@UW_ESS

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 Seattle, WA
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Joined September 2011
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🌎 Happy Earth Day! Celebrate our amazing planet with us this weekend at the UW Earth & Space Sciences Open House 🌋🔭 🗓️ Sunday, April 27 | 1–3:30 pm 🪨 Split rocks, make fossils, build icy alien worlds 🎟️ Free + free parking 📍 Johnson Hall, UW 🔗 ess.uw.edu/alumni-community/…
Child looking at a rock under a microscope.

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🌍☀️🪐 Curious about what’s under your feet—or what’s happening on the surface of the Sun? Come to the UW ESS Open House on Sunday, April 27 from 1-3:30 pm! 🔬 Hands-on demos 🪐 Earth & planetary science booths 🚗 Free entry + free parking 📍 ess.uw.edu/alumni-community/…
Young kid positions a sledgehammer over a rock with pegs drilled into it.

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Child looks through a telescope at the surface of the sun.

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🚀 A new study in Nature Communications led by @UW ESS planetary scientist @B_jour reveals groundbreaking research that could revolutionize the search for habitability in our solar system and beyond. Read the full story👇 ess.uw.edu/2025/03/unlocking…
Five people standing around a globe of Europa smiling at the camera.

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New research alert: Cascadia Subduction Zone comes into sharper focus with new subsurface map. Professor and @PNSN1 director Harold Tobin is quoted. Tobin and PhD Candidate @madeleine_earth are co-authors on the published research in Science Advances. ess.uw.edu/2024/07/cascadia-…
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🌎@UWEnvironment programs rank among top 10 in the world ❗️Out of 16,400 university programs at 1,590 institutions, UW has five subjects in the top 10 in 2024, including Geology (8), Geophysics (10) and Earth & Marine Science (10). Find out more 👉ess.uw.edu/2024/04/uw-enviro…
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Opening up about menstruation during fieldwork to promote inclusivity. ESS Assistant Professor Michelle Muth and PhD Student Sabrina Kainz are quoted. ess.uw.edu/2024/03/opening-u…
Three people hiking in front of a stream, with rocks and blue sky behind them.

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Alumni Feature: ESS Alumni Climbing into History UW geology and geophysics students and faculty have enjoyed and excelled at rock climbing and mountaineering. Learn about past and recent ESS climbers, first ascents, and rock climbing in WWII! ess.uw.edu/2024/03/ess-alumn…
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If you happen to be in another country (outside the US), but still want to support our student research, you can add some purple to our map!
UW Earth & Space Sci@UW_ESS9 Mar 2024
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Support the ESS Research Gala

The ESS Research Gala is an annual, graduate student-organized research symposium supported by the UW Department of Earth and Space Sciences (ESS). The Gala is a showcase of ESS research where...

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Grads Tamara Aranguiz and Verónica A Gaete-Elgueta recently attended the Chilean Geological Conference in Santiago! They both presented their research with great interest from the community. Both Tamara and Verónica are from Chile, and were excited to talk about science at home!
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While the world celebrates again the “Boys in the Boat,” our department would like to celebrate two geology majors who played historical roles in UW Husky Women’s Crew - Gretchen O'Donnell (1912) and Alida Purves (2000). @UW_Rowing ess.uw.edu/2023/11/geologys-…
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