Through DEEPS STEP, Brown postdocs, undergraduate and graduate students develop and teach a science curriculum, complete with engaging, hands-on activities, to elementary students in the Providence Public School District.
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Department of Earth, Environmental & Planetary Sciences
2021 News
The National Science Foundation has awarded Brown DEEPS a grant supporting new initiatives that foster belonging and participation among Asian Americans and Pacific Islander (AAPI) students in the geosciences.
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DEEPS alumnus Richard Vachula just landed a spot on the Forbes 30 Under 30 Science list.
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The AGU Bridge Program has selected 15 new partner departments for 2021 including DEEPS.
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Browninterviews.org
November 23, 2021
President Christina Paxson P ’19 in Conversation With Maria Zuber ’86
President Paxson discusses science with DEEPS alumna Maria Zuber ’86.
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Jackson School of Geosciences
November 16, 2021
Seismic Shockwave Pattern May Be Redirecting Earthquake Damage
Earthquake research from The University of Texas and Brown University found cloverleaf shockwaves hidden in low-frequency seismic data.
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News from Brown
November 2, 2021
Vast patches of glassy rock in Chilean desert likely created by ancient exploding comet
Heat from a comet exploding just above the ground fused the sandy soil into patches of glass stretching 75 kilometers, a study led by Brown University researchers found.
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Brown Daily Herald
October 12, 2021
University researchers study greenhouse gases in ice as part of national effort
Composition of air bubbles can help scientists date Antarctica’s ice caps
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News from Brown
October 7, 2021
Newly returned Moon rock samples chronicle the dying days of lunar volcanism
Jim Head, a planetary geologist at Brown, is working with colleagues from China to analyze rocks returned from the Chang’e 5 mission, which recently brought to Earth the first lunar samples retrieved in 45 years.
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News from Brown
September 27, 2021
Asteroid sample brought back to Earth gets a close-up look at Brown
Brown scientists are analyzing a tiny chunk of the asteroid Ryugu in an effort to better understand the early history of the solar system.
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As various forces in Rhode Island work toward a more sustainable future, two environmental organizations in the Ocean State have focused on making labor a key player in the transition. Baylor Fox-Kemper explained that both Renew R.I. and Climate Jobs R.I. share goals of “transitioning away from fossil fuels towards carbon-neutral sources like solar,” as well as reducing carbon emissions from transportation, heating, and food production.
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Cambridge Core
September 17, 2021
Paper by Associate Professor Victor Tsai and Professor Laurence Smith Published in the Journal of Glaciology
A unified model for transient subglacial water pressure and basal sliding
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A new study led by Prof. Steve Clemens proves that monsoons will become more destructive
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Brown Alumni Association
May 31, 2021
Brown DEEPS Alum and RI Space Grant Fellowship recipient Dr. Jesse Tarnas participates in virtual event hosted by the Brown Alumni Association of Hawaii
Brown Alumni Association of Hawaii NASA Event: "Out of this World with NASA’s Perseverance Mars Mission"
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Microanalysis Society
April 17, 2021
Kate Burgess (Ph.D. 2012, Geochemistry) honored with the Heinrich Award of the Microanalysis Society
Burgess is currently the lead investigator for a NASA Apollo Next-Generation Sample Analysis Program project.
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Trending Globally Podcast
January 20, 2021
DEEPS Professor Jim Head: China’s Mission to the Moon, and the New Politics of Space Exploration
Watson’s Director Ed Steinfeld talks about China’s lunar mission with Watson Faculty Fellow and DEEPS Professor Jim Head
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Washington Post
January 9, 2021
Women and minorities in weather and climate fields confront harassment, lack of inclusion
DEEPS professor Meredith Hastings works to promote inclusion of women in Earth sciences.
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