海洋系统研究包括物理，化学和生物及地质海洋学，以及沿海地区过程和系统的调查，以及海洋环境的化学和生物生态学。除了位于佐治亚理工大学校园内的研究能力外，教师和学生还有机会在佐治亚州萨凡纳的斯基德威海洋学研究所进行研究计划，并且是佐治亚大学系统的一个部门。现有的程序包括物理和生物建模，传感器开发，现场研究，遥感和古海洋学。研究在沿海地区和公海进行，目前的区域研究包括加利福尼亚沿海海洋，印度洋，热带太平洋，阿拉斯加湾，拉布拉多海，墨西哥湾，南中国海和北冰洋。
Research on marine systems includes physical, chemical and biological and geological oceanography and investigation of coastal-zone processes and systems, as well as chemical and biological ecology of marine environments. In addition to research capabilities located on the Georgia Tech campus, faculty and students have the opportunity to conduct research programs at the Skidaway Institute of Oceanography in Savannah, GA, and is a unit of the University System of Georgia. Existing programs include physical and biological modeling, sensor development, field studies, remote sensing and paleoceanography. Research is conducted in both the coastal zone and open ocean, and current regional studies include the California coastal ocean, Indian Ocean, tropical Pacific Ocean, Gulf of Alaska, Labrador Sea, Gulf of Mexico, South China Sea and the Arctic Ocean.