Department of Geology and Geophysics, Yale University

We are looking for qualified applicants for Ph.D. studies in Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences and Geophysics. Students with backgrounds in Physics, Math, Atmospheric Sciences, Mechanical and Environmental Engineering, or Geosciences are welcome to apply (also  see our poster and a more general description).

If you have questions, please feel free to contact a faculty member directly or Roberta Dulong (our Graduate Registrar, roberta.dulong@yale.edu) who will be able to help you to arrange a visit to our department.

We welcome Physics majors who would like to pursue a Ph.D. in geophysics, as it is broadly applied to the Earth’s environment, including its Ocean, the Atmosphere, Climate processes, and Earth’s interior.

The Geology and Geophysics department has 24 faculty members studying various aspects of the Earth, Ocean and Atmosphere system. The faculty and their students engage these topics using modern observational, experimental and numerical methodologies and the tools of physics, mathematics, and computer sciences.

Our faculty in Oceans, Atmosphere and Climate / Geophysics includes:

Alexey Fedorov (Ocean and climate dynamics, GFD)

Steve Sherwood (Atmospheric sciences, Atmospheric physics)

Ron Smith (Meteorology, remote sensing)

Karl Turekian  (Oceanography, geochemistry)

George Veronis (Physical oceanography, GFD)

John Wettlaufer (GFD, climate, ice physics)

Mark Pagani (Paleoceanography, paleoclimate)

Robert Berner (Carbon Cycle, Paleoclimate)

David Bercovici (Geodynamics, Nonlinear Physics)

David Evans (Paleomagnetism, Tectonics)

Shun-ichiro Karato (Geophysics, Mineral Physics)

Jun Korenaga (Geodynamics, Seismology)

Jeffrey Park (Seismology)

Mark Brandon (Tectonics)

Many more members of the faculty are interested in the evolution of the Earth’s climate and/or GFD. For students who are new to this field: GFD stands for Geophysical Fluid Dynamics. Also, check our Solar and Terrestrial Physics program. It is a joint program between our department and the Department of Astronomy at Yale.