地震学和构造学的主要重点是确定从核心到表面的详细三维地球结构，以及有关驱动地幔对流，岩石圈变形和板块构造学的动力学的相关研究。特别强调跨学科研究与合作，将地震，地球动力学和大地测量的推论与矿物和岩石物理学，地球化学和岩石学领域的发现相结合。地震学特别关注的领域包括内芯结构，各向异性和衰减，外芯结构，芯-幔边界结构，上地幔结构，强地震动研究，地震震源参数研究以及地震波传播的理论研究。对构造物理学的研究包括地幔对流与岩石圈动力学之间的耦合，板边界变形带内运动学，力学和地震活动的发展以及对岩石圈以下地幔流动的推
A primary focus in seismology and tectonics is the determination of detailed three dimensional earth structure, from the core to the surface, and related studies on the dynamics that drives mantle convection, deformation of the lithosphere, and plate tectonics in general. Particular emphasis is placed on interdisciplinary research and collaboration, where inferences made from seismological, geodynamic, and geodetic investigations are integrated with findings from the fields of mineral and rock physics, geochemistry, and petrology. Areas of specific focus in seismology include inner core structure, anisotropy, and attenuation, outer core structure, core-mantle boundary structure, upper mantle structure, strong ground motion studies, earthquake source parameter studies, and theoretical studies on seismic wave propagation. Investigations in tectonophysics include the coupling between mantle convection and lithospheric dynamics, the development of the kinematics, mechanics, and seismicity within plate boundary deformation zones, and the inference of mantle flow beneath the lithosphere. Current projects involve using earthquake and space geodetic data to infer the deformation fields and employing numerical, analytical, and analog modeling to understand surface geodynamical observations, ranging from geoid, topography, plate motions and surface deformations in the global and regional scales to the partitioning of strain and tectonic implications at geometrically complex plate margins. All of these projects emphasize the use of integrated seismic, structural, geodetic, and field data to understand the structure, composition, and dynamics of the Earth's interior, as well as the driving forces for plate movements and deformations. The topics in shallow surface geophysics include field geophysical surveys of glaciotectonic deformation of Long Island sediments using ground penetrating radar, and electrical resistivity.