Jessica Barnes' research focuses on understanding the origin and evolution of volatiles in the Solar System.

The Curson Travel Award will support three PTYS Graduate Students for summer research travel.

LPL alumnus Dr. Dwight Hoxie passed away on December 27, 2024.

LPL alumni Dr. Michelle Thompson (2016) and Dr. James Keane (2017) were honored as 2024 Presidential Early Career Scientists by former U.S. President Joe Biden.

Dora is one of 46 undergraduate students minoring in Astrobiology.

Sarah Nielsen is one of 19 PTYS undergraduate minors.

Nine PTYS graduate students were awarded Galileo Circle Scholarships for 2025.

Chaucer Langbert won this year’s Graduate Teaching Assistant Excellence Award for their support of PTYS/ASTR 170A1 Alien Earths with instructor Dr. Joe Schools during the Fall 2024 semester.

Award honors attention to broader impacts and involvement in activities that benefit the department, university and the larger community.