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Dr. Kuan-Yu Lin joins the College of Science Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Science Department
The Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences (EAPS) at Purdue University welcomes Dr. Kuan-Yu Lin on campus as a new staff scientist in the fall of 2025. Lin’s work will focus on operating and optimizing a new state-of-the-art electron probe microanalyzer (EPMA) that will serve as a shared research tool hosted at Purdue University’s Electron Microscopy Center.
Registration open for Nov. 11 Westwood Lecture on the effects of space weathering: Insights from asteroid Bennu
Michelle Thompson, associate professor of earth, atmospheric and planetary sciences in the College of Science, will present “A Time Machine to the Early Solar System: Analyzing Samples from Asteroid Bennu Returned by the NASA OSIRIS-REx Mission” from 4:30-5:30 p.m. at Westwood, the Purdue president’s residence.
Fire in the sky: Strong summer storms in the Midwest send wildfire smoke into the previously pristine stratosphere
Aerosols and burning biomass may affect heating and energy absorption in the ozone, leading to faster warming and unexpected climate effects. EAPS's Dan Cziczo led the research team in conjunction with research scientist Xiaoli Shen.
UCAR members elect two new trustees
NSF UCAR — The member institutions that make up the governing body of the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) have elected two new trustees. EAPS's Daniel Cziczo was one of the two newly elected trustees.
Which planets are the youngest and oldest in our solar system?
Live Science — About 4.6 billion years ago, a celestial cloud collapsed, paving the way for our solar system to form. Then, a nebula with strong gravitational pull took shape, kick-starting the birth of the sun. But after that, the details leave more room for debate about which planets formed first. Purdue EAPS's Cauê Borlina was quoted in the article.
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