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Research Spotlight
Preston Cosslett Kemeny and Kly Suquino are isotope geochemists studying the global carbon cycle
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Bowen studies the climate of early Mars and rocky exoplanets.
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Da Yang is a climate scientist interested in atmospheric convection (thunderstorms), dynamics, and climate change.
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Prof. Nicolas Dauphas elected to the National Academy of Sciences
April 30, 2024
Professor Nicolas Dauphas has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences. Members are elected in recognition of their distinguished and continuing achievements in original research. Membership in the Academy is among the highest honors a scientist can achieve.
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Alum Megan Mansfield to Join Tenure Track at University of Maryland
April 23, 2024
Department alum Megan Mansfield (PhD 2021) will be joining the University of Maryland as an Assistant Professor next year. Her new group will focus broadly on the spectroscopic characterization of transiting exoplanet atmospheres. Congratulations, Megan!
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Rossbypalooza2024 is now open for registration!
April 11, 2024
Rossbypalooza2024 is now open for registration! Rossbypalooza 2024 aims to provide a platform for interactions among students and faculty to understand climate extremes, their impacts, and their connection to climate change from various perspectives including small-to-large-scale dynamics and data-driven methodologies. For more information on the application process and logistics, see: http://www.rossbypalooza.org/
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Sifang Chen Awarded AGU Outstanding Student Presentation Award
April 04, 2024
Congratulations to Sifang Chen for being awarded the AGU Outstanding Student Presentation Award! This was based on his presentation, "Basin Effect on Ground Motion Examined Using Laboratory Seismic Data Based on 3D-Printed Los Angeles Basin Structure", in the last AGU of 2023.