Structured PhD (Earth & Ocean Sciences), full-time

Short summary of the research area.

Clusters:-

1. Biogeoscience Group

Studies of the Irish sea floor and marine—groundwater interactions.

2. Geofluids Group

Investigations into the role of fluids in the mineralogical, chemical, and structural evolution of the Earth's crust.

3. Magmatic Studies Group

Investigations into the petrogenesis of magmatic and related rocks.

4. Oceanography Group

Studying physical, chemical and biological interactions in the oceans.

Some subjects in this course are:-

Physical habitat mapping
Caledonian/Variscan geology
Other geological topics
Marine geophysics
Land-based geophysics
Hydrogeology
Physical oceanography
Chemical oceanography
Palaeontology and Evolution
Carbonate Sedimentology
Metals in Groundwater
Coastal Karstic Aquifers
Integrated catchment management
Sedimentary Provenance (new techniques and applications)
“Source to Sink” modelling of sedimentary basins
Evolution of modern and ancient large-scale drainage systems
Climate records in sedimentary archives
Ocean acidification
Carbon cycling in coastal waters
Trace element cycling in coastal waters

Overview

INSTITUTION

UNIVERSITY OF GALWAY

MODE OF STUDY

Full-time

EDUCATION LEVEL

Postgraduate

CATEGORY

Master of Science (Engineering) (Research)

Fees

Total Fees

€ 14,666

Entry Requirements

To be eligible to enter on a programme of study and research for the degree of PhD you must have reached a high honours standard at the examination for the primary degree or presented such evidence as will satisfy the Head of School and the College of your fitness.

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