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Student / Alumni Spotlight
Megan Mansfield studies exoplanet atmospheres.
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Clara was the Ivy League champion pole vaulter and a Rhodes scholar.
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Ed Olsen (1927-2020)
February 14, 2020
The Department mourns the loss of Ed Olsen, former Curator of Mineralogy and Meteorites at the Field Museum. Ed had a close relationship with many researchers in the department over his career.
https://meteoritical.org/news/2020/02/13/edward-j-olsen-1927-2020
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Fred Anderson remembered by former students
February 11, 2020
Former students of Prof. (Emeritus) Alfred Anderson collaborated to write a memorial piece, that was sent to the VOLCANO and MSA listservs.
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Fred Anderson honored in UChicago News
January 29, 2020
Prof. Emeritus Alfred (Fred) Anderson passed away Jan 15th; UChicago News wrote up a piece honoring his life and contributions to the field.
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Megan Mansfield featured for KELT-9b work
January 27, 2020
A recent publication led by graduate student Megan Mansfield was recently featured in a NASA news release! Climate models that incorporate dayside hydrogen dissociation on KELT-9b provide a much better fit than simpler models. Congratulations, Megan!
