Harvard University Earth and Planetary Sciences

Please see the link below to an interesting article by the Perez Mercader research group here at EPS about their work involving chemical computing.

How Chemistry Computes: Language Recognition by Non-Biochemical Chemical Automata This manuscript contains the experimental realization of one instance of each automata in the theory of computation using chemistry and not using biochemistry. All automata are implemented in a 1-pot reactor. The Finite Automaton (FA) is represented by a precipitation reaction, the 1-stack Push Down...

Apologies that it has been so long since our last post! You can catch up on all of the EPS happenings by following the link below to the latest edition of the EPS newsletter. Happy reading!

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Please follow this link to a touching online tribute to Rick O'Connell published by EOS and written by Rick's former students, Michael Manga and Thorsten Becker.

Richard J. O’Connell (1941–2015) - Eos This son of a Montana sheriff discovered the fundamental rules underlying complex geophysical phenomena, and he taught others to do the same.

Marine Denolle Awarded a Packard Fellowship
Please join us in congratulating Marine Denolle who has been named a recipient of a 2017 Packard Fellowship in Science and Engineering. This prestigious honor is intended to recognize "the nation’s most promising professors to pursue science and engineering research early in their careers".

Quoting further from the Foundation's web site "“These scientists and engineers are tackling unanswered questions and pushing the boundaries of their fields,” said Frances Arnold, Chair of the Packard Fellowships Advisory Panel and former Packard Fellow, of this year’s class. “Their innovations could lead to breakthroughs in how we live our lives and our understanding of nature. Is there another planet in our solar system? Can we find a way to predict earthquakes? Can learning more about how we make memories help us preserve them? If past fellowships are any indication, the possibilities are boundless.”

This is truly a wonderful recognition of the work that Marine has done thus far and the promise of the work yet to come!

2017 Packard Fellowships in Science and Engineering Awarded to 18 Researchers - The David and Lucile Packard Foundation October 16, 2017 (Los Altos, CA) – Today, the David and Lucile Packard Foundation named 18 of the nation’s most innovative, early-career scientists and engineers as recipients of the 2017 Packard Fellowships for Science and Engineering. Each Fellow will receive $875,000 over five years to pursue the...

Please follow this link to an interesting article in IOS Science featuring the research of EPS affiliated faculty member Naomi Oreskes on the communications from the ExxonMobil communications between 1977-2014 pertaining to climate change.

Assessing ExxonMobil's climate change communications (1977–2014) - IOPscience Published 23 August 2017 • © 2017 The Author(s). Published by IOP Publishing Ltd Environmental Research Letters, Volume 12, Number 8

Please follow this link to the latest edition of Earth and Planetary Times, our annual newsletter. The new edition is chock full of interesting articles featuring field work, faculty and student updates, alumni activity, and much more. A big tip of the cap to Chenoweth Moffat for her efforts in producing yet another wonderful edition. Enjoy!

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Please join us in congratulating our graduating students this year. We wish them every success in the years to come. It has truly been an honor to have them as part of the EPS community! And please remember, you always will have a home here in EPS!

Graduate Students: Anna Lea Albright (MS), Phoebe DeVries, Athena Eyster, Matt Hayek, Claire Healy-Leavitt, Hannah Horowitz, Chris Horvat, Sarah Hurley, Shannon Koplitz, Harriet Lau, Ding Ma, Andy Masterson, Chris Miller, Cristi Proistosescu, Adrienne Propp (MS), Jonathan Tucker, and Alex Turner.

Undergraduate Students: Neal Champagne, Kaitlyn Gibson, Rachel Hampton, Caroline Juang, Leore Lavin, Forrest Lewis, Matt Luongo, Mickey Mackie, Mattie Newman, Woojin Park, and Abba Parker

Please follow this link to a fascinating article in the May-June issue of Harvard Magazine about a museum collection from the 1760's named the "Philosophy Chamber". The collection featured several items that are now part of the Harvard Mineralogical and Geological collections! Truly an interesting history!
http://harvardmagazine.com/2017/05/lost-museum

The Lost Museum Recreating the Philosophy Chamber

http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2016/11/climate-future/?utm_source=SilverpopMailing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=11.16.2016%20(1)

What’s next for climate change policy Harvard environmental experts looking ahead to a Trump administration see trouble for President Obama’s Clean Power Plan and U.S. international climate action, but add that the nation’s environmental protection regulatory framework would be difficult to dismantle, and there may be hope for new appro...

Tenure-Track Professor in Climate Science

The Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences (EPS) and the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) plan to make a series of hires in the area of climate, beginning with two positions at the assistant, associate (untenured) or full professor (tenured) level with an expected start date of July 1, 2017. We invite applications in the broad area of climate science, including the oceans, cryosphere, land, and atmosphere, as well as their interactions. Approaches involving observations, theory, experiments, and modeling using biology, chemistry, or physics are all welcome. We are especially interested in candidates that will expand and complement existing strengths in climate science within EPS and SEAS.

Required application documents include a cover letter, curriculum vitae, three representative publications, a statement of research and teaching interests, and contact information for 3-5 potential references. We will evaluate applications beginning November 15th, and will conclude when the positions are filled. EPSand SEAS value diversity among their faculty, and we are committed to building a culturally diverse intellectual community. We particularly encourage applications from historically underrepresented groups, including women and minorities.

To apply for this opportunity please follow this link:
https://academicpositions.harvard.edu/postings/7170

Please follow this link to a great video prepared by the EPS concentrators featuring their recent field work in Hawaii. The purpose of the video is to serve as a tool to let potential new concentrators know what a great department EPS is! Very nice work!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfCPu53UREw&feature=youtu.be

Concentration Day 2016 - YouTube A closer look at Harvard's Earth and Planetary Sciences department.