Planetary Sciences graduate coordinator Pam Streett passed away suddenly on September 30 after a brief illness.

We gratefully acknowledge gifts to LPL from donors and corporate partners.

For the 2016/2017 academic year, seven students were admitted for graduate studies at LPL.

Congratulations to LPL's most recent graduates!

Ethan Schaefer, sixth-year PTYS graduate student, had the opportunity to conduct field work in Hawaii with generous funding assistance from Mr. Dan Cavanagh. The goal of this research was to answer the question, “If all we can see in coarse, remotely-sensed data is the outline of a lava flow, what can we meaningfully infer, if anything, about that flow?” This question has direct application to bodies such as Io and Venus. 

The annual Lunar and Planetary Laboratory Conference is an opportunity for LPLers to share their research.

News from Ingrid Daubar, Paulo Penteado, Jani Radebaugh, and John Spencer.

Lauretta takes the mound for the Arizona Diamondbacks!

Margaret Landis and Sarah Sutton were recipients of the 2016 Curson travel award.

Chet Maleszewski is the recipient of the PTYS Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant Award for Spring 2016. Chet worked with Dr. Vishnu Reddy in the PTYS/ASTR 170B2 General Education course (Natural Sciences Tier I). This was Dr.