Interactions between processes in Earth’s interior and on the surface impact mountain building, earthquakes, volcanism and more. Landscapes carved by wind, water and ice on Earth inform us about our planet's past and are analogs for the landscapes seen on other planetary bodies. Our students and faculty work across atomic to global scales to understand the physical properties and evolution of planets from their surface to their deep interior to gain a new fundamental understanding of the Earth system and of worlds beyond.
Faculty
Benchun Duan
- Professor
- Francesco Paolo di Gangi/Heep Endowed Professorship in Theoretical Geophysics
- Office: Halbouty 153
- Phone: 979-845-3297
- Email: bduan@tamu.edu
Hiroko Kitajima
- Associate Professor and Texas A&M Presidential Impact Fellow
- Francesco Paolo di Gangi/Heep Endowed Professorship in Theoretical Geophysics
- Graduate Director
- Office: Halbouty 159
- Phone: 979-458-2717
- Email: kitaji@tamu.edu
Andreas Kronenberg
- Professor and Michael T. Halbouty Chair in Geology
- Assoc. Director, Center for Tectonophysics
- Office: Halbouty 154
- Phone: 979-845-0132
- Email: kronenberg@geo.tamu.edu
Franco Marcantonio
- Professor and Jane and Ken R. Williams ’45 Chair in Ocean Drilling Science, Technology and Education
- Office: Halbouty 130
- Phone: 979-845-9240
- Email: marcantonio@tamu.edu
Julie Newman
- Professor
- Department Head
- Ray C. Fish Professor
- Office: Halbouty 108
- Phone: 979-845-3466
- Email: julie-newman@tamu.edu
Julia Reece
- Associate Professor
- Chair Graduate Admissions Committee
- Office: Halbouty 251
- Phone: 979-458-2728
- Email: jreece@geos.tamu.edu
Centers & Groups
CENTER FOR TECTONOPHYSICS
The Center for Tectonophysics is an interdisciplinary research group initiated in 1967 for dual purposes: to undertake basic and applied research of both natural and man-induced rock deformation processes and the broad range of geologic structures formed, and to provide research support, training and mentorship to graduate students and post-doctoral fellows pursuing advanced studies in the area of tectonophysics.
DEEP CRUST AND MANTLE DYNAMICS GROUP
This cross-disciplinary research effort combines elements of geophysics, petrology, geochemistry, tectonics and structural geology to examine the physics, chemistry and dynamics of the Earth from the mid to lower crust to the core-mantle interface.