Brown University Department of Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences

06/02/2026

This week, a parade of scientists is spending 50 hours straight speaking about the importance of weather and climate research in the United States. ...Speakers include meteorologist Jeff Masters and climate scientists Adam Sobel of Columbia University and Kim Cobb of Brown University DEEPS and the Institute at Brown for Environment and Society.

The livestream is on now, from 4 p.m. EST Monday, June 1st, ending at 6 p.m. EST on Wednesday, June 3rd.

This week, a parade of scientists will spend 50 hours straight speaking about the importance of weather and climate research in the United States.

05/24/2026

Brown University students are truly amazing! Today, we're honored to be celebrating the Graduating Class of 2026. Their research have taken us from the interior of the Earth, to the oceans and atmosphere, to the outer extreames of planets and space.

To all of our graduating students, we're proud of the hard work you've accomplished throughout your time here and we are excited to see where you go next.

Video by Gracie Vicente, Media Producer and Coordinator
Office of Information Technology / Dean of the Faculty

Featuring Greg Hirth, Vice President for Research, and Professor of Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences

05/24/2026

Congratulations to all the Brown students graduating today! 🎓🥂 Cheers to you, for all your academic adventures, and the friends made along the way. We are immensely proud of all the hard work you've accomplished here, and we can't wait to see what you do next!

05/15/2026

Visiting campus for Brown's Commencement Weekend? Check out our new Campus Geology Field Guide!

This walking-tour style guide was created by DEEPS graduate students Hannah Shabtian and Emily Fischer and their Pre-College class as a resource for exploring campus through a geological lens.

“If you have never really thought about rocks before, you can use this guide to learn a bit of campus history, the basic rock types, and discover where to find them on campus.” says Hannah. “Ultimately, the goal is to have fun, explore campus through a new perspective, and learn a little bit more about the world around us.”

Learn more and download your own copy from our website: https://deeps.brown.edu/news/2026-05-15/geo-guide
OR grab a printed Guide from the Brown Visitors Center, or during our DEEPS Open House, May 22nd.

05/12/2026

We're getting ready to open our next art show, featuring the work of Ian Haut '26, graduating this May with an AB in Earth, Climate, and Biology and BFA in Illustration. His upcoming show FOLIATION features three tufted-rug tapestries inspired by remote sensing satellite images of Earth and planetary features.

“I chose this subject matter initially because I was profoundly inspired by the data I was working with for Dr. Daubar. … By turning satellite images– something so high-tech and often communicated in purely digital, quantitative styles –into something you could feel, I could share a new way for people to experience it.”

Enjoy this sneak-peak of Ian's process creating these tapestries, and learn more about the upcoming show on our website: https://deeps.brown.edu/news/2026-05-12/foliation

05/11/2026

05/11/2026

DEEPS Dive 2026 was a roaring success! In case you missed it, we recently hosted the 2nd Annual DEEPS Dive Student Research Symposium, a student-run conference organized by department graduate students. This year featured research talks and posters by a wide range of students, keynotes by Dr. Stephen Porder and Dr. David Koweek, a special art show, awards, a special lunch roundtable, and much more!

Learn more and find more photo highlights on our website: https://deeps.brown.edu/graduate/deeps-dive-student-research-symposium

📷 Photos by Janie Levin

05/05/2026

What makes DEEPS at Brown truly special? It’s more than a department; it’s a culture of collaboration and a community built on shared discovery. In this video, current faculty and alumni share what first drew them to the Department of Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences and how this environment supports connections and innovation. From collaborative research in the lab to adventurous stories of cave diving and trips to the Arctic, see how our community explores the Earth, the planets and beyond together.

What makes DEEPS at Brown truly special? It’s more than a department; it’s a culture of collaboration and a community built on shared discovery. In this vide...

05/01/2026

Congratulations to three DEEPS scholars who received prestigious awards this Spring semester! Here they are together during the University Awards Ceremony:

Department Chair and George Ide Chase Professor of Physical Sciences Meredith Hastings was awarded this year's recipient of the Meenakshi Narain Excellence in Research Mentoring (ERM) Award. (left)

Graduate student Hannah Shabtian was selected by the Graduate Council to receive a 2026 University Presidential Award for Excellence in Teaching. (middle)

And Assistant Professor Mara Freilich was awarded the 2026 Henry Merrit Wriston Fellowship. (right)