal containments in the environment, fluid evolution, corrosionprocesses, mineral precipitation during water-rock interaction, radioactive waste disposal,and origins of iron-concretions and implications for the presence water and life on Mars.
CONTACT
Department of GeologicalSciences and EngineeringUniversity of Missouri - Rolla129 McNutt Hall1870 Miner CircleRolla, MO 65409-0410
573-341-4616 (P)573-341-6935 (F)
[email protected]://gse.umr.edu/
Our Sedimentology - Stratigraphy - Petroleum Geologyfaculty and graduate students discussing where to drill foroil. From left to right: Professor Kelly Liu, Professor Bob
Laudon, Graduate student Cherie Telker, Professor FrancaOboh-Ikuenobe, and Graduate student Hesham Refayee
Research Scientist - Nathan Miller - Carbonate Petrology and GeochemistryEmeriti Professors - Richard Hagni, Geza Kisvarsanyi, Richard Rechtien
Gerald Rupert, Alfred SprengAdjunct Professors - Eliot Atekwana , Estella Atekwana, Jay Gregg
Graduate Student Carrie Bender is using our new state-of-the-art ICP-MS in her Environmental Geology project
Differential Interferometric SyntheticAperture Radar (DInSAR) image
of active deformation in Afar, Ethiopia
Our Graduate ProgramHIGHLIGHTS OF OURRESEARCH FACILITY
Degrees Offered* Ph.D. in Geology and
Geophysics* M.S. in Geology and
Geophysics* Master of Science for
Teaching (MST) inEarth Sciences
* Fast-Track M.S. Program* Graduate Certificate inGeospatial Information
Sciences
The Geology and Geophysics GraduateProgram (M.S. and Ph.D.) at the Universityof Missouri - Rolla (UMR) provides studentswith the educational and technologicalexpertise in the Geosciences to graduate asindependent scientists, whose careers leadto the creation of new knowledge forunderstanding our planet Earth, protectingour environment, and wisely utilizing ournatural resources. We accomplish this byproviding challenging, intellectually-stimulating, hands-on graduate courses, andthrough extensive student involvement incutting-edge, externally-funded researchprojects. In the past ten years we havegraduated over 145 MS students and 15Ph.D. students, who are currently enjoyingsuccessful careers in academia (15%),petroleum and mining industries (30%), andenvironmental and government agencies(50%). Our research faculty and graduatestudents have published over 100per-reviewed articles in the past ten years aswell as generating over $3 million of externalfunding from governmental and non-governmental agencies.
The recent addition of new faculty and newtechnologies are enabling us to advanceeven further UMR’s strong tradition ineducation and research in the Geosciences.We have recently established state-of-the-artlaboratory facilities in Geochemistry,Geophysics, and Remote Sensing. Inaddition, there are well-equipped laborato-ries in Sedimentology, Paleontology, Petrolo-gy, and Structural Geology. These facilitiesallow our graduate students, who are typical-lysupported through external funding orthrough scholarships provided by the $2.5million Radcliffe Trust to conduct cutting-edge research.
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Professor John Hogan and students discussingfold mechanisms, Paint River site, Michigan
* Inductively Coupled Plasma/MassSpectrometer (ICP/MS) with auto-sampler
* ICP/Optical Emission (OES), ultrasonicnebulizer, and auto-sampler
* New wave-Merchantek 213 nm laserablation system
* JEOL 733 Super Electron Microprobeand Scanning Electron Microscope
* Sun dual processor server with 8 GB ofRAM, a Sun workstation with dualprocessors, and 6 TB of hard disk space
* 3-D Seismic Interpretation, RemoteSensing and GIS Labs
* Well-equipped Paleontology, Stratigraphy,Structural Geology, Petrology, andMineralogy Labs
Professor David Wronkiewicz and StudentJason Kaiser examining feldspar compositional
zoning using the Laser Ablation - ICP/MS
Professor Steve Gao (right) and Graduate students DaxMoidaki (center) and Insu Woo (left) discussing mantle
plume distribution in-front-of our new seismologicalcomputer system
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