Geology and Geophysics
- Petrologic, structural, and geochronologic studies of metamorphic and igneous rocks in New England Appalachians
- Vertebrate paleontological studies of Paleocene-Eocene boundary in Rocky Mountains and Pakistan
- Geophysical studies of glacial/surficial deposits and bedrock geology and structure of mainland and inner continental shelf New Hampshire
- Groundwater geophysics
Hydrology
- Hydrologic and hydraulic regimes of New England streams
- Areal variability of stream flow characteristics
- Hydrologic impacts of land use and climatic change
- Hydraulics of natural channels
- Geological and geostatistical modeling of aquifer heterogeneity
- Modeling of groundwater contamination
- Hydrogeologic controls on digenesis
- Modeling in continental and global-scale hydrology
Low Temperature Geochemistry
- Chemical stratigraphies from polar and alpine glaciers to ascertain changes in climate and composition of the atmosphere
- Trace-metal interactions in marine and lacustrine sediments and pore waters
- Groundwater geochemistry
Isotope Geochemistry
- Detailed geochemical and geochronological investigations of rocks from New England
- Development of Sr and Pb isotopes as tracers in geologic, hydrologic, and oceanic systems
- Isotopic studies of crustal evolution in granite-greenstone belts of the Amazon craton
- Isotopic studies of marine and lacustrine carbonate
Glaciology and Ice Chemistry
- Geochemical analyses of ice cores from high altitude (i.e., Himalayas, China) and high latitude (i.e., Antarctica, Greenland, Canadian Arctic) glaciers for purposes of studying global climate change, air mass trajectories, anthropogenic impact on the atmosphere, past volcanism, and glacier mass balance
- Retrieval of records of climatic change through study of both modern and former glacier dynamics
Atmospheric Chemistry
- Process level studies of atmosphere-snow exchange
- Ground and airborne measurements of trace gases and aerosol particles
- Field studies in New England and at remote sites around the world
- Field and model studies of the production of biogenic gases and their flux into the atmosphere
- Modeling studies of climate change-chemistry interaction
Chemical Oceanography
- Studies of the relative importance of physical and biological processes of affecting nutrient distribution in estuaries, salt marshes and coastal ocean waters including the Gulf of Maine
- Mid-ocean ridge hydrothermal processes and vent fluid chemistry
- Tropical Pacific ocean productivity and upwelling
Geological Oceanography
- Sediments of New Hampshire continental shelf
- Estuarine sediment dynamics
- Salt marsh evolution
- Coastal processes
- Sea level changes
Physical Oceanography
- Observational/modeling studies of the waves, tides, and circulation of the continental shelf, Gulf of Maine, and Great Bay Estuary
- Emphasis on winter convective wind mixing and storm response
- Ocean color remote sensing, bio-optical ocean processes