2017 Spring Faculty News

Welcome, Jeff Andrews-Hanna!

After 45 years of service to the University of Arizona as a faculty member and as Director/Department Head (LPL/Planetary Sciences, 1977-1981), Professor William Hubbard will transition to Professor Emeritus in May.

Professor Hubbard earned his Ph.D. in Astronomy in 1967 from the University of California, Berkeley (Electron Conduction in

On May 10, LPL Professor Dante Lauretta was inducted into the Boys & Girls Clubs of America's Hall of Fame. On May 12, Professor Lauretta was honored as the recipient of the University of Arizona’s Alumni Achievement Award for 2017. Lauretta received the award during the University's 

Congratulations to Associate Professor Shane Byrne, who won second place for the 2017 Outstanding Faculty for Graduate and Professional Student Achievement Award, sponsored by the University of Arizona Graduate and Professional Student Council

Professor Joe Giacalone was the recipient of the 12th Annual Professor Leon and Pauline Blitzer Award for Excellence in the Teaching of Physics and Related Sciences

On April 15, Regents' Professor Renu Malhotra presented a TEDx Portland talk about Planet Nine.