PhD in Geosciences - Planetary Science in Stony Brook United States | Stony Brook University, SUNY

Graduate research positions are open in planetary science, covering areas like geochemistry, petrology, spectroscopy, geophysics, and astrobiology, with a current emphasis on Mars and the Moon. Faculty and students actively participate in missions such as Mars Global Surveyor, Mars Exploration Rovers, and Mars Odyssey. Research projects involve analyzing geological, chemical, spectroscopic, and geophysical data from these and other missions. State-of-the-art experimental and analytical facilities support this work, including a new infrared spectroscopy lab for studying Mars and lunar analog materials, as well as mineral spectral properties. High-pressure, high-temperature labs (see Petrology and Mineral and Rock Physics sections) enable research into the formation of igneous rocks on terrestrial planets and moons. Additional facilities for low-temperature and hydrothermal experiments explore Martian surface water processes and astrobiology topics. These labs are complemented by advanced analytical equipment (detailed under Crystal Chemistry, Geochemistry, and Sedimentary Geology sections).