2016 Fall Department News

For the 2016/2017 academic year, seven students were admitted for graduate studies at LPL.

Congratulations to LPL's most recent graduates!

Ewen Whitaker, whose moon maps were instrumental in the success of the Apollo program, died in Tucson on October 11.

Planetary Sciences graduate coordinator Pam Streett passed away suddenly on September 30 after a brief illness.

Pluto became a trending topic thanks to New Horizons and research by Matsuyama and Keane.

The OSIRIS-REx launch provided the opportunity for LPL field trip students to study coastal processes around the Kennedy Space Center.

The annual Lunar and Planetary Laboratory Conference is an opportunity for LPLers to share their research.

LPL faculty, students, and staff bring science to the community.

Lauretta takes the mound for the Arizona Diamondbacks!

The LPL family extends best wishes and congratulations to Ed Beshore, who retired from his career at LPL on October 4. His many contributions and accomplishments were celebrated at a farewell luncheon held in the Michael J. Drake Building on October 3. Ed has a long history with LPL