Message from the Chair
Hello Earth and Planetary Science Alumni, The 2025–26 academic year is underway, marking the start of my fifth year as chair. Hard to believe four years have already flown by! One of the true highlights of this role—and something I look forward to every year—is meeting and working with our incredible alumni... Read More: Message from the Chair
Notes from the Field
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The Prehistoric Creature that Became a Rutgers Icon is Now Destined for Literary Fame
This article was written by John Chadwick—School of Arts and Sciences and can be accessed here. Faculty, staff and students collaborate on children’s book “My Friend Manny” "My Friend Manny" weaves... The Prehistoric Creature that Became a Rutgers Icon is Now Destined for Literary Fame -
What to Know About NASA’s First Crewed Mission to the Moon in More than 50 Years
This article was written by Kitta MacPherson for Rutgers Today, and can be accessed here.This close-up view of an astronaut’s bootprint in the lunar soil was photographed on July 20, 1969, during the... What to Know About NASA’s First Crewed Mission to the Moon in More than 50 Years -
Planetary Scientist Speaks Out on U.S. Pullout of Climate Treaty
Robert Kopp, a professor of earth and planetary sciences, criticized the U.S. withdrawal from a key international agreement that has been in place for 34 years and seeks to limit climate change. “It... Planetary Scientist Speaks Out on U.S. Pullout of Climate Treaty -
Study Reveals Why Mysterious Structures Within Earth’s Mantle Hold Clues to Life Here
This article was written by Kitta MacPherson and can be accessed by clicking here. A Rutgers researcher and collaborators link strange anomalies to Earth’s molten beginnings – and its unique... Study Reveals Why Mysterious Structures Within Earth’s Mantle Hold Clues to Life Here -
Life at Sea: Testing New Tools to Explore the Ocean Floor
The ocean floor holds secrets stretching back millions of years. Beneath that surface, the top 10 meters of sediment contain a detailed record of how land, sea, and atmosphere have interacted over... Life at Sea: Testing New Tools to Explore the Ocean Floor -
Drilling into Earth's Ancient Climate: PEP-US Returns to Medford, NJ
Medford, NJ — The Paleogene Earth Perturbations–U.S. Atlantic Coastal Plain (PEP-US) project is set to return to Medford, New Jersey, from September 22 to October 3 to drill two new scientific... Drilling into Earth's Ancient Climate: PEP-US Returns to Medford, NJ -
Seeds, insects and secrets: ASU students help decode lake’s climate story
This article was originally posted on ASU News and can be accessed by clicking here. A site in northern Kenya has yielded 1.5-million-year-old fossils. Louise N. Leakey Sediment cores, fossils... Seeds, insects and secrets: ASU students help decode lake’s climate story
Alumni Spotlights
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Spotlight on Alumni
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Faculty & Staff Updates
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EPS Welcomes Our Newest Faculty Member Dr. Yoshinori Miyazaki!
EPS welcomes our newest faculty member, Dr. Yoshinori Miyazaki! Yoshi joins us from Caltech, where he spent four years as a Stanback Postdoctoral Fellow. He received his B.Sc. from the University of... EPS Welcomes Our Newest Faculty Member Dr. Yoshinori Miyazaki! -
EPS Welcomes Our Newest Faculty Member Dr. Shaunna Morrison!
Shaunna joins us from the Carnegie Science Earth and Planets Laboratory (EPL) after spending 5 years there as an Endowed Carnegie Research Scientist. Prior to that, she was a postdoctoral fellow at... EPS Welcomes Our Newest Faculty Member Dr. Shaunna Morrison!
