News from EAS

• EAS to EAPS!
  Purdue's Board of Trustees approved renaming the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences (EAS) to Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences (EAPS). The change is to bring more attention to the department's planetary science program, said Timothy D. Sands, executive vice president for academic affairs, provost and Basil S. Turner Professor of Engineering.
  
  "The program has become internationally prominent thanks, in part, to the work of Professor Jay Melosh," Sands said. "With 12 faculty members involved in the planetary sciences, it has emerged as one of the signature areas of the department and enhances and builds on Purdue's tradition as a key component of the U.S. space program."
  
  The official launching of EAPS will occur in Fall 2012. Keep an eye out for the new EAPS identifier and webpage.
  
  
• Huber Honored As Purdue University Faculty Scholar
  Matthew Huber, Professor of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences, has been named a 2012 Purdue University Faculty Scholar. This honor was established by the University to recognize outstanding accomplishments by faculty who are on an accelerated path for academic distinction. This prestigious honor goes to select faculty who are nominated by committees from their academic areas and approved by the provost. They receive additional funding to support their research for a period of five years.
  Congratulations on receiving this distinction, Matt!
  
  
• Environmental GeoSciences Cover
  This month’s issue of Environmental Geociences included a cover photo of collaborative researchers on a field trip organized by Brenda Bowen for the group working on CO2 sequestration in the Mount Simon Sandstone in the Illinois Basin. Purdue EAS participants in this photo include Brenda Bowen, former graduate students Raul Ochoa (now with Conoco-Phillips), Ryan Neufelder (now with Chesapeake), and Nick Fischietto (now with Chevron), and former postdoc Nathan Wilkens (now with Shell). More here.