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On Friday, October 12, 2018, at 12:00 PM, the Morton K. Blaustein Earth and Planetary Sciences Department will present an alumni lecture by Donald A. Swanson, Ph.D. ’64, entitled “Volcanoes Falling Apart: Observations During Eruptions of Mount St. Helens (1980) and Kīlauea (2018).” The lecture will be held in Olin 305 and will be followed by the presentation of the 2018 Johns Hopkins University Distinguished Alumni Award.
There will be an hour-long reception prior to the lecture.
New study suggests much of the dust on the surface of Mars comes from a single geological formation near the planet’s equator.
David Sing, who heads the largest Hubble research program on exoplanets, will hold appointments in two departments within the Krieger School.
Intern Amy Wetsch will be working with Prof. Sarah Hörst to create mixed media sculptures that showcase the atmosphere of Saturn’s largest moon, Titan.
Please join the Morton K. Blaustein Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences as we celebrate our 50th anniversary. Our two-day symposium will begin with a light lunch at noon on Tuesday, June 12 and run through 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 13. There will be a dinner at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, June 12. For more […]
On May 24, 2018 the Department had six PhD students graduate: Fang Huang, Eshwan Ramudu, Kirby Runyon, Alexi Russell, Hannah Susorney and Jordan Thomas. In addition, Masters Degrees were awarded to Sarah Moran and Andrew Annex. The Department also awarded Bachelor’s Degrees to the following students:, E&PS Majors Morgan Balster, Eric Chan, Erica Johnston, Sydney […]
E&PS Graduate Student Sarah Moran has been awarded a 2018 NASA Earth and Space Sciences Graduate Fellowship in Astrophysics for her proposal entitled “Determining the Role of Hazes in the Atmospheres of Temperate Planets in M-Dwarf Systems.” This is a highly competitive fellowship program and in 2018 only 8 of the 177 proposals submitted were […]
The Johns Hopkins Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences congratulates five graduating seniors from the class of 2018 who completed honors theses. Eric Chan: A graduate of John Foster Dulles HS in Sugarland, TX Eric worked with Prof. Sarah Horst to examine the impact of changing carbon monoxide concentrations on the chemical composition of hazes. […]
Simulations offer insight into what previously had been limited to extrapolations and theoretical calculations By aiming intense X-ray beams at iron samples, scientists have discovered what may lie at the core of “super-Earths,” rocky planets triple the mass of Earth orbiting far-distant stars. Written by Jessica Ader.
Planetary scientist Sarah Hörst successfully replicates different forms of planetary haze—important models that will inform the study of exoplanets.
