Earth & Planetary Sciences
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Big ideas
From saving falcons to peering into the universe, sequencing the human genome, and putting organic food on American tables, UC Santa Cruz has become known as the small university where big things happen.
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Ocean scientist Adina Paytan to receive inaugural Dansgaard Award
The Dansgaard Award from the American Geophysical Union recognizes contributions to paleoceanography and paleoclimatology.
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Alumna Priya Ganguli wins GSA Outstanding Woman in Science Award
The Geological Society of America will award the 2015 Doris M. Curtis Outstanding Woman in Science Award to Ganguli, who earned M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Earth sciences at UC Santa Cruz.
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Study finds surprisingly high geothermal heating beneath West Antarctic Ice Sheet
UC Santa Cruz team reports first direct measurement of heat flow to the bottom of the West Antarctic ice sheet
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UC Santa Cruz develops innovative online courses available to all UC students
UC Santa Cruz faculty are venturing into the brave new world of online education.
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A ‘hydrothermal siphon’ drives water circulation through the seafloor
A new study explains previous observations of ocean water flowing through the seafloor from one seamount to another.
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Scientists find evidence for groundwater in Antarctica’s Dry Valleys
A salty aquifer beneath Antarctica’s Dry Valleys may support previously unknown microbial ecosystems.
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Earth scientist Jim Gill to give Emeriti Lecture May 11
James Gill, professor emeritus of Earth and planetary sciences, will discuss “Volcanism as the Re-creation of Earth.”
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Methane in Arctic lake traced to groundwater from seasonal thawing
Groundwater from seasonal melting may be an important contributor to emissions of methane, a potent greenhouse gas, from Arctic lakes
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Report projects future wave and wind effects on Pacific islands
Climate changes during the 21st century are expected to alter the highest waves and strongest winds across U.S.-affiliated Pacific Islands.
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Scientists drill through half mile of Antarctic ice for data on ice sheet stability
A team including researchers from UC Santa Cruz has become the first ever to reach and sample the “grounding zone” of an Antarctic ice sheet.
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Karen McNally, noted seismologist and earthquake risk expert, dies at age 74
Karen McNally, professor emeritus of Earth sciences, died at her home in Davenport, CA, on December 20, 2014. She was 74.