September 11, 2018
The University of Chicago will be hosting a Symposium on Monday, September 17th and Tuesday, September 18th of 2018 to commemorate the life and legacy of Robert Clayton. A pioneer in the field of cosmochemistry, Robert Clayton spent over five decades as a member of the Department of Geophysical Sciences, and passed away in December.
September 09, 2018
David Plotkin passed his thesis defense this past Friday, titled “Rare events in weather and climate.” His committee members were Dorian Abbot, Jon Weare (formerly of the statistics department, now at NYU), Malte Jansen, Noboru Nakamura and Fred Ciesla. Congratulations Dr. Plotkin!
September 05, 2018
Prof. Edwin Kite was featured in UChicago News for his recent publication in the Astrophysical Journal! It was previously thought very deep oceans would supress the geochemical buffers that stabilize Eath's climate, but modeling shows some water worlds stay stable for billions of years, increasing their habitability.
Congratulations Prof. Kite!