UCLA - Earth and Space Sciences

News and Events

Early observations from the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, carrying Dave Paige's "Diviner", are out this week. The data offer exciting new insights into the moon (more...)

Congratulations to Edwin Schauble, who is the recipient of the 2009 Kuno Award, of the VGP section of AGU. The Kuno Award is given for outstanding contributions to the fields of Volcanology, Geochemistry, and Petrology within seven years of the Ph.D. Edwin was recognized for his groundbreaking work on the application of nontraditional stable isotopes to geochemistry.

Congratulations to Rachel Smith, who has received a Chambliss Astronomy Achievement Student Award for her poster presentation at the 2009 Summer meeting of the American Astronomical Society. Her paper, "Observations of Unusually High 12C/13C Fractionation in Protostars Using VLT-CRIRES", was co-authored with Klaus M. Pontoppidan, Greg J. Herczeg, and Edward C. Young. Way to go Rachel!

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Individuals interested in Graduate and Undergraduate programs should start at the Admission section.

Graduate Opportunities in Earth and Space Sciences.

The extraordinary breadth of the Department reflects the interdisciplinary approaches required to understand complex systems like the Earth and the planets. Our faculty tackle a wide range of problems, from the Sun to the most distant planets, and from the center of the Earth to the tenuous ionized gases of the solar wind. We probe the interior of the Earth using seismic data, laboratory measurements, and computer modeling. We study both the ancient tectonics of the Earth and its ongoing activity. We explore Earth's upper atmosphere using spacecraft to measure magnetic fields and plasmas. Moving outward from Earth, we study other planets, their interiors, surfaces, atmospheres, and particle and field environments. No object in the solar system-not asteroids nor ions in the solar wind-are small enough to escape our attention. A central theme of the Department's researchers is to understand the origin and evolution of the solar system, the planets, Earth itself, and life on Earth. Read On...

"UCLA, Subduction, and My Happy Life as a Reformed Drifter"
W. Gary Ernst, Ph.D.
Thursday, October 1 at 7 p.m.
Harry and Yvonne Lenart Auditorium*

5:30-7 p.m. Reception with light refreshments UCLA Art Council Amphitheater*

*Both facilities are part of the Fowler Museum at UCLA.

If you woud like to attend, please fill out an RSVP form at: http://www.UCLAlumni.net/ESSRSVP?email=J9QN.

For more event information, contact Chria Hazlitt at alumni@ess.ucla.edu.

For maps and directions, visit: http://www.UCLAlumni.net/MapFowler?email=J9QN