February 22, 2016
Professor Nicolas Duphas, a leading isotope geochemist and founder of the department's Origins Lab, has been awarded the Louis Block Professorship. His work sheds light on the history and nature of our solar system, and his Dauphas' recent paper regarding the Earth's depletion of silicon was named "Editors’ Choice" by Science Magazine.
January 29, 2016
Assisstant Professor Edwin Kite and Associate Professor Dorian Abbot took opposite sides on a debate in the University about whether we will detect extant life on an extrasolar planet by the year 2042.
January 06, 2016
Postdoc Mohit Daswani was interviewed in the Chicago Tribune about the recent movie The Martian.