Research is concentrated in Geochemistry and Geophysics and supported by a variety of other research groups and facilities. The following groups and facilities comprise the environment available for research within the Department of Geology at University of Maryland, although collaboration with other groups and Departments as necessary is encouraged:

• Geochemistry Laboratories 
• Isotope Geochemistry Laboratory
• Plasma Laboratory
• Rock Preparation and Mineral Separation Facilities
• Stable Isotope Laboratory
• Geophysics
• Geodynamics Laboratory
• Laboratory for Mineral Physics
• Laboratory for Rock Physics
• Nonlinear Dynamics Laboratory
• Global Change
  • Antonio Busalacchi
  • Raghu Murtugudde
  • Stable Isotope Laboratory
  • Ning Zeng
• Laboratory for Hydrologic Studies  
• Laboratory for Mineral Deposits Research
• Nanoscale Imaging and Spectroscopy Properties Laboratory
  • Electron Probe Microanalyzer Facility
• Tectonics
  • Geographic Information Systems Laboratory
  • Laboratory for Crustal Petrology  
  • Tectonics Interest Group

Other facilities available on campus

• Center for Biological Ultrastructure
• M-CINSE  (MD Center for Integrated Nano Science and Engineering)
• X-Ray Crystallography Laboratory