News + Impact - MIT EAPS

A black and white photo of Lynn Sykes standing next to an old-fashioned rotating drum seismograph.

Lynn Sykes ’59, SM ’60: Plate tectonics pioneer challenging the way Earth works

May 10, 2024

Categories: Alumni

Study: Heavy snowfall and rain may contribute to some earthquakes

May 8, 2024

Categories: Climate, Faculty + Senior Researchers, Landscapes + Planetary Interiors, Natural Hazards, Research

A three shot of Andrew Babbin, Tim Cronin, and Brent Minchew,

Three EAPS faculty granted tenure

May 7, 2024

Categories: Awards + Promotions, Faculty + Senior Researchers

Camilla Cattania named 2024 NSF CAREER recipient

May 3, 2024

Categories: Awards + Promotions, Faculty + Senior Researchers

Andrew Babbin one of four MIT 2024 Bose Grants

April 24, 2024

Categories: Awards + Promotions, Faculty + Senior Researchers

Geologists discover rocks with the oldest evidence yet of Earth’s magnetic field

April 24, 2024

Categories: Faculty + Senior Researchers, Landscapes + Planetary Interiors, Planets, Research

Ask MIT Climate: How do we know how much CO2 was in the atmosphere hundreds of years ago?

April 23, 2024

Categories: Climate, Faculty + Senior Researchers, Research

Gosha Geogdzhayev named 2024 Gates Cambridge Scholar

April 23, 2024

Categories: Awards + Promotions, Students + Postdocs

Student Spotlight: Emma Bulllock on researching extreme environments

April 19, 2024

Categories: Health of the Planet, Life + Environments, Profile, Students + Postdocs

Dan Rothman among four MIT faculty named 2023 AAAS Fellows

April 18, 2024

Categories: Awards + Promotions, Faculty + Senior Researchers

New major crosses disciplines to address climate change

April 18, 2024

Categories: Climate, Community

Katie Kempff sits outside on a balcony in nice weather, smiling at the camera.

Course 1-12 spotlight: From space to sustainability, Katie Kempff changes to new MIT climate major

April 12, 2024

Categories: Profile, Students + Postdocs

Ask MIT Climate: What are the biggest challenges and innovations for new climate models?

April 11, 2024

Categories: Climate, Faculty + Senior Researchers, Research

Abigail Bodner smiles at the camera.

3 Questions: New faculty interview with Abigail Bodner

April 08, 2024

Categories: Climate, Faculty + Senior Researchers

Lauren Aguilar sits on a bench and smiles at the camera, surrounded by bamboo.

Course 1-12 spotlight: Lauren Aguilar finds her path to energy systems

April 5, 2024

Categories: Profile, Students + Postdocs

Joe Betts-LaCroix SM ’92 asks: What would you do with 10 extra years?

April 5, 2024

Categories: Alumni

Two men in hardhats and safety vests, seen from behind, inspect a forest of electrical pylons and wires on a cloudless day.

Atmospheric observations in China show rise in emissions of a potent greenhouse gas

March 28, 2024

Categories: Climate, Faculty + Senior Researchers, Health of the Planet, Research

Burrell Clark Burchfiel

Professor Emeritus B. Clark Burchfiel, structural geologist who expanded the concept of plate tectonics, dies at 89

March 28, 2024

Categories: Community, Faculty + Senior Researchers

In darkness, thumbs hold two small spherical and one small cube objects that light up in vivid yellow, red, and green.

With a new experimental technique, MIT engineers probe the mechanisms of landslides and earthquakes

March 25, 2024

Categories: Faculty + Senior Researchers, Landscapes + Planetary Interiors, Natural Hazards, Research

Ananda Santos Figueiredo sits at a table in front of a white board with math equations on it, smiling at the camera.

Course 1-12 spotlight: Ananda Santos Figueiredo pivots from astrophysics to climate change

March 22, 2024

Categories: Profile, Students + Postdocs