Earth

Volcanology

The study of volcanoes and related earth processes.

Academics

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

Oct 4, 2021 An underwater view of fish swimming in the submerged roots of a red mangrove forest.

Hidden Mangrove Forest in the Yucatan Peninsula Reveals Ancient Sea Levels

Sep 16, 2021 Scripps Oceanography Welcomes New Faculty Members

Scripps Oceanography Welcomes New Faculty Members

Colleen Petrik and Vashan Wright are among the most recent faculty hir...

Sep 16, 2021 SURF Program at Scripps Oceanography Wraps Up Another Successful Year in 2021

SURF Program at Scripps Oceanography Wraps Up Another Successful Year in 2021

Scripps’ summer research program returns to in-person learning opportu...