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March 19, 2008 | MSNBC
Research geologist Jay Dickson and his team have found compelling evidence of thick, recurring glaciers on Mars, a discovery that suggests that the Red Planet's climate was much more dynamic than previously believed, and could change again. Image courtesy of NASA
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March 19, 2008 | National Geographic
The planet Mars appears to have had snow at some point in its geological history, according to new work by geological sciences research analyst Jay Dickson and Jim Head. They theorize that the physics of Mars' gullies indicates that they were formed by melting snow. Image courtesy of NASA/JPL/University of Arizona.
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Peru Meteorite May Rewrite Rules |
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March 12, 2008 | BBC News
A meteorite which ploughed into the Peruvian countryside last year should have shattered and dispersed long before reaching the ground. Pete Schultz details recent research. Image: Lionel Jackson/Geological Survey of Canada
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Golden Age of Mars Science on the Wane? |
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February 29, 2008 | Science
Despite prospect of a sample-return mission, some researchers worry that the golden age of Mars science may be on the wane as NASA shifts its focus to Earth and Jupiter or Saturn. "This could destroy the short-term exploration program.", says Jim Head.
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Professors Prell & Hirth |
January 22, 2008 |
Professors Warren Prell and Greg Hirth been elected as Fellows of the American Geophysical Union (AGU). Each year only one in each thousand members is elected to Fellowship and this year the Department of Geological Sciences was privileged to have two of its faculty chosen!
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January 11, 2008 | Brown University Release
Mapping Mercury: At mission headquarters, and at Brown, students, led by Jim Head, will help analyze images sent by NASA’s MESSENGER spacecraft after it flies by Mercury on Jan. 14.
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Carle Pieters Named AAAS Fellow |
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Oct 25 , 2007 | Brown University Release
The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) has elected three Brown University professors – Mary Carskadon, Stephen McGarvey and Carle Pieters – fellows for their significant contributions to the life and physical sciences.
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Mysteries remain over Peru’s meteorite impact |
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Sept 28 , 2007 | New Scientist
Planetary geologist Peter Schultz comments on some of the puzzling details left at the site where meteorite hit in Peru earlier this month. Image: Lionel Jackson/Geological Survey of Canada
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Cosmic blast may have killed off megafauna |
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Sept 25 , 2007 | Boston Globe
Wooly mammoths, giant sloths, saber-toothed cats, and dozens of other species of megafauna may have become extinct when a disintegrating comet or asteroid exploded over North America with the force of millions of hydrogen bombs, according to research by an international team of scientists, including Peter Schultz. Image: Boston Globe
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June 8 , 2007 | Living on Earth
Living On Earth, the weekly environmental news program distributed by Public Radio International, reports on how Arvid Tomayko-Peters, '07 transformed geological data into sound using a computer program he created. Text transcript and audio link available.
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Locating Diamonds: New mechanisms for Kimberlite formation suggested |
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May 3 , 2007 | Nature
James Head discusses his new theory of how diamonds survive the high-temperature, low-pressure conditions of a volcanic eruption to make it to the Earth's surface.
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Shaking Asteroid Sorts, Instead of Sheds, Its Rubble |
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April 24, 2007 | National Geographic News
Images of the near-Earth asteroid Itokawa may shake up conventional ideas about
what the space rocks are made of and how they "weather" over time. Takohiro Hiroi, a researcher unaffiliated with the study, comments on the recent Itokawa paper that appeared in Science.
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Bringing Martian streaks and gullies down to Earth |
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March 30, 2007 | Science Magazine
Coverage of Jim Head's NSF/NASA supported research in Antarctica, presented at the Lunar and Planetary Science Conference in March 2007.
Photo: James Head
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March 16, 2007 | Science Magazine
Lunar science is poised for its biggest boost in a generation. NASA managers, however, have made it clear that research will be the tail on the exploration dog. Professor of Geological Sciences Carle Pieters comments on NASAs decision. Photo: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. |
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Senior Geo Concentrator presents unique Senior Music Thesis |
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March, 2007 | arvidtp.net
Senior Geo Concentrator, Arvid Tomayko-Peters, presents his unique music honors thesis at a variety of locales: his interactive installation plays back 5.3 million years of climate data from deep ocean sediment cores as sound... |
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Grant Expands Brown Collaboration with Providence Schools |
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March 7, 2007 |Brown News Bureau
Brown University has received $3 million grant from NSF. It will support fellowships for physics, geology and engineering graduate students to lead after-school activities in six area high schools and classroom activities in three elementary schools. Tim Herbert is the PI. |
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FYI: Sometimes you just need to know |
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March, 2007 |Popular Science
Pete Schultz's research is highlighted as an answer to a reader's question, "Is the moon volcanically active?" Image courtesy of NASA |
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Images suggest water flow on Mars |
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Dec. 6 , 2006 |Brown News Bureau
New chemical evidence sheds light on the physical constraints of hotspots locations where upwellings of Earth's mantle material form seamounts and island chains. Alberto Saal contributed data from the Galapagos Islands, complementing information from other researchers. Image courtesy of NOAA |
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