Mars today is a cold, dry, dusty planet with its only obvious water locked up in frozen polar ice caps. But billions of years ago, it appears to have had sandy beaches lapped by waves along the shoreline of a vast ocean.
Planning ahead for summer? The Earth & Planetary Science (EPS) Summer Sessions are now open for enrollment! Whether you're looking to fulfill major requirements, explore new topics, or gain hands-on field experience, our summer courses offer a unique opportunity to dive into earth sciences...Read more about EPS Summer Sessions Are Now Live!
UC Berkeley Assistant Professor Weiqiang Zhu has been awarded the 2025 Charles F. Richter Early Career Award by the Seismological Society of America. The award recognizes his innovative contributions to seismology, including advancements in AI-based earthquake monitoring, numerical modeling, and...Read more about Weiqiang Zhu Receives 2025 Charles F. Richter Early Career Award
It was a major surprise when the Voyager 2 spacecraft discovered in 1986 and 1989 that the two ice giant planets in our solar system, Uranus and Neptune, do not have the typical dipolar magnetic fields. Instead of having well-defined north and south poles
Professor Bill Boos, a dedicated member of UC Berkeley's Earth & Planetary Science Department, is making strides in understanding how atmospheric and oceanic processes influence our climate, particularly in the tropics. His research sheds light on the impact of extreme weather events like...Read more about Spotlight on Professor Bill Boos: Going With The Flow
UC Berkeley's Earth and Planetary Science (EPS) professor, David Shuster, has co-authored a pivotal study on Mars rock samples collected by NASA's Perseverance rover. Shuster, who is part of NASA’s science team, emphasized the mission's success, saying, “These samples are the reason why our...Read more about EPS Professor David Shuster Co-Authors Groundbreaking Mars Study
We are excited to feature the Berkeley Center for Ocean Futures (BeCOF) on our EPS website. This addition underscores the center's pivotal role in advancing ocean health research and solutions.
The Department of Earth and Planetary Science at the University of California, Berkeley invites applications for an Assistant Professor Faculty position with an expected start date of July 1, 2025. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color,...Read more about EPS Faculty Search - Assistant Professor - Now Open 7/31/2024
A massive congratulations to second year PhD student, Kyla de Villa, who has published her very first scientific article in Nature Communications. The paper reports a novel state matter: double superionicity, in which two atomic species behave like a liquid while the largest atoms remain...Read more about Kyla de Villa discovers a new state of matter - double superionicity!
