The Kuiper atrium is looking a little classier these days, mainly because it is now home to an elegant and historic clock. The clock was made ca. 1774 by Jean Andre Lepaute, clockmaker to Louis XV, to commemorate his wife's accurate prediction of the circumstances of a near-total eclipse of
2009 Fall Department News
Congratulations to the department's newest Ph.D. recipients!
Maria Banks, Ph.D.(Geosciences), 2009, McEwen. Glacial processes and morphologies in the southern hemisphere of Mars. Post-doc (RA), Center for Earth and Planetary Studies, National Air and Space Museum, CEPS, National Air and Space Museum.
Colin Dundas Ph.D., 2009, McEwen. Geomorphology of Martian
FACULTY POSITIONS: ASSISTANT, ASSOCIATE, OR FULL PROFESSOR
The Department of Planetary Sciences/Lunar and Planetary Laboratory at the University of Arizona expects to fill up to three tenure track faculty positions. Candidates in all areas of planetary science are encouraged to apply. Current faculty and research staff are involved in the
LPL Field Trips are alive and well! This past spring (spring 2009), Professors Shane Byrne and Adam Showman led the PTYS 594A field trip to California's Mojave desert in the region between Barstow and Needles. Field-trippers spent four days driving, camping and hiking to sites of geological interest. The sites
The University of Arizona chapter of SEDS (Students for the Exploration and Development of Space) will host SpaceVision, the annual SEDS national conference, from November 12-15, 2009. Activities are headquartered in the Kuiper building.
SpaceVision 2009 will feature a total of 25 different speakers, SEDS-USA workshops, a career fair, Flandrau
On Friday, October 23, 2009, members of the International Association of Astronomical Artists (IAAA) exhibited their work in the Kuiper Space Sciences Building Atrium.
The "Visions of the Cosmos" exhibit was held in celebration of the 50th anniversaries of both the National Astronomy Observatory (1958-2008) and The University of Arizona's
Partly inspired by alum Nick Schneider's stories of success from the University of Colorado, five LPL faculty members are using "clickers" (classroom response systems) in the classroom for general education courses this year. The clickers contain an RF transmitter, and the faculty member has an RF receiver and associated software
Only $630K, reduced from $699K. Those of you who remember Hawthorne House should take a look at the new (improved) Hawthorne House.
This past summer, LPLers were treated to the site of 3 hawks who had made their home in the big Aleppo pine tree near the east entrance. Dyer Lytle took some stunning photos of the hawks. One of these is posted here. A suite of the photos is framed and
LPL welcomes the 2009/2010 graduate student class!
Patricio Becerra, B.S. Physics, Pontifical Catholic University of Peru. Research interest: planetary surface processes (Byrne)
Ingrid Daubar-Spitale, M.S. Planetary Sciences, University of Arizona. Research interest: Mars impact cratering (McEwen)
Christopher Dietl, Visiting student, Fulbright travel grant (2009/2010), Physics/Computer Sciences, Ruprechts-Karls-Universität