赖斯的一个主要研究主题是使用地震，岩石学，地球化学，流体动力学和结构地质学等多种工具，了解从内部到地壳的内部构造，结构，动力学和演化。主要研究领域包括地震物理学，地幔对流，岩石圈形成和演化，地幔和地壳的地球化学分异，火山作用，板块运动学，山区建筑，盆地形成，大陆形成/演化，深部挥发性循环和矿产资源。部门研究集中在一个广泛的问题上，即地球如何分化为不同的成分储层，例如地壳，地幔，岩心和大气。地球分化的关键步骤是地幔和地壳的融化以及由此产生的地表火山活动。教师研究包括不同构造背景下的岩浆作用成因，俯冲带中的挥
Numerical modeling is used to characterize mantle convection and crustal evolution on other rocky planets. We seek to understand how the deep interior and the surface may be linked to the formation of planetary atmospheres, mantle evolution and planetary tectonics, and how these couplings may allow for potential habitability over time. We apply fundamental physics and dynamics of convective systems to understand the processes that act to drive, or inhibit, plate tectonics on planetary bodies.<br><br>Our seismology group is interpreting seismic data from the Mars Insight mission, refining models of Mars interior structure to better understand its formation and evolution.