UCSB Earth Science

09/06/2023

Professor David Valentine was featured in The Santa Barbara Independent recently for his discovery off the coast of Catalina Island.

David Valentine discusses discovering a DDT dumping ground in the waters off Catalina Island and charting a new course at UCSB.

08/20/2023

In a tale of danger and discovery, UC Santa Barbara geology professor Bruce Luyendyk details his first expedition to the frozen continent of Antarctica in his new memoir. Read more: https://ow.ly/WkTz50Pz8jJ

03/02/2020

Earth Science Colloquium
WEBB 1100 • THURSDAY March 5th., 2020 • 2:00 PM

Human-Induced Earthquakes in the Age of Unconventional Oil & Gas Development
Matthew Weingarten Department of Geological Sciences
Computational Sciences Research Center (Af liate) San Diego State University

Event Date: Thursday, March 5, 2020 - 2:00pm to 3:00pm Human-Induced Earthquakes in the Age of Unconventional Oil & Gas Development Matthew Weingarten Department of Geological Sciences Computational Sciences Research Center (Affiliate) San Diego State University Colloquium Poster March 2, 2020 - 9:...

03/02/2020

Francis Macdonald is highlighted on PBS NOVA's most recent series, Polar Extremes. It premiered on February 5th, but is also available for viewing at https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/video/polar-extremes/

https://geol.ucsb.edu/news/announcement/1029


Congratulations, Francis!

Paleontologist Kirk Johnson explores the dynamic history—and future—of ice at the poles.

12/10/2019

Following a tradition begun in 1874, recognizing "invaluable contribution to science and technology," the AAAS welcomed Professor Valentine as one of their newest Fellows. The American Association for the Advancement of Science is the world's largest scientific society, and the publisher of the jour...

12/10/2019

At GSA 2019 in Phoenix, Riley Rohrer, who graduated in Spring, won the Best Student Talk Award in the Geochronology Division with her presentation entitled "using multiple geochronometers to better constrain geologic events in central Himalayan granites" (abstract). Riley worked with doctoral studen...

12/10/2019

We proudly announce being one of only 15 departments in the country selected join the American Geophysical Union’s Bridge Program during the program's first year (AGU announcement here). Our Department is firmly committed to advancing the Earth Sciences through the increased participation of under...

11/21/2019

Alex Johnson has received the Fiona and Michael Goodchild Mentoring Award, which is given annually to honor graduate students who have distinguished themselves in supervising undergraduate research. You can read about it here. Congratulations Alex! Alternate link (http://www.gradpost.ucsb.edu/top-st...

11/18/2019

Event Date: Thursday, November 21, 2019 - 2:00pm to 3:00pm Deeper groundwater drilling: an unsustainable solution to groundwater depletion Debra Perrone Environmental Studies UC Santa Barbara Department Colloquium Poster November 18, 2019 - 12:52pm

11/13/2019

Event Date: Thursday, November 14, 2019 - 2:00pm Chasing Helium: Mantle-to-Surface Connections to Water Quality and Geomicrobiology Laura J Crossey University of New Mexico Department Colloquium Poster November 13, 2019 - 9:13am