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November 24, 2009

Earth / Space

04/17/09

Science | Faculty and Staff | Earth / Space:  ASU researcher looks to fullfill astronaut dream

ASU astrogeologist Jim Rice is heading to NASA's Johnson Space Center to be poked, prodded and analyzed as one of about 40 candidates in the running for NASA's next astronaut class.

04/16/09

Science | Earth / Space:  ASU instrument monitors developing Mars dust storm

Scientists at ASU's Mars Space Flight Facility are using a heat-sensing camera developed at ASU to track a growing dust storm that erupted on Mars in March.

04/02/09

Engineering | Science | Faculty and Staff | Earth / Space | Sustainability and environment:  Professor to study links between humans, monsoon

Associate professor Enrique Vivoni is the recipient of a Presidential Early Career Award for his efforts on exploring how human impact may effect annual monsoons.

03/19/09

Earth / Space:  Display case provides mini-tour of Earth and space

The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences offers a bite-size, five-minute tour of the wonders of Earth and space in a display case located in the reception area of the Dean’s Office.

03/18/09

Bioscience / Biotech | Life Science | Earth / Space | Social Science:  Webcast to beam Origins Symposium to wide audience

Live captioned webcasting is one of the options that students and the public can use to watch and hear the world’s leading science intellectuals and authors discuss forefront questions of origins at ASU’s Origins Symposium April 3 and April 6.

02/20/09

Science | Earth / Space:  Impact specialist to discuss catastrophic collisions in space

Planetary scientist and impact specialist H. Jay Melosh is this year’s recipient of the Eugene Shoemaker Memorial Award presented by the BEYOND Center for Fundamental Concepts in Science at ASU.

02/19/09

Science | Earth / Space:  ASU cosmologist explores notion of ‘alien’ life on Earth

ASU's Paul Davies challenged the orthodox view that there is only one form of life at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in Chicago.

02/16/09

Science | Research | Earth / Space:  ASU's Krauss predicts ‘miserable future’ for universe

Theoretical physicist and cosmologist Lawrence Krauss describes how revolutionary discoveries in cosmology have dramatically altered our views on the universe.

12/09/08

Earth / Space:  Ancient oceans reveal secrets on survival of life

Scientists at ASU are studying how the distribution of elements on Earth – or beyond – shapes the distribution of life, the state of the environment and the course of evolution.

10/08/08

Earth / Space:  Mars scientist wins distinguished award

Philip Christensen's work on the geology and mineralogy of Mars has earned the Geological Society of America's prestigious G. K. Gilbert Award.