Year: 2025
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October 3, 2025 – Tyler Anderson, LLNL
Speaker: Tyler Anderson, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) Title: Using Chlorine Isotopes As A Probe To Understand Planetary Processes Time: Friday, Oct 3 at 12:00pm PST Location: EMS B210 Abstract: The processes of planetary formation and evolution involve very high temperatures which can cause losses of elements. Volatile elements, like chlorine, are lost most easily…
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September 26, 2025 – Szilard Gyalay, SETI
Speaker: Szliard Gyalay, Szliard Gyalay, Search for ExtraTerrestrial Intelligence (SETI) Institute Title: The Search for Lunar Ice Time: Friday, Sept 26 at 12:00pm PST Location: EMS B210 Abstract: Crater floors near the Moon’s North and South poles are permanently shadowed from sunlight, allowing these regions to act as cold traps for capturing volatiles such as…
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Overview: Fall 2025 Whole Earth Seminars
Fall quarter seminars are on Wednesdays from 12:00-1:00pm in EMS B210. October 1, 2025 Speaker: Qing Ji, Stanford University Title: Turbulent seismoacoustic imprints during a hurricane landfall October 8, 2025 Speaker: Scott Winton, UC Santa Cruz Title: Resolving environmental challenges with wetland biogeochemistry Cancelled: October 15, 2025 Speaker: Margaret Duffy, UC Berkeley Title: NA October…
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Graduate Student Tessa Holzmann Awarded Seed Funding by UCSC Science Division
Tessa Holzmann, a Ph.D. student in the Earth & Planetary Sciences Department advised by Distinguished Professor Paul Koch, has received $6,010 in seed funding for her project “Unlocking Ancient Marine Ecosystem Structure and Evolution through Calcium Stable Isotopes.”
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EPS welcomes new Assistant Professor, Ethan Williams
Dr. Ethan Williams joined our department on July 1, 2025. He applies fiber-optic sensing to problems in seismology and oceanography. His research interests include wave physics, Earth structure, ocean dynamics, ocean-solid Earth interaction, and geohazards.
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Summer Field Camp 2025 is in the books!
Another summer field camp in the Eastern Sierra is officially in the books! Each year, students in EART 189B – Summer Field Camp spend weeks immersed in the geologic wonders of the Poleta Fold Belt, deep in the Eastern Sierra Nevada. It’s not just about mapping complex structures or mastering field techniques—this experience is a…
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Overview: Fall 2025 IGPP Seminars
Fall quarter seminars are on Wednesdays from 12:00-1:00pm in EMS B210. Sept 26, 2025 Speaker: Szliard Gyalay, Search for ExtraTerrestrial Intelligence (SETI) Institute Title: The Search for Lunar Ice October 3, 2025 Speaker: Tyler Anderson, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) Title: Using Chlorine Isotopes As A Probe To Understand Planetary Processes October 10, 2025 Speaker:…
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Congratulations to the Class of 2025!
On June 13, 2025, we got to celebrate the newest class of geoslugs in our 26th annual commencement ceremony! We wish them the very best as they embark on their new adventures, and we can’t wait to see what great things are in store for them. Congratulations to the class of 2025!!