Department Highlights

EPS Lecturer Peter Weiss Pioneers Fog Harvesting as a Sustainable Water Solution for California

This article by SF Chronicle highlights how Peter Weiss and his team are developing innovative fog harvesting technology to address California's water crisis by capturing moisture from coastal fog to augment the region’s water supply.

Student Award: Dr. Maggie Thompson 
Dr. Maggie Thompson, former PhD student of Professor Myriam Telus, is awarded the 2024 Robert J. Trumpler Award by the Astronomical Society of the Pacific

 

 

Department Events

Whole Earth Seminar Series - Wednesdays @12pm, EMS B210

April 16, 2025 Speaker: Monica Arienzo, University of Nevada Reno

Title: Plastic Pollution in the Tahoe Basin 

IGPP Seminar Series - Fridays @12pm, EMS B210

April 18, 2025 Speaker: Yayaati Chachan 

Title:Understanding the origin of heavy elements in giant planets