Department Highlights

EPS Lecturer Peter Weiss Pioneers Fog Harvesting as a Sustainable Water Solution for California

This article by SF Chronicle highlights how Peter Weiss and his team are developing innovative fog harvesting technology to address California's water crisis by capturing moisture from coastal fog to augment the region’s water supply.

Student Award: Dr. Maggie Thompson 
Dr. Maggie Thompson, former PhD student of Professor Myriam Telus, is awarded the 2024 Robert J. Trumpler Award by the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. 

 

 

Department Events

Whole Earth Seminar Series - Wednesdays @12pm, EMS B214

March 12, 2025 Speaker: Cindy Looy, UC Berkeley 

Title: Tales from the Pennsylvanian coal swamps: unlocking the secrets of a giant dataset fossilized on paper and 1st generation floppies 

IGPP Seminar Series - Fridays @12pm, EMS B214

March 14, 2025 Speaker: Alexis Saez, Caltech 

Title: Fluid-driven shear ruptures: theoretical models and their applications to fluid-induced seismicity 

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