5 2008

Each spring, the San Francisco Bay Area Chapter of the Association for Women Geoscientists (AWG) seeks nominations from Bay Area Universities to recognize undergraduate women who have excelled in their studies of earth sciences. Lan Ma, graduating senior in Atmospheric Science, has been selected by EPS faculty as UC Berkeley's AWG Outstanding Women Student of 2008. ( 5 2008)

4 2008

Senior EPS major Corina Cerovski-Darriau was the sole US Student representative to the International Year of Planet Earth launch event at UNESCO in Paris in February. She was selected for this honor by submitting a winning essay entitled “Hazards: Minimizing Risk, Maximizing Awareness.” Corina joined 130 students from 42 countries in Paris. ( 4 2008)

Jim Watkins and Sean Ford are the EPS recipients of the 2008 Louderback Award ( 4 2008)
The award honors George D. Louderback, Professor of Geology at Berkeley from the 1920s to the 1950s. The award recognizes students who have distinguished themselves both academically and as contributors to the life of their department. Jim and Sean will receive their awards at the annual Louderback Fund luncheon to be held at the Faculty Club on May 22.

Jim Watkins was awarded this year's Charles Meyer fellowship for his outstanding research accomplishments. Professor Meyer was an eminent faculty member specializing in ore deposits and starting the first quantitative geochemistry program in Berkeley. The Meyer fellowship is awarded for research in ore, mineral and rock-forming processes. ( 4 2008)

Bill Cassata, first year PhD student, is this year's winner of the Turner Fellowship competition. This departmental fellowship, established in honor of former faculty member Professor Francis J. Turner, helps support the research of students in the general fields of petrology and structural geology. ( 4 2008)

Congratulations to Amanda Thomas (PhD Student) who has won an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship. Congratulations also to Rob Porritt and Pepper Yelton, who received honorable mention in the fellowships competition. ( 4 2008)

Professor Richard Allen has been awarded this year's Donald Sterling Noyce Prize for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching. ( 4 2008)
This prize is given annually to a faculty member in the physical, chemical and mathematical sciences who has demonstrated excellence in undergraduate teaching. Congratulations Richard, this is well-deserved!

3 2008

At the 400th anniversary of the University of Oviedo, Spain, Walter Alvarez received the Laurea ad Honoris Causa. Congratulations Walter! ( 3 2008)

KAUST awarded a large research grant to investigate “green cement” and “geopolymers” by Professors Paulo Monteiro (CEE), David Attwood (EECS and ALS) and Rudy Wenk ( 3 2008)
A research proposal to investigate “green cement” by Professors Paulo Monteiro (Civil and Environmental Engineering), David Attwood (EECS and ALS) and Rudy Wenk was awarded by KAUST in the highly competitive Global Research Partnership Investigator competition. Conventional cement is one of the worst contributors of greenhouse gases and the goal is to develop new materials, including geopolymers, that are more environment-friendly. Much of the work will rely on synchrotron X-ray and neutron scattering, and electron microscopy. Rudy never imagined that his mineralogical studies may become relevant for climate change. The picture shows Paulo and Rudy collecting samples in the field.

4 2008

40th Reunion Coming Up! ( 4 2008)
The 40th reunion is coming up! Please check out the information here and here for details.

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