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News & Announcements Archive
Dimitri Sverjensky named AGU Fellow
Congratulations to Professor Dimitri Sverjensky in being named a 2021 AGU Fellow! AGU Fellows have made outstanding achievements and contributions by pushing the frontiers of our science forward. More information […]
Prof. Kevin Lewis receives tenure
The Morton K. Blaustein Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences congratulates our colleague Kevin Lewis, whose promotion to Associate Professor with tenure was approved by the Board of Trustees on […]
Department alum wins Urey Prize
Congratulations to Dr. Lynnae C. Quick for being awarded the 2021 Harold C. Urey Prize from the Division for Planetary Sciences of the American Astronomical Society! The award is given […]
Two students receive FINESST grants from NASA
Congratulations to EPS graduate students Michael Radke and Elle Hanson, who have received Future Investigators in NASA Earth and Space Science and Technology (FINESST) grants from NASA! Elle’s project focuses […]
EPS student authors paper highlighting helium rain on Saturn
Graduate student Chi Yan has authored a paper in AGU Advances along with adviser Sabine Stanley. The project uses numerical simulations of Saturn’s magnetic dynamo to explore the thermal structure […]
EPS grad student’s equity work is highlighted in Physics Today
Since 2019, EPS student Miché Aaron has had a leadership role in the Women+ of Color Project, an alliance that supports women and gender-nonconforming people of color in their pursuit […]
Beyond Our Solar System
Exoplanets 101: faculty from the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, including David Sing, Sarah Hörst, and Jocelyne DiRuggiero, explain how planets outside of our solar system are created and discovered—and whether life might exist on them.
Department research on Baltimore Mafic Complex makes the news
National Geographic, the Baltimore Sun, and the Washington Post have reported on new findings by EPS department members that were recently published in the journal Geosphere. Their work focuses on […]
Prof. Ben Zaitchik receives full professorship
The Morton K. Blaustein Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences is delighted to announce that Ben Zaitchik’s promotion to full professor was approved by the Board of Trustees on Feb. 1, […]