Faculty History

• Emeritus Professor Joseph Vance, March 15,1930 - November 9, 2021
  Emeritus Professor Joseph Alan Vance died on November 9, 2021. He was 91 years old. - Read More

• Bridging Observational and Computational Seismology
  NSF is funding Seismic Computational Platform for Empowering Discovery (SCOPED) to support the cyberinfrastructure development of a computational and data platform for ... - Read More

• Prof. Bergantz to Receive Norman L. Bowen Award from AGU
  Prof. George Bergantz is to receive the Norman L. Bowen Award at the American Geophysical Union Meeting in December. The Bowen Award is given in recognition of outstanding ... - Read More

• How 'ice Needles' Weave Patterns of Stones in Frozen Landscapes
  

  Nature is full of repeating patterns that are part of the beauty of our world. An international team, including a researcher from the University of Washington, used modern ... - Read More

• How 'ice Needles' Weave Patterns of Stones in Frozen Landscapes
  

  Circles of stones in Svalbard, Norway. Each circle measures roughly 10 feet, or 3 meters, across. New research provides insight into how these features ... - Read More

• Remembering Dr. J Dungan Smith (1939-2021)
  Dr. James Dungan Smith is remembered as a great mentor, advisor, scholar, a brilliant and versatile scientist, and a loving father, grandfather and - Read More

• UW Part of $25M NSF-funded Effort to Retrieve Earth's Oldest Ice Core
  

  University of Washington glaciologists will join colleagues from around the country in a ne!w effortto discover Antarctica's oldest ice and learn more about the history of our ... - Read More

• Research, Education Hub on 'coastal Resiliency' Will Focus on Earthquakes, Coastal Erosion and Climate Change
  

  The National Science Foundation has funded a multi-institutional team led by Oregon State University and the University of Washington to work on increasing resiliency among ... - Read More

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