Structured PhD (Earth & Ocean Sciences) full-time
College of Science,
School of Natural Sciences
Course overview
All PhD students in the College of Science will enrol in a Structured PhD: www.nuigalway.ie/science/rgroups.html
Short summary of the research area.
Clusters
Biogeoscience Group
Studies of the Irish sea floor and marine—groundwater interactions.
Geofluids Group
Investigations into the role of fluids in the mineralogical, chemical, and structural evolution of the Earth's crust.
Magmatic Studies Group
Investigations into the petrogenesis of magmatic and related rocks.
Important: Applicants must speak to the research group leader before applying via PAC.
Group leader links:
www.nuigalway.ie/eos/staff/academic_staff/academic_staff.html
www.nuigalway.ie/eos/research/magmatic/magmatic.html
Programmes available
Entry requirements
Areas of interest
- Physical habitat mapping
- Caledonian/Variscan geology
- Other geological topics
- Marine geophysics
- Land-based geophysics
- Hydrogeology
- Physical oceanography
- Chemical oceanography
www.nuigalway.ie/eos/researchopportunities.html
Researcher profiles
Find out more
www.nuigalway.ie/courses/graduate/ocean_research.html
Prof. Michael Williams
T +353 91 492 266
E michael.williams@nuigalway.ie
www.nuigalway.ie/eos/

