GeoVerse Lab
← Applied Geoscience Solutions Division

Special Applications Center

Develops novel geoscience applications — forensic geology, archaeological geophysics, planetary exploration — applying simulation-based geoscience techniques to interdisciplinary problems spanning cultural heritage, forensics, space exploration, buried-object detection, and infrastructure monitoring.

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Research Fields 12
Archaeological Geophysics (Magnetometry/Resistivity Prospection)
🔎 Archaeological Geophysics (Magnetometry/Resistivity Prospection)
Archaeological geophysics runs a magnetometer and resistivity survey grid across a heritag…
Forensic Geology & Soil Provenance Tracing
🧪 Forensic Geology & Soil Provenance Tracing
Forensic geology and soil provenance tracing collects soil trace evidence adhering to a su…
Planetary Geology & Impact Cratering
☄️ Planetary Geology & Impact Cratering
Planetary geology and impact cratering runs field geological mapping and shock-metamorphis…
Planetary Seismology (Lunar & Martian)
🪐 Planetary Seismology (Lunar & Martian)
Planetary seismology calibrates a deployed seismometer, whether at a terrestrial analogue …
Military Geophysics & Buried Ordnance/Metal Detection
🧲 Military Geophysics & Buried Ordnance/Metal Detection
Military geophysics and buried ordnance detection runs a metal-detector and electromagneti…
Muon Tomography & Void/Chamber Detection
🔺 Muon Tomography & Void/Chamber Detection
Muon tomography and void detection installs a cosmic-ray muon detector array inside or ben…
Non-Destructive Testing & Radiographic Scanning
📷 Non-Destructive Testing & Radiographic Scanning
Non-destructive testing and radiographic scanning runs portable X-ray radiography across s…
Underground Utility Detection (Radar/EM Methods)
📡 Underground Utility Detection (Radar/EM Methods)
Underground utility detection runs a utility-locating survey using electromagnetic and rad…
Cultural Heritage Conservation Science
🏛️ Cultural Heritage Conservation Science
Cultural heritage conservation science assesses the condition of a heritage structure or a…
Astrobiology & Extremophile Geomicrobiology
🦠 Astrobiology & Extremophile Geomicrobiology
Astrobiology and extremophile geomicrobiology runs a field microbiology sampling campaign …
Meteoritics & Cosmic Material Analysis
☄️ Meteoritics & Cosmic Material Analysis
Meteoritics and cosmic material analysis runs a strewn-field search and recovery campaign …
Underwater Archaeology & Shipwreck Geophysics
🚢 Underwater Archaeology & Shipwreck Geophysics
Underwater archaeology and shipwreck geophysics runs a systematic underwater excavation at…