Research in the Department of Geology and Geophysics spans all aspects of geology and geophysics, and extends to other science disciplines. Faculty members and students commonly cross disciplinary lines and apply their expertise to a wide variety of research and societal problems. The Department has excellent facilities and collections to carry out this diverse range of research.

Among the many research areas established in the Department, the research can be broadly broken into the following general topics:

The Department has an extensive array of analytical and computational tools necessary for a wide range of research and teaching.

• Sample processing and storage
• Petrographic and optical analysis facilities
• Electron beam Imaging and microanalysis facilities
• X-ray crystallography lab
• Stable isotope labs
• Spectrophotometry and chromatography labs
• Computational and visualization labs
• Paleomagnetism lab
• Geophysical and seismological facilities
• Paleontology labs
• Synchrotron facility (CAMD - LSU facility)