| Petrology
| C. Thomas Foster | Origin and history of metamorphic terranes; metamorphic processes and reaction mechanisms; analysis of metamorphic textures |
| Jane A. Gilotti | High-pressure/ultrahigh-pressure metamorphism petrology of accessory phases used for U-Pb geochronology |
| David W. Peate | Origin and evolution of large igneous provinces and mafic continental magmatism; crustal assimilation processes, composition of impact melt rocks |
| Ingrid Ukstins Peate | Eruption and emplacement mechanisms of pyroclastic deopsits Climate impact of large-volume silicic and basaltic pyroclastic eruptions Petrogenesis of large-volume silicic eruptions |
| Mark K. Reagan | Origin and evolution of subduction-related magmas; Time-scales of magmatic processes |
