Department of Earth, Environmental & Planetary Sciences

Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences at Brown University

The Department of Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences (DEEPS) integrates teaching and research to investigate fundamental phenomena affecting the Earth and planets. Our students engage in hands-on learning, in collaboration with DEEPS faculty, to explore natural hazards, global climate, and planetary bodies.

Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences at Brown University

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Field Trip with EEPS 1370

September 22, 2026

This September, the students of EEPS 1370 Environmental Geochemistry went on their annual water and sediment sampling trip around Rhode Island. The group visited the Scituate Reservoir, the Pawtuxet River, Pawtuxet Cove, Brickyard Pond, and Walker's Farm to take water samples that they will use in their coursework throughout the Fall semester.

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Researchers reveal warm heart of Mars, with help from gravity and orbiting spacecraft

September 14, 2026

Using a technique developed by researchers at Brown, scientists have discovered a strange warm spot deep in the interior of the Red Planet.

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NASA astronaut has a start-of-semester chat with Brown students, from space

September 11, 2026

In a private teleconference from the International Space Station, Brown alumna and NASA astronaut Jessica Meir answered students’ questions about space exploration and the path that led her to explore the stars.

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Department of Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences

Box 1846
324 Brook Street
Providence, RI 02912

DEEPS@Brown.edu
(401) 863-3339

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