Tag archive for ‘Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences’
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April 25, 2013
Harry "Hap" McSween, a UT professor who is world-renowned for his research of meteorites and Mars, has been named the Southeastern Conference Professor of the Year. McSween is a Chancellor's...Read More »
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April 17, 2013
Devon Burr, assistant professor of earth and planetary science, has been publishing papers about NASA's mission to Titan, a moon of Saturn, since 2006. She will be discussing some of...Read More »
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April 10, 2013
Stephanie Drumheller-Horton, lecturer in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, helped make an interesting discovery in a dinosaur fossil earlier this year. She will be discussing her research at...Read More »
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March 21, 2013
Larry Taylor, distinguished professor of earth and planetary sciences, has samples of the meteor which exploded over Russia. He is studying them to see what insight they can provide into...Read More »
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March 14, 2013
Hap McSween, earth and planetary sciences professor, spoke to NPR about NASA's Mars Curiosity mission's latest discovery. An analysis of a rock sample collected by NASA's Curiosity rover shows ancient...Read More »
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March 14, 2013
Linda Kah, associate professor in Earth and Planetary Sciences, spoke to WATE-TV about the latest finding of NASA's Mars Curiosity over. An analysis of a rock sample collected by the...Read More »
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March 6, 2013
Prehistoric relatives to crocodiles and alligators fed on tiny dinosaurs, according to fossil evidence discovered by a team of researchers, including a UT lecturer. Stephanie Drumheller, a 2005 graduate and...Read More »
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February 18, 2013
The Knoxville News Sentinel interviewed Joshua Emery, assistant professor of earth and planetary sciences, about the 10-ton meteor that broke into pieces over Russia. Emery said the astronomical event is...Read More »
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November 27, 2012
Noemi Pinilla-Alonso was interviewed by the New York Times and Scientific American about her research of the dwarf planet in our solar system known as Makemake....Read More »
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November 1, 2012
Linda Kah is an integral part of the NASA team working on the Curiosity rover on Mars. The associate professor of earth and planetary sciences works on camera team that...Read More »
