News out of ESS

In the Field: UW researchers traveling to capture total solar eclipse

On Monday, large parts of the United States will experience a total solar eclipse. This eclipse is expected to be a more significant event than the one in 2017, and the next one visible from the U.S.

Signs of life detectable in single ice grain emitted from extraterrestrial moons

The ice-encrusted oceans of some of the moons orbiting Saturn and Jupiter are leading candidates in the search for extraterrestrial life. A new lab-based study led by the University of Washington in Seattle and the Freie Universität Berlin shows that individual ice grains ejected from these planetary bodies may contain enough material for instruments headed there in the fall to detect signs of life, if such life exists.

Opening up about menstruation during fieldwork to promote inclusivity

With fieldwork trips often planned down to the minute, discussion of where and when bathroom breaks occur is a common conversation among researchers. Commonly left out of these conversations is the topic of periods. ESS Assistant Professor Michelle Muth and PhD Student Sabrina Kainz are quoted.

After 2014 Oslo landslide, what did we learn about precenting disaster? (Seattle Times)

ESS Professor and geomorphologist David Montgomery is quoted. Montgomery served on a governor-appointed landslide commission in the wake of Oso.

FieldSound Podcast Season 2

S2 E1: Alison Duvall and Tectonic Geomorphology

In this episode, ESS Associate Professor Alison Duvall shares about tectonic geomorphology, her work with the Cascadia CoPes Hub and her path to becoming a scientist.

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Awards and Honors

Assistant Professor Cailey Condit awarded 2024 NSF CAREER Award

Cailey Condit, a UW Assistant Professor and petrologist in the Department of Earth and Space Sciences was recently awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award, the most prestigious award presented by NSF to support junior faculty.

Professor Eric Steig awarded 2024 Guggenheim Fellowship

ESS Professor and Chair Eric Steig, a University of Washington glaciologist and geochemist, recently was awarded a prestigious Guggenheim Fellowship, an honor given to 188 “culture creators” working across 52 disciplines.

ESS graduate students receive 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.

2024 Awards and Scholarships

This year, the Department of Earth and Space Sciences is honored to distribute a record $500,000 in awards and scholarships to ESS faculty, students, and staff. Support of this kind would not be possible without the generosity of our community. Thank you!

 

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