Fall 2023 Edition
An international team of scientists — including climate scientist Bronwen Konecky in Arts & Sciences — found that volcanic eruptions can cause the Pacific Walker Circulation to temporarily weaken, inducing El Niño-like conditions. Human activity is affecting this system, according to the authors of the new study published in Nature.
Roger Michaelides, an assistant professor of earth and planetary sciences in Arts & Sciences, is co-investigator of a new NOAA-funded project that aims to improve the warning systems for flash floods that often threaten areas recently denuded by fire.
WashU is a leading partner in NASA research, from the first Moon missions to future journeys probing the distant reaches of the cosmos.
Fall 2023 Edition
Departmental name change reflects a growing emphasis on environmental science.
WashU is a leading partner in NASA research, from the first Moon missions to future journeys probing the distant reaches of the cosmos.
A Field Trip to Hawaii and Sample Collection in the Azores
Group work on lava flow from the 2018 eruption of Kilauea
Group with Mauna Loa in the background, taken from Mauna Kea
Mason Neuman and Sam Patzowsky with rock samples in the Azores
Sunset on the shore at Calheta, Sao Jorge
Scott Rudolph Professor of Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences Bradley Jolliff, Director of the McDonnell Center for the Space Sciences at Washington University, was elected to be on NASA’s Artemis III geology team.
Read the StoryProfessor William McKinnon was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in May 2023 and awarded the 2023 Kuiper Prize for outstanding contributions to planetary science from the American Astronomical Society.
Read the StoryAssistant Professor Roger Michaelides has received a $75,000 exploratory seed grant from the Taylor Geospatial Institute to study the complex interplay of permafrost, vegetation, and wildfire risk.
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