Master Lecturer & UF Online Undergraduate Advisor
Contact Information: Website
Office: 269 Williamson Hall
Education: Ph.D. Geology/Geochemistry, University of Florida, 1999
Areas of Interest / Research
- Geoscience Education
- Igneous Petrology
- Geochemistry
- Crustal Accretion at Mid-Ocean Ridges
Dr. Matthew Smith's primary job responsibilities are teaching and student advising. He still tries to remain active in geoscience research. His primary research interests center on construction of the oceanic crust at mid-ocean ridges (MORs) and in particular the volcanic systems that occur along the MOR and on near-ridge seamounts. Most recently he has been involved as part of a multidisciplinary group using geopophysical surveying, the submersible Alvin and the autonomous underwater vehicle Sentry to study near axis seamounts at 8° 20′ N latitude near the Siqueiros Fracture Zone.