对表层过程的理解对于识别潜在危害，现场评估以及对埋藏的矿物和工业资源的勘探至关重要。这些领域的研究集中在冰川系统的动力学和景观形成上。最近的研究活动包括：城市土壤地球化学含量的评估，地层建筑的工程评估，湿地划定和评估的方法，芬迪湾的水深研究，地质考古学，圣约翰河和大湖排水系统的地质演变，冰川成因和地震变形的区分以及对历史地震和滑坡事件的研究，重点是过程的描述和潜在的未来事件。未来的项目可能包括：勾勒谷底系统，盐分入侵，冰川景观和淹没沿海地区的测深图，在冰川地区的勘探以及沉积物和地貌的成因。
The understanding of surficial processes is paramount to recognition of potential hazards, site evalution and exploration for buried mineral and industrial resources. Research in these areas has been focused on dynamics of glacier systems and landscape formation. Recent research activities have included: evaluation of geochemical content of urban soils, engineering assessment of stratigraphic architecture, methods of wetland delineation and assessment, bathymetric research in the Bay of Fundy, geoarchaeology, the geological evolution of the Saint John River and Grand Lake drainage systems, differentiation of glacigenic and earthquake deformation, and research on historical earthquakes and landslide events with emphasis on delineation of processes and potential future occurrences. Future projects may include: delineation of buried valley systems, saline intrusion, glacial landscape and bathymetry of submerged coastal areas, prospecting in glaciated regions, and sediment and landform genesis.