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Marilyn Fogel Wins Geochemical Society’s Highest Honor
Isotope geochemist Marilyn Fogel, who spent 33 years as a Staff Scientist Carnegie’s former Geophysical Laboratory—now part of the Institution’s Earth and Planets Laboratory—has been chosen to receive the Geochemical Society’s highest honor, the Victor Moritz Goldschmidt Award, in recognition to her numerous and varied contributions to the field.
Read more...Rock physicist Ningli Zhao awarded first Dr. Paul G. Silver Postdoctoral Fellowship
On August 7, 2009, Carnegie seismologist and geophysicist, Paul Gordon Silver and his daughter Céline were killed in a tragic automobile accident in North Carolina. Silver’s death was a loss to the scientific community as well as to all who were lucky enough to know him. Now, Carnegie honors his legacy with the appointment of rock physicist Ningli Zhao as the first Paul G. Silver Postdoctoral Fellow. The named fellowship is designed to fuel an early-career scientist’s passion in seismology and geophysics.
Read more...Two New Faculty Members Join Carnegie’s Earth And Planets Laboratory
Carnegie’s Earth and Planets Laboratory welcomes two new staff scientists whose expertise spans from terrestrial planet interiors to the atmospheres of distant worlds.
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Carnegie’s Hazen honored for lifetime achievement in mineralogy
Carnegie Mineralogist Robert Hazen—who advanced the concept that Earth’s geology was shaped by the rise and sustenance of life—will be honored with the 2022 the International Mineralogical Association’s Medal for Excellence. The prize recognizes “outstanding scientific publication in the field of mineralogical sciences.”
Read more...Former Director Linda Elkins-Tanton elected to the National Academy of Sciences
In April 2021, Linda Elkins-Tanton, former director of the Carnegie Science Earth and Planets Laboratory (EPL), was elected to the National Academy of Sciences. Being elected to the Academy is among the highest honors a scientist can achieve.
Read more...Carnegie Alum Awarded Geological Society of America’s MGPV Early Career Award
The Geological Society of America has announced that they will present their Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology, and Volcanology Division’s Early Career Award to Carnegie alum Xiao-Ming Liu in 2021.
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