Chasing Totality: The 2024 Solar Eclipse
In early April 2024, four UW Earth and Space Sciences graduate students, Alysa Fintel, Ula Jones, Andrew Shumway and Haskelle White-Gianella, traveled with Assistant Research Professor Baptiste Journaux across the Midwest to witness a life-changing total solar eclipse – the last to be seen in the U.S. for the next 20 years. College of the Environment multimedia producer Sarah Smith joined to document the experience.
Read moreESS is hiring: Assistant Professor in Geomorphology & Assistant Professor in Planetary Sciences
See post for links to each application.
Read moreUW geoscience ranks in top 10 on new global ranking
The latest U.S. News & World Report listing of top-ranked universities in the world is out for 2024, and UW’s marine and freshwater biology ranked No. 5 for subject rankings, and geosciences ranked No. 9.
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Cascadia Subduction Zone comes into sharper focus with new subsurface map
Scientists have long been working to understand the subterranean structures and mechanics of the Cascadia Subduction Zone, the 600-mile-long fault where two tectonic plates meet along the coasts of southern British Columbia, Washington, Oregon and northern California.
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David Montgomery on Soil Health - FieldSound Podcast S2 E5
In this episode, Montgomery discusses his career trajectory, which began with a fascination for maps as a child and led him to become a geomorphologist studying Earth’s surface features. He describes his transition from biology to geology during college. Montgomery also shares insights from his research on soil erosion and its impact on civilizations, as well as his collaboration with his wife, Anne Biklé, on books about soil health and regenerative farming.
UW Podcast with David Montgomery
David Schmidt selected as next ESS Chair
Professor David Schmidt will take on the role of Chair of the Department of Earth and Space Sciences this summer (July 1st, 2024).
Professor Schmidt earned his Ph.D. in Geophysics from Berkeley in 2002 and joined ESS as Associate Professor in 2013.
UW Geologist connects landslide research with communities in high-risk regions
Alison Duvall, University of Washington associate professor of Earth and Space Sciences, is working to understand how climate and climate change might affect the frequency, severity and downstream impacts of landslides, and bring what she learns to community partners working to reduce risk in vulnerable places.
Read moreESS Graduate Students Awarded AGU Outstanding Student Presentation Awards
The American Geophysical Union (AGU) recently announced the 2023 Outstanding Student Presentation Award (OSPA) recipients. Three ESS graduate students, Anna Ledeczi, Madeleine Lucas, and Jensen DeGrande, are awardees.
Read moreCould a WA volcano erupt again in our lifetime? What would happen?
ESS Professor Emeritus George Bergantz is interviewed about Cascade volcano hazards.
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