Dr. Rob Evans
Senior Scientist
Geology & Geophysics
Contact Information:
Work: 508-289-2673
revans@whoi.edu
Mailing Address:
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
266 Woods Hole Rd.
MS# 22
Woods Hole, MA 02543-1050
Research Interests
The use of controlled source electromagnetic (CSEM) methods to measure the electrical resistivity of the seafloor in deep water, continental shelf and coastal environments.
Natural source electromagnetic (EM) techniques (i.e., Magnetotellurics (MT)) in oceanic and continental environments to look deeper into the mantle.
Active areas of research include:
- Fluid transport and Melting processes at subduction zones.
- Structure of the continental and oceanic lithosphere, including rifts and oceanic transform faults
- Structural controls on groundwater discharge to the continental shelf.
Lab Website: https://www2.whoi.edu/site/elecctro/
Awards
SERDP Project of the Year, RC-1702 Shoreline Evolution and Coastal Resiliency at Two Military Installations: Investigating the Potential for the Loss of Protecting Barriers, 2014.
WHOI Coastal Ocean Institute Fellowship 2006-2009.
Education
1991-1994, Post Doctoral Fellow, Dept. of Physics, University of Toronto.
1991, Ph.D. Marine Geophysics, Bullard Labs, Cambridge University.
1988, B.Sc. (Hons) Physics, Bristol University.
Leadership
2/2017-2/2023 Chair, Department of Geology and Geophysics
6/2023-2/2025 Interim VP for Academic Programs and Dean
Guest Positions
2009 Visiting Scientist, Institute de Physique du Globe, Paris, France
2015 Visiting Scientist, Earthquake Research Institute, Tokyo, Japan
2015 Visiting Professor, Kobe University, Japan