地球表面，环境与能源哲学博士-自然灾害

赖斯的地球系统科学涉及大气，海洋，生物圈，地球表面及其深层内部之间的地球化学，生物地球化学和物理相互作用。我们的研究重点是在不同的储层之间随时间尺度（从季节到千禧年到十亿年）之间进行质量交换。我们使用各种工具，包括沉积学，地球化学和生物地球化学，以更好地了解这些相互作用对气候变化，生物演化，环境变化以及大气，海洋和地壳的成分演化的作用。无论我们喜欢与否，自然灾害一直影响着我们的经济，社会福利和国家安全。地球科学为了解各种自然灾害的机理提供了重要的见识。我们的部门在地震，滑坡，洪水，风暴和飓风以及火山喷发方
Earth System Science at Rice involves geochemical, biogeochemical and physical interactions between the atmosphere, ocean, biosphere, Earth's surface and its deep interior. Our research focuses on mass exchanges between these different reservoirs over time scales, ranging from seasonal to millennial to billion year timescales. We use a variety of tools, including sedimentology, geochemistry, and biogeochemistry, to better understand the role of these interactions on climate change, biological evolution, environmental change and the compositional evolution of the atmosphere, oceans and crust. Whether we like it or not, natural hazards have always shaped our economy, social welfare and national security. Earth sciences provides key insights into understanding the mechanisms of various natural hazards. Our department has expertise in earthquakes, landslides, floods, storms and hurricanes, and volcanic eruptions.