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FEATURED FACULTY

Jean
Morrison

Jean Morrison, who has taught as an Associate Professor at the University of Southern California since 1995, has extensive research interests in fluids in metamorphic core complexes and epidote. Professor Morrison has been distinguished as a Sigma Chi Professor of the Year in 2000 and has been a part of the National Science Foundation panel in the Graduate Research Fellowship Program since 2001. more

RESEARCH CENTERS

Marine aspects of Earth System HistorySouthern California Earthquake Center
Wrigley Institute for Environmental Studies
USC Graduate Student in Residence at the Los Angeles County Museum
 

Earth Sciences at USC
Striving to achieve excellence in research
that will dominate science
in the 21st century.

 

RESEARCH FOCUS AREAS

climate
Conducting research that will lead to an understanding of how, where and why climate changes occur on this planet and, how that can be utilized by society.

geobiology
Collaborations across institutions worldwide as well as many fields of science, including geology, biology, chemistry, paleontology, molecular genetics, and genomics.

geophysics
Combinestraditional geophysical disciplines such as seismology , geodynamics , and paleomagnetism with a modern "complex systems" approach to problems.

tectonics & petrology
Aims to decipher the kinematics of deformation in zones of distributed deformation along plate boundaries.

 

  

ACADEMICS

the undergraduate program
extends beyond classrooms and labs. we offer many funded opportunities for undergraduates to participate in research focused field work with our faculty.

the graduate program
emphasizes both educational and research programs and views these efforts as complementary. Small student to faculty ratio allows for personal mentorships. There are many funded research opportunities with our affiliated research centers.

course descriptions
of all courses offered from our department and their respective websites.

apply on-line
for any of our programs offered.

 

  
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News & Announcements

Congratulations to Bradford Foley placed 2nd in the physical sciences division of the undergraduate research symposium with his work on making plate tectonics out of visco-plastic, spherical convection models.

See all our award winners