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CONGRATULATIONS to Danny Sigman, who is a 2009 recipient of a MacArthur "Genius" award!

Congratulations to Jorge Sarmiento on his being awarded the 2009 Roger Revelle Medal from the AGU. This medal is awarded “for outstanding accomplishments or contributions toward an understanding of the Earth’s atmospheric processes, including its dynamics, chemistry, and radiation, or the role of the atmosphere, atmosphere ocean coupling, or…

Congratulations to Dr. Zhu Mao on successfully defending her Ph.D. thesis! The title of her thesis was "Single-crystal Elasticity of Hydrous Mantle Minerals."

Jorge Sarmiento has been named the George J. Magee Professor of Geosciences and Geological Engineering. This chair was last held by Guust Nolet and before that by Bill Bonini.

Danny Sigman has been named the Dusenbury Professor of Geological and Geophysical Sciences. Danny is the first person to hold this professorship.

Congratulations to all of our graduating Geosciences students!

Congratulations to Dr. Brigitte Brunelle on successfully defending her Ph.D. thesis! The title of her thesis was "Nitrogen Isotope Constraints on the Biogeochemistry and Paleoclimatology of the Subarctic North Pacific"

Congratulations to Yves Plancherel, who has been awarded the APGA Teaching Award by the Friends of Davis International Center for his work as an assistant in instruction. This award is given each year "to recognize and honor those graduate students who have made a significant contribution to undergraduate teaching."