Marine Geology Research Lab
Professor James Cullen maintains an active research program in marine science. Over 25 students have been employed through grant monies acquired by Dr. Cullen and have competed directed studies projects under his direction in paleoceanography.
Past Projects
Dr. Cullen has participated on several oceanographic and marine geologic research cruises through Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, and the Ocean Drilling Program. Research focused on: paleoceanographic changes in the equatorial Indian Ocean and reconstructing the history of the Asian Monsoon using micropaleontological and geochemical information contained in deep-sea sediment cores. Developing and improving a global data base of quantitative micropaleontological information from the sediment surface of the world's oceans and interpreting these data in terms of the surface water environments these fossil organisms recently inhabited.
Present Projects
Present research projects stem from Dr. Cullen's participation in the Ocean drilling Program to the Equatorial Atlantic Ocean, and the North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans.