Geology rocks! Rice Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences Rice University students saw some fabulous outcrops in NM over the weekend. Giant spodumene of Harding mine, metaconglomerate of Picuris formation, pyroclastic flow deposit & columnar joint in ash-flow tuff of Valles caldera. with Cin-Ty Lee

EEPS IS HIRING! Pan Postdoctoral Fellowship (applications due 1 November) Tenure-track faculty in Environmental earth Science (applications due 1 December) Visit EEPS.rice.edu for more information.

Incoming students often ask what the secret is to come up with new ideas, especially now when it seems like there is so much literature on pretty much every topic. Everything has already been done it may seem. However, I'm of the belief that all one has to do is pick a subject,

🚀 Exciting PhD & Postdoc Opportunities! 🚀 My group at Rice University is recruiting PhD students and postdocs for 2025. Join us to explore space and dive into cutting-edge cosmochemical research! Please consider applying or spreading the word. My NASA-funded programs focus on

Today in India’s third-largest city, Rice leadership formally expanded not only our international presence but our commitment to fostering global collaboration in the pursuit of creating meaningful impact in research, innovation and education. bit.ly/3ZbXWtC

A tremendous day for Rice University took place this week as we opened our first Indian hub in Bengaluru! This deepens our existing partnerships with universities in India and is a critical step in expanding our global reach. Read more at Rice University News: news.rice.edu/news/2024/rice…

We found the Moho today above the Challenger Deep. Here’s a piece of cut serpentinized peridotite from just a bit shy of 6000 m water depth.

How did S inventory evolve in the lunar mantle? - Tomorrow (Friday) morning Board 3015 at #AGU24, I'll present a new model designed with Rajdeep Dasgupta for lunar fO2, that can calculate the S solubility of silicate melts in equilibrium with sulfides of different metal/sulfur.

Where is sulfur (S) in the Earth's mantle? Sulfides of course! But can silicate minerals store some S during mantle melting? Can we measure trace S in silicates using EPMA? Rice Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences Rice Natural Sciences PhD student Anna Johnson's recent paper has some answers.🌋

The Center for Planetary Origins to Habitability of Rice Space Institute Rice University has opened its annual post-doc fellowship competition. The application deadline is Feb 15, 2025. Please RT to spread the word.🌕🌎🔬🦠🪐🌋☄️ emdz.fa.us2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candidat…

We are launching an ambitious program on Earth, planetary, and space sciences designed for K-12 students and teachers from the Houston area schools. See below how to engage. Rice Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences R-STEM Rice Natural Sciences.

Towering basalt layers of the Deccan Traps #deccantraps #largeigneousprovince #floodbasalts #geology

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Where and how the lavas in lunar farside South Pole were generated? In this work led by Rice Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences, together with Rajdeep Dasgupta Dian Ji Cin-Ty Lee and collaborators, we explore the possibilities with a petrological approach 1/5 agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.10…

Want to know the lunar S evolution from Apollo to Chang’e-5 mantle? Check out our new GCA paper with Rajdeep Dasgupta! A new sulfur content at sulfide saturation (SCSS) model is also attached that is suitable for sulfides with variable metal-sulfur ratio. doi.org/10.1016/j.gca.…

Step into the world of Earth and planetary science at Rice University! Join us at Rice University for a FREE, hands-on open house full of rovers, VR sandboxes, Discovery Domes, science demos, and more. Fun for all ages—bring a rock or meteorite to be identified! RSVP at

🚨 Reminder 🚨 EEPS wants you to join us THIS Saturday, May 3rd for an educational open house that is free and for all ages. 📍Grandhall, Rice University 🕐 Saturday, May 3rd, 10 am - 2 pm 🚗 Rice Central campus Garage & North Annex Lot

We are ready for the Rice Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences R-STEM Rice Space Institute openhouse for K-12 students and educators. Can’t wait to engage with the community and share our excitement for Earth, space, and planets Rice University

On May 3rd, Rice Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences , R-STEM, Rice Space Institute Center for Planetary Origins to Habitability organized a 'first-of-its-kind' Open House event. An wide array of Earth and planetary displays and activities to expose the new generation of explorers. news.rice.edu/news/2025/rice…

Congratulations to Richard Gordon, the W.M. Keck Foundation Professor of Geophysics and Rice Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences , has been named the 2025 recipient of the George P. Woollard Award from the Geological Society of America geosociety . news.rice.edu/news/2025/rice…