Year: 2025
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*CANCELLED* October 15, 2025 – Margaret Duffy, UC Berkeley
Speaker: Margaret Duffy, UC Berkeley Title: Atmospheric Mechanisms of the Pattern Effect Time: Wednesday, Oct 15 at 12:00pm PST Location: EMS B210 Abstract: Climate feedbacks are expected to amplify over time due to the “pattern effect.” The pattern effect describes the influence of the pattern of surface warming on global climate feedbacks. In particular, delayed…
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October 31, 2025 – Burkhard Militzer, UC Berkeley
Speaker: Burkhard Militzer, UC Berkeley Title: Phase Separation At High Pressure Explains Why Uranus and Neptune Generate so Unusual Magnetic Fields Time: Friday, Oct 31 at 12:00pm PST Location: EMS B210 Abstract: It was a major surprise when the Voyager 2 spacecraft discovered that Uranus and Neptune have disordered, nondipolar magnetic fields. For many years, it…
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October 10, 2025 – Franck Marchis, SETI
Speaker: Franck Marchis, Search for ExtraTerrestrial Intelligence (SETI) Institute Title: Stargazing and Beyond: A Global Network of Citizen Astronomers Time: Friday, Oct 10 at 12:00pm PST Location: EMS B210 Abstract: Astronomy is a science that inspires everyone, which makes it a great tool for expanding scientific literacy. It also has a uniquely powerful ability to…
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Alum Richard Gordon awarded the 2025 Walter H. Bucher Medal by the American Geophysical Union
The Walter H. Bucher Medal is given annually to a senior scientist in recognition of original contributions to the basic knowledge of crust and lithosphere.
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October 8, 2025 – Scott Winton, UC Santa Cruz
Speaker: Scott Winton, UC Santa Cruz Title: Resolving environmental challenges with wetland biogeochemistry Time: Wednesday, Oct 8 at 12:00pm PST Location: EMS B210 Abstract: Wetlands are among the world’s most valuable ecosystems, providing critical nutrient cycling and climate regulation services, but have historically been degraded and mismanaged leading to massive losses in natural capital. In…
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October 1, 2025 – Qing Ji, Stanford University
Speaker: Qing Ji, Stanford University Title: Turbulent seismoacoustic imprints during a hurricane landfall Time: Wednesday, Oct 1 at 12:00pm PST Location: EMS B210 Abstract: The landfall of Hurricane Isaac along Louisiana’s Gulf Coast in August 2012 was witnessed by the seismoacoustic Transportable Array (TA) stations on its track. We analyze the imprints of Isaac’s landfall…
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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…