Earth

Volcanology

The study of volcanoes and related earth processes.

Academics

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CHIN, EMILY
Assistant Professor
POMMIER, ANNE
Associate Professor
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STEGMAN, DAVE
Associate Professor
Geoff Cook
COOK, GEOFFREY
Associate Teaching Professor
Debi Kilb
KILB, DEBI
Academic (Project Scientist)
GEE, JEFFREY
Professor
STAUDIGEL, HUBERT
Researcher
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CASTILLO, PATERNO
Professor
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MINSTER, JEAN-BERNARD
Professor
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DAY, JAMES
Professor
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Centers, Labs, and Programs

Planetary Experimental Petrology Laboratory (PEPL)

Studies the interior of planets, specifically terrestrial bodies like Earth, the Moon, Mars, and Mercury.

Scripps Isotope Geochemistry Laboratory (SIGL)

Specializing in high-precision isotopic analyses, elemental abundances, and petrology. Our main areas of research are in the fields of cosmochemistry and mantle and crustal geochemistry.

Earth News

Apr 7, 2021 California's Central Valley as seen from the International Space Station.

Scientists Map “Pulse” of Groundwater Flow through California’s Central Valley

Mar 4, 2021 A Line in the Sand

A Line in the Sand

A brief history of the women of Scripps Institution of Oceanography

Mar 2, 2021 New Study Identifies Atmospheric Rivers as Contributor to Increased Snow Mass in West Antarctica

New Study Identifies Atmospheric Rivers as Contributor to Increased Snow Mass in West Antarctica

New satellite enabled detailed measurement of extreme precipitation ev...