Content Tagged with: Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
UCR researchers recognized as ‘Highly Cited’ in 2025
Six UCR faculty members make Clarivate Analytics' 2025 list.
Tim Lyons’ geochemistry award continues lineage of legends
Greatness runs in the lab.
Campus first: UCR professor becomes Astronomical Society Fellow
Society honors Stephen Kane for work on planetary habitability, Venus, exoplanets, spirit of collaboration
UCR biogeochemist to use Yale fellowship to study the Salton Sea
Lyons to research growing global issue of shrinking lakes
UCR biogeochemistry professor wins Geological Society high honor
Examinations of ancient Earth inspire search for life on distant worlds
NASA fellowship fuels doctoral student’s search for alien life
Daria Pidhorodetska examines Earth-like planets for habitability
Paleontology Professor Mary Droser wins National Academy of Sciences medal
Award recognizes outstanding research into ancient life
Geology professor joins elite class of American Geophysical Union fellows
Andy Ridgwell to be honored as new AGU fellow during December meeting
Recovery from dinosaur-killing asteroid has message for present
New research finds that it is not how many species you have, it is what they ‘do’ in an ecosystem that matters
New UCR geology course earns national recognition
The Geological Society of America, or GSA, recognizes the academic excellence of only one university in the country each year, and this year, that honor goes to UC Riverside. The GSA/ExxonMobil Field Camp Excellence Award is given to universities running a geology field camp, which is the last class geology students typically take before graduating...
UCR paleontologist wins prestigious prize
Mary Droser, a decorated paleontology professor, now has another accolade to her name. She is the winner of the 2019 Moore Medal in Paleontology awarded by the Society for Sedimentary Geology. More than 2,700 geoscientists belong to the society, which exists to help members share research with one another and enhance public awareness of the...