
Dr. Davide Oppo
Pioneer Production Endowed Professor of Geology
I am a broadly trained marine geoscientist, with my core research interests at the intersection of sedimentology, biogeochemistry, and geophysics.
Most of my research focuses on the multidisciplinary study of methane and other cold seeps.
I want to obtain a clear understanding of the processes governing fluid emission at the surface, a fundamental aspect to evaluate cold seeps’ impact on human communities and natural ecosystems, and to properly consider their role in geological models at the local and global scales.
Doctoral

Ferdinando Cilenti
BSc Geology, 2017
MSc Geology, 2020
Energy systems, Reservoir geophysics, Field geology

Gracie Babineaux
BSc Geology, 2020
MSc Geology, 2022
Sedimentology, Marine geology
NSF Graduate Fellow

Precious Batubo
BSc Geology&Mining, 2016
MSc Geology, 2021
Machine Learning, Tsunami
PI: Dr. G. Morra
Master’s

Abigail Watson
BSc Geology, 2021
MSc Geology, 2023
Sedimentology, Geophysics

Juliet C Aralu
BSc Geology, 2016
MSc Geology, 2022
Energy Geology, Sedimentology, CCUS

Bibi Aseeya Mohamed
BSc Geology, 2021
MSc Geology, 2024
Sedimentology

Margaret Dittman
BSc Geology, 2022
MSc Geology, 2024
Sedimentology
Undergraduate
Former Students

Mandi Lalonde
MSc Geology, 2021

Kristen Holmes
MSc Geology, 2021
Oceaneering

Ernest Antwi
MSc Geology, 2021
Ph.D. student

Cyle Chapman
MSc Geology, 2020
BOEM

Mary ‘Katie’ Fearn
MSc Geology, 2019
Shell