This graduate class will introduce modern inverse modeling and data assimilation techniques. These powerful methods are used in atmospheric science, oceanography, and geophysics and are growing more widespread. Topics will include: singular value decomposition, Green’s function inversions, Kalman filtering, and variational data assimilation. The class will include lectures on concepts and theory, and practical experience in the computer laboratory. Permission of Instructor Required

• Days/Times: TTh 9:00AM - 10:15AM
• Instructor: Haine, Thomas
• Room: Olin 145
• Status: Closed
• Seats Available: 5/20
• PosTag(s): n/a

This is a discussion-based course in which students take turns leading the discussion of geoscience science journal articles and other relevant publications.

• Days/Times: W 4:00PM - 5:00PM
• Instructor: Gomes, Maya L
• Room: Olin 145
• Status: Closed
• Seats Available: 14/20
• PosTag(s): n/a

This course will cover fundamentals of aerosol physics and chemistry. Topics covered will include aerodynamics and diffusion of aerosol particles, condensation and evaporation, particle size distributions, optics of small particles, characterization of particle composition, and the diversity of aerosols found in planetary atmospheres. Recommended Course Background: Basic Physics and Chemistry. Calculus.

• Days/Times: TTh 1:30PM - 2:45PM
• Instructor: Horst, Sarah
• Room: Olin 145
• Status: Closed
• Seats Available: 4/10
• PosTag(s): n/a

This is a discussion-based course in which students take turns leading the discussion of planetary science journal articles and other relevant publications.

• Days/Times: F 4:00PM - 5:00PM
• Instructor: Horst, Sarah
• Room: Olin 145
• Status: Closed
• Seats Available: 7/20
• PosTag(s): n/a

This seminar-style course will enable graduate students in Earth and Planetary Sciences to discuss issues and develop skills relevant to working in earth and planetary science fields. Topics will vary each iteration and may include graduate school expectations, research and communication methods, grant and funding procedures, stress management, organization and management methods, critical conversations, work-life balance, career paths, and JEDI issues and resources in the geosciences. Course open to EPS Graduate Students or by Instructor Permission

• Days/Times: W 10:30AM - 11:30AM
• Instructor: Smith, Emmy
• Room: Olin 145
• Status: Closed
• Seats Available: 13/20
• PosTag(s): n/a

• Days/Times:
• Instructor: Gnanadesikan, Anand; Zaitchik, Benjamin Frederick
• Room:  
• Status: Closed
• Seats Available: 6/50
• PosTag(s): n/a

Research in earth, planetary, and/or environmental science conducted under the direction of a faculty advisor.

• Days/Times:
• Instructor: Gnanadesikan, Anand
• Room:  
• Status: Closed
• Seats Available: 10/50
• PosTag(s): n/a

The Baltimore Social-Environmental Collaborative (BSEC) aims to develop climate action plans for Baltimore that also improve the well-being of those who live in historically underserved neighborhoods. To achieve this goal an extensive and diverse range of environmental measurements are being made in and around Baltimore City. This course will introduce the science within BSEC, the measurements being made to address this science, and approaches used to analyze these data, including time series, spatial, and multivariate analysis. Students will perform data analysis projects using the BSEC and other data for Baltimore. Topics will be tailored to the student interest. No previous connection with BSEC required.

• Days/Times: TTh 1:30PM - 2:45PM
• Instructor: Waugh, Darryn; Zaitchik, Benjamin Frederick
• Room: Olin 304
• Status: Closed
• Seats Available: 10/15
• PosTag(s): n/a

A weekly seminar series in which graduate students present their latest research results and attend Departmental seminars. This course is required for all graduate students in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences.

• Days/Times: TTh 12:00PM - 12:50PM
• Instructor: Gnanadesikan, Anand
• Room: Olin 305
• Status: Closed
• Seats Available: 7/50
• PosTag(s): n/a

The Environmental Justice Workshop is a space for engaged learning and collaborative environmental work, giving students a chance to join in the collective struggle to build equitable and sustainable urban futures in Baltimore. In the fall of 2025, the workshop will be taught by anthropologist Anand Pandian (Johns Hopkins) as a cross-institutional partnership with anthropologist Chloe Ahmann (Cornell University) and the South Baltimore Community Land Trust. Working together as a team of faculty and students at both universities, we will collaborate with environmental justice activists and Baltimore residents to research, write, and produce a four-part digital humanities curriculum about the discriminatory history of waste management in Baltimore and its impact on working-class and minority residents. Students enrolled in this course will gain experience with archival and ethnographic research methods, learn how to conduct time-sensitive research responsive to community needs, and produce media resources for a broader civic audience engaged in the fight for environmental justice. Many class sessions will take place in various community locations in south Baltimore, and meeting times include transportation to/from the Homewood campus.

• Days/Times: Th 1:30PM - 5:00PM
• Instructor: Pandian, Anand
• Room: Mergenthaler 426
• Status: Closed
• Seats Available: 7/10
• PosTag(s): n/a

This is an advanced course discussing mainstream and frontier topics in the five areas of: 1. Cosmology and galaxy, star, black hole and planet formation. 2. Discussions on the astrophysics of (exo-)planets including atmospheres, non-equilibrium atmospheres and biosignatures. 3.Future missions including the Habitable Worlds Observatory. 4. The hazards of space flight and how to overcome them 5. Significant existential questions for life’s continuance over the vast timeline of the Universe.

• Days/Times: TTh 9:00AM - 10:15AM
• Instructor: Norman, Colin
• Room: Bloomberg 259
• Status: Closed
• Seats Available: 7/20
• PosTag(s): n/a

Meets with AS.270.378.

• Days/Times: MW 1:30PM - 2:45PM
• Instructor: Miles, Madeline; Waugh, Darryn
• Room: Olin 204
• Status: Closed
• Seats Available: 4/10
• PosTag(s): n/a

This is a discussion-based course in which students take turns leading the discussion of planetary science journal articles and other relevant publications.

• Days/Times: F 4:00PM - 5:00PM
• Instructor: Horst, Sarah
• Room: Olin 145
• Status: Closed
• Seats Available: 7/20
• PosTag(s): n/a

The aim of this course is to achieve conceptual understanding of the large scale low frequency ocean general circulation. The role of the ocean circulation in earth's climate is emphasized throughout.

• Days/Times: TTh 9:00AM - 10:15AM
• Instructor: Haine, Thomas
• Room: Olin 145
• Status: Closed
• Seats Available: 8/15
• PosTag(s): n/a

This seminar-style course will enable graduate students in Earth and Planetary Sciences to discuss issues and develop skills relevant to working in earth and planetary science fields. Topics will vary each iteration and may include graduate school expectations, research and communication methods, grant and funding procedures, stress management, organization and management methods, critical conversations, work-life balance, career paths, and JEDI issues and resources in the geosciences. Course open to EPS Graduate Students or by Instructor Permission

• Days/Times: F 3:00PM - 3:50PM
• Instructor: Smith, Emmy
• Room: Olin 145
• Status: Closed
• Seats Available: 13/15
• PosTag(s): n/a

This course covers the basic theory of planetary atmospheres as applied to extrasolar planets. The fundamental physical processes related to the structure, composition, radiative transfer, chemistry and dynamics of planetary atmospheres are covered, with an emphasis on those related to observable exoplanet properties. We also provide an overview of the observational techniques of exoplanetary atmospheres and discuss the habitability of exoplanets.

• Days/Times: TTh 10:30AM - 11:45AM
• Instructor: Sing, David Kent
• Room: Olin 145
• Status: Canceled
• Seats Available: 10/10
• PosTag(s): n/a

Research in earth, planetary, and/or environmental science conducted under the direction of a faculty advisor.

• Days/Times:
• Instructor: Sing, David Kent
• Room:  
• Status: Closed
• Seats Available: 41/45
• PosTag(s): n/a

Exploration of topic(s) in earth, planetary, and/or environmental science under the direction of an instructor.

• Days/Times:
• Instructor: Lewis, Kevin
• Room:  
• Status: Closed
• Seats Available: 10/10
• PosTag(s): n/a

Research in earth, planetary, and/or environmental science conducted under the direction of a faculty advisor.

• Days/Times:
• Instructor: Szlavecz, Katalin
• Room:  
• Status: Closed
• Seats Available: 43/45
• PosTag(s): n/a

Research in earth, planetary, and/or environmental science conducted under the direction of a faculty advisor.

• Days/Times:
• Instructor: Gnanadesikan, Anand
• Room:  
• Status: Closed
• Seats Available: 15/45
• PosTag(s): n/a

A weekly seminar series in which graduate students present their latest research results and attend Departmental seminars. This course is required for all graduate students in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences.

• Days/Times: TTh 12:00PM - 12:50PM
• Instructor: Gnanadesikan, Anand
• Room: Olin 305
• Status: Closed
• Seats Available: 11/50
• PosTag(s): n/a

This is a discussion-based course in which students take turns leading the discussion of geoscience science journal articles and other relevant publications.

• Days/Times: W 4:00PM - 5:00PM
• Instructor: Gomes, Maya L
• Room: Olin 145
• Status: Closed
• Seats Available: 1/8
• PosTag(s): n/a