MIT Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences (EAPS)

Fire and ice. The flow of lava from a volcano and the flow of ice in a glacier can be characterized by mathematical modeling.

In the News:

2013 EAPS Student Awards: A roll-call of this year's Excellence in Teaching, Crosby, Goetze, and Rossby Award recipients presented at last Friday's Student Recognition Dinner. Read More

Dust in the Clouds: A new study by atmospheric chemist Dan Cziczo and collaborators finds cirrus clouds form around mineral dust and metallic particles Read More

Important Dates and Events:

6th Annual Student Recognition Dinner to celebrate the accomplishments of our students was held on Friday, May 17. View Photos