The Department of Earth & Planetary Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, invites applications for a postdoctoral research associate or assistant research scientist. The successful candidate will join a team designing, computing, disseminating, and analyzing cutting edge global ocean circulation model solutions. The research team aims to advance knowledge of the role of small-scale processes on the […]
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Opening reception for “Lateral Distance” by HEMI-MICA Extreme Arts Program Intern Amy Wetsch
On Saturday, November 3, 2018, from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM, the Bromo-Seltzer Arts Tower will host an opening reception for an exhibition of works by Amy Wetsch, an MFA candidate at MICA's Mount Royal School of Art. "Lateral Distance" is a collection of works centered around Saturn's moon Titan, inspired by Wetsch's 2018 HEMI/MICA Extreme Arts Program Internship with EPS Professor Sarah Hörst.
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Earth and Planetary Sciences Department Alumni Lecture by Donald A. Swanson
There will be an hour-long reception prior to the lecture.
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Where Does Martian Dust Come From?
New study suggests much of the dust on the surface of Mars comes from a single geological formation near the planet’s equator.
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Exoplanetary physicist named 35th Bloomberg Distinguished Professor
David Sing, who heads the largest Hubble research program on exoplanets, will hold appointments in two departments within the Krieger School.
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Prof. Sarah Hörst Mentoring HEMI/MICA Extreme Arts Program Intern
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.
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Congratulations to Our Graduates
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 […]
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E&PS Student Achievements
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 […]
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Congratulations to our Undergraduates
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. […]
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Researchers simulate conditions inside ‘super- Earths’
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.