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Geophysics at FSU
RESEARCH AREAS
Geophysics encompasses a wide range of geological problems, addressing questions ranging from "How is the seafloor created?"
to "Why does the Earth have a magnetic field?" to "Why do volcanoes erupt where they do?" At FSU, geophysics research focuses mainly
on the marine environment. Deep-sea and nearshore data, including seismics, gravity, magnetics, bathymetry, and heat flow, are used to
explore the geologic evolution of the ocean floor. Current field areas include Iceland, Marion and Bouvet islands in the Indian Ocean,
the large undersea plateaus of the western Pacific Ocean, and coastal Florida. Potential for collaboration exists with FSU's Geophysical
Fluid Dynamics Institute (GFDI).
FACILITIES
The computational geophysics lab is growing rapidly, and currently provides platforms such as Solaris, Mac OS X, and Linux,
as well as an array of printers and peripheral devices. Additional computer equipment and facilities, such as a large-format plotter
and supercomputer time, are readily available either through the department or FSU. Instrumentation such as a marine seismic profiling
system and ground-penetrating radar are also available via arrangements through the department. The department has an extensive
library of geophysical materials, ranging from bathymetric charts to a collection of digital topographic data.
LINKS
InterRidge: InterRidge is an initiative for international cooperation in ridge-crest studies.
Member nations include Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Japan, Korea, Norway, Portugal, the UK, and the US. InterRidge promotes
ocean-going geological and geophysical expeditions. Research areas include crustal accretion in mid-ocean ridge and back-arc settings;
monitoring of ridge-related seismic, volcanic, and hydrothermal events; and biological processes along the mid-ocean ridge system.
U.S. RIDGE: RIDGE is an interdisciplinary research initiative, funded by the National Science
Foundation (NSF) to explore geological, geophysical, and biological processes related to the mid-ocean ridge system.
FACULTY
Jennifer Georgen
Marine geology and geophysics
David Loper (emeritus)
Dynamics of aquifers and of Earth's interior
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