Faculty and students at UNH are actively engaged in a diverse array of geological research topics. These inlcude applied geophysics, bedrock geology, coastal processes, geochemistry, metamorphic petrology, paleoclimatology, paleontology, Quaternary geology, sedimentology/stratigraphy, and structural geology. The state of New Hampshire provides an ideal learning envoronment for geological research. Evidence of mountain-building, igneous activity, and glaciations are preserved within driving distance of campus. Earth Science faculty and students are also doing research in many other parts of the world including Mexico, Wyoming, Pakistan, New Mexico, Antarctica, and New Guinea.

Faculty with research interests in Geology:

Francis S. Birch, geophysics, geological oceanography (fsb@cisunix.unh.edu).
Wallace A. Bothner, structure, regional geology (wally.bothner@unh.edu)
Julie Bryce, geochemistry, petrology, volcanology (julie.bryce@unh.edu).
William C. Clyde, paleontology, stratigraphy (will.clyde@unh.edu).
Jeffrey B. Johnson, volcanology, geophysics, infrasound (jeff.johnson@unh.edu).
Joel E. Johnson, marine geology, sedimentology (joel.johnson@unh.edu).
Jo Laird, petrology, regional geology, mineralogy (jl@cisunix.unh.edu).
Larry A. Mayer, marine geology, ocean mapping (larry.mayer@unh.edu).
Larry G. Ward, sedimentology, coastal processes. (larry.ward@unh.edu).
Karen L. Von Damm, marine geochemistry (kvd@eos.sr.unh.edu ).
J. Matthew Davis, groundwater hydrology, hydrogeology (matt.davis@unh.edu).