The Australian Research Council funded a large projected designed to develop an understanding of how the large sand islands and sand masses of southeast Queensland have evolved. The interdisciplinary team employs geophysics, geochemistry, sedimentology, and soils to answer questions about the timing of emplacement and style of evolution over the last half of the Quaternary. Research is ONGOING

A suite of funding agencies and organizations have come together to use climate archives hosted in lacustrine and palustrine sediments of North Stradbroke Island, Australia, the world's second largest sand island. The multi-disciplinary team used sedimentology, geochemistry, palynology, and geophysics to understand climate change over the past ~125,000 years. Research is ONGOING

Funded primarily by the Southern California Earthquake Center, a team of scientists are using very high resolution aerial imagery and LiDAR collected from UAV's to unravel the slip history that occurs between major earthquakes of fault zones in California. Research is ONGOING

Coastal systems change and evolve over time based on climate forcings at various spatial and temporal scales, long-term sea level rise, episodic storms and anthorpogenic activities. Research sites are worldwide. Various research projects have been conducted and are both COMPLETE and ONGOING

Sand-rich environments, especially those with large mobile sand fields, have the potential to record various aspects of climate in areas where traditional records from lakes and wetlands are absent. Using geophysical and remote sensing techniques coupled with sedimentology and dating, dune forms can be used to identify periods of wet and dry as well as changes in wind direction and intensity. Research is ONGOING

A variety of active and recent projects have involved members of the Lab to understand the landscape context of archaeological sites. Team members have used geophysical methods to assist archaeologist to find features related to cultural heritage and how earth processes have altered those sites. Most projects are small and short-term. Research is both ONGOING and COMPLETED

Unmanned aerial vehicles have become widely used in geology and geomorphology. The capacity to acquire very high-resolution imagery of small sites is a visualization game-changer. Team members have been using UAVs to examine shoreline changes, fault creep and dune migration. Research is both ONGOING and COMPLETED