What makes a person choose Marine Geology & Geophysics over, say, biochemistry or finance or pre-med? The desire to be able to spend at least part of his/her working day out in the field certainly ranks as one of the primary reasons people choose to work in MG&G.

Jackson School researchers spend much of their time in the field, collecting data, studying earth systems where they occur in nature. Funded by NSF, ONR and other sponsors, our scientists traverse the globe to accomplish their goals, bringing their students along with them.

Check out some field photos.
Watch a Quicktime movie of an Antarctic Voyage.

JSG researchers have been collecting MG&G data for over 30 years. Shown here are high seas in the North Atlantic during an R/V Conrad 1973 cruise.