MARGARET MORRIS

Postdoctoral Scholar
Scripps Institution of Oceanography - Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics

Hello!

I’m Margaret, a postdoctoral scholar at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO) at UCSD working in the marine geophysics group at the Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics. I received my Ph. D. in Earth Sciences from SIO in June 2023.

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MY RESEARCH

Baleen Whale Hearing through Bone Vibrations

Pictured: The bony ear complex (tympanoperiotic complex, or TPC) on a Fin Whale Skull.

These huge whales use their skulls to receive low-frequency sound, which causes their bony ears to vibrate.

Oceanic Gateways of the North Atlantic

Pictured: Sediment cores recovered from Eirik Drift, a sediment deposit east of Greenland, on International Ocean Discovery Program (IODP) Expedition 395.

These deep-sea cores contain material that can give us insight into ocean currents and climate over the past 35 million years.

Underwater Archaeology and Paleolandscapes

Pictured: Looking onshore toward San Dieguito Lagoon in Del Mar, CA from the research vessel RV Bob and Betty Beyster.

Below the boat lies an ancient river channel that was above sea level when humans first walked these shores.