Department of Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences

The Department of Earth and Ocean Sciences formed in 1996 from faculty members from the former Departments of Geophysics and Astronomy, Geological Sciences, Oceanography.

The research of the department spans studies of the earth's deep interior, near-surface geology, the environment, Earth's oceans & atmosphere, and other terrestrial planets. Rich collaboration both internal and external to the department study the complex interactions in Earth systems and provide access to outstanding instrumentation and expertise. EOAS maintains active ties with industry partners, consulting firms and government labs.

100
Master's Students
80
Doctoral Students
29
Graduate Degrees Awarded

Research Supervisors

Name Research Interests
Allen, Susan coastal oceanography; coupled bio-physics and chem-physics and all three models; forecast models; Oceans and Inland Waters; physical oceanography; Prediction and Climatic Modeling; Coastal oceanography, Coupled bio-physics and chem-physics and all three models, Forecast models, Oceans and Inland Waters, Physical oceanography, Prediction and Climatic Modeling
Ameli, Ali Climate Changes and Impacts; Ground Water and Water Tables; Groundwater Ecohydrology; Groundwater-Surfacewater & land Interaction; Hydro-geological Engineering; Hydrological Cycle; Numerical analysis; Watershed Management; Climate Changes and Impacts, Ground Water and Water Tables, Groundwater Ecohydrology, Groundwater-Surfacewater & land Interaction, Hydro-geological Engineering, Hydrological Cycle, Numerical Analysis, Watershed Management
Andersen, Raymond Chemicals produced by marine organisms
Austin, Philip global climate; climate change; greenhouse effect; global warming; clouds; lightning; storms, Cloud physics, radiative properties of layer clouds, status cirrus formation, global climate, cloug aerosol feedbacks and climate
Barker, Shaun
Beckie, Roger Mine drainage; physical hydrogeology; groundwater geochemistry; groundwater contamination; Mine drainage, physical hydrogeology, groundwater geochemistry, groundwater contamination
Bostock, Michael structure of the Canadian upper mantle, Geophysics, formation and evolution of the first continental landmasses, the structure and dynamics of subduction zones
Bradbury, Hal Isotope geochemistry; Chemical Oceanography; Reactive Transport Modelling; Carbon cycle; Marine Sedimentary Environments; Early Diagenesis; Biogeochemical Cycles; marine Carbon Dioxide Removal; Isotope Geochemistry, Chemical Oceanography, Reactive Transport Modelling, Carbon Cycle, Marine Sedimentary Environments, Early Diagenesis, Biogeochemical Cycles, marine Carbon Dioxide Removal
Bustin, Robert Marc Unconventional Petroleum Reservoirs
Chritz, Kendra Anthropocene, Onset, tempo, and trajectory of human impacts on biological processes and environmental change
Crowe, Sean Geobiology, biogeochemistry, microbial evolution
d'Arcy, Mitch Geomorphology; Climate/palaeoclimate; Sedimentology; Geochronology; remote sensing; Geomorphology, Climate/palaeoclimate, Sedimentology, Geochronology, Remote sensing
Eberhardt, Erik Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering; Deep Underground Excavations; Rock Slope Engineering; Block Cave Mining; Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, Deep Underground Excavations, Rock Slope Engineering, Block Cave Mining
Groat, Lee mineralogy; crystal chemistry; Geochemistry; economic geology; gem deposits; pegmatites; mineralogy, crystal chemistry, geochemistry, economic geology, gem deposits, pegmatites
Haber, Eldad Scientific computing and its application to geophysical and medical imaging
Harraden, Cassady
Heagy, Lindsey Geophysics; Inverse theory; data science; Machine Learning; Electromagnetics; Carbon sequestration; Groundwater; Environmental geophysics; Resource exploration; Geophysics, Inverse theory, Data science, Machine learning, Electromagnetics, Carbon sequestration , Groundwater , Environmental geophysics, Resource exploration
Hickey, Kenneth understand the processes involved in the genesis of mineral deposits from a multidisciplinary perspective; Post-mineralization weathering, denudation and subsequent burial of Carlin-type Au-mineralization at the Cortez Hills deposit: Implications for finding Au-deposits in bedrock under cover.
Jellinek, Mark Volcanology, Geodynamics, Planetary Science, Geological Fluid Mechanics
Johnson, Catherine Lunar geophysics, Evolution of Mars' Magnetic Field and Atmosphere
Johnson, Mark Agriculture; Biogeochemistry; Carbon cycle; Climate Changes and Impacts; data science; Ecohydrology; Ecology and Quality of the Environment; Fresh Water; Ground Water and Water Tables; Hydrological Cycle and Reservoirs; Land and Soil; land use; Running Water Hydrosystem; Water and Sustainability; Agriculture, Biogeochemistry, Carbon cycle, Climate Changes and Impacts, Data Science, Ecohydrology, Ecology and Quality of the Environment, Fresh Water, Ground Water and Water Tables, Hydrological Cycle and Reservoirs, Land and Soil, Land use, Running Water Hydrosystem, Water and Sustainability
Kopylova, Maya diamond ore deposits, Diamond exploration, petrology and volcanology
Lukes, Laura Geoscience Education Research (Discipline-Based Education Research); Self-regulated Learning; field-based experiential learning; learning in informal settings (e.g., museums, parks, science centers); crowdsourced and citizen science; teacher beliefs; motivation, emotion, and beliefs in learning; Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in STEM; learning engineering;
Maldonado, Maite Phytoplankton Trace Metal Physiology
Mayer, Ulrich groundwater contamination; groundwater remediation; hydrogeology; low-temperature geochemistry; mine waste management; Groundwater contamination, Groundwater remediation, Hydrogeology, Low-temperature geochemistry, Mine waste management