Picture of EEPS postdoc pointing at her poster presentation with text "EEPS students and faculty present at the 2026 lunar & planetary science conference - swipe for more"
3 polaroid style pictures with the top one having 8 people at a tabling smiling at the camera with text "2026 Lunar and Planetary Science Conference", bottom left with picture of Dr. Kirsten siebach pointing at her powerpoint with text "Dr. Kirsten Siebach, Assistant Professor, Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences" and the bottom right has a picture of Baibhav with text "Baibhav 'Bruu Srivastava, EEPS Graduate student"
List of all Rice EEPS presentations at LPSC 2026 by day. PDF of this document is available here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LdHmVjnjYuFghgME0gRzYXyOY_51Ga7S/view?usp=drive_link
Happy Spring Break!
EEPS students, faculty, and staff are celebrating the break by presenting at the Lunar and Planetary Science Conference.
Swipe to the end to see the full schedule of #RiceEEPS presenters.
#LPSC2026 #Planetary Science #RiceU
π·οΈ Ellie Moreland & Kirsten Siebach
Azaleas on fire at #RiceU π₯
Flyer with earth in the center with text "Rice Earth, Planetary & Space Open House, Discover the mysteries of our planet and our place in the universe. -Bring your rock and we will help you identify it! -Fossil Dig - Discovery Dome - Hands-on demonstrations -free educational materials - food trucks. Saturday, February 28, Rice stadium practie bubble 10am-2pm (plan for one hour at the event) free parking. (on bottom left there is a qr code that says scan for more info: https://eeps.rice.edu/rice-k-12-earth-and-planetary-open-house)
πβ¨ Ready to explore Earth, space, and everything in between? Join us at @RiceUniversity for the Rice Earth & Planetary Open House! Free event β families welcome!
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Feb 28 | RSVP now: bit.ly/EEPSxOPENHouse
#RiceEEPS #RiceU #OpenHouse #Space #Houston #FreeEventHTX #HTXFreeEvents #Science #STEM #HISD
Flyer with earth in the center with text "Rice Earth, Planetary & Space Open House, Discover the mysteries of our planet and our place in the universe. -Bring your rock and we will help you identify it! -Fossil Dig - Discovery Dome - Hands-on demonstrations -free educational materials - food trucks. Saturday, February 28, Rice stadium practie bubble 10am-2pm (plan for one hour at the event) free parking. (on bottom left there is a qr code that says scan for more info: https://eeps.rice.edu/rice-k-12-earth-and-planetary-open-house)
πβ¨ Ready to explore Earth, space, and everything in between? Join us at @RiceUniversity for the Rice Earth & Planetary Open House! Free event β families welcome!
π
Feb 28 | RSVP now: bit.ly/EEPSxOPENHouse
#RiceEEPS #RiceU #OpenHouse #Space #Houston #FreeEventHTX #HTXFreeEvents #Science #STEM #HISD
Ad that says: Gems, dirt, and oil: A geologic Journey trough civilization starting March 24 picture of gem, lightbold, gold mineral, oil barrel, wind turbine, and hands with dirt in them
Join #RiceContinuingStudies for a short, non-credit course:Β Gems, Dirt, and Oil: A Geologic Journey Through Civilization,Β this spring!
This course is open to the public and delivered in person. Learn moreΒ here: continue.rice.edu/course?id=58...
#GlasscockSchool #RiceEEPS #RiceU
IRESS 2026 (Industry-Rice Earth Science Symposium) New Frontiers for Geothermal Energy: From Hot Rocks to a Future Low-Carbon Grid April 9-10 - James A. Baker Hall Hosted by Rice University's Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences in partnership with The Rice Sustainability Institute & the Baker Institute's center for energy studies. Full agenda and registration details coming soon: https://eeps.rice.edu/iress-2026
Join Rice University's Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences in partnership with the Rice Sustainability Institute and the #BakerInstitute Center for Energy Studies for #IRESS2026, April 9 and 10th.
#EEPS #EnergyStudies #EarthScience #RiceU, #RiceNatSci
picture of 5 eeps students hiking towards a foggy mountain
Welcome back EEPS! π₯ Here's to a spring semester filled with smiles, exemplary research, and quality time with our fantastic community.
#RiceEEPS #RiceU #WelcomeBackOwls
graphic of fall meal with pumpkin candle that says "happy thanksgiving offices closed nov. 27-28"
Rice offices will be closed in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. Office will reopen on December 1st.
#Thanksgiving #RiceU #Holiday
Happy labor day, lets celebrate our hard work, september 1st, 2025
Rice offices will be closed September 1st in observance of labor day. See you on Tuesday, September 2nd.
#LaborDay #RiceU #Holiday
Red poster with bbq spatulas and flames. Says: KWGL patio, EEPS welcome back bbq, all are welcome, bbq includes vegetarian options & dessert. 09.12 4 pm. Also has logo for the pit room.
π Welcome back EEPS community!
We hope you enjoyed your summer research, internships, travel, rest & relaxation.
Come say hi to your friends and colleagues on September 12th, between 4-6pm for the EEPS #WelcomeBackBBQ.
Hope to see you on the patio.
#RiceUniversity #RiceU #RiceEEPS #RiceENVS
students in a lecture
π This week is full of excitement: It's time to finally welcome our incoming graduate students to EEPS!
New EEPS OWLS, we will see you tomorrow @9 am for EEPS orientation.
#RiceEEPS #RiceU #Orientation #GraduateSchool #Geoscience
Picture of 6 EEPS community members with a galaxy background, the text EEPS, and a blue rocket ship that says "Geolato-week"
a light brown caramel background with a rocket ship that says earth& geolato week, with text flavor: Caramel. Two people from the first image are cut out on top of this background with their names: Jeffrey Youngson & Tanya Pawawongsak.
a green pistachio background with a rocket ship that says environment & geolato week, with text flavor: pistachio. Two people from the first image are cut out on top of this background with their names: Gaetano Ferrante and Nathan Chou.
a red gelato background with a rocket ship that says planetary & geolato week, with text flavor: red cherry. Two people from the first image are cut out on top of this background with their names: Isabel Wasserman and Ainsley Ganti.
π₯³ Oh my O-Week! The Rice EEPS department can't wait to welcome incoming undergraduate students next week during the O-Week festivities.
π P.S. if EEPS had a theme this year, this is what it would be....GeolatO-Week!
What O-Week fam would you be part of?
#RiceU #RiceEEPS #OWeek #OrientationWeek
Go ice skating with #RiceEEPS Geounion!
Learn more about them at this student organization on their webpage: eeps.rice.edu/geounion
#RiceEEPS #RiceU #CampusLife #EndOfSummer
Video: Anindita Dash
Learn more about the people we celebrated this graduation season, on our news page.
P.S. Special Thanks to @Igneous.Is_Bliss for making #RiceEEPSGraduation all the more special.
Recap article: buff.ly/JgKhkdM
#RiceU #Graduation #Awards #IgneousIsBliss #RiceEEPS
Join Ellie Moreland, EEPS graduate scholar and planetary scientist for a 12 hour day at the Mars 2020 Science Team Meeting in Oslo, Norway.
To learn more about Ellie, visit her website: eleanormoreland.com
#Mars2020 #RiceEEPS #GradSchool #DayInTheLife #Norway #GeoScience #PlanetaryScience #RiceU
Independence day: Rice University Offices will be closed July 4th in observance of the holiday.
Rice offices will be closed in observance of the holiday. See you on Monday, July 7th.
#IndependenceDay #RiceU #Holiday
pink sign that says "Summer Events Geounion 2025: Bake off - june 2 5:30-7 pm at Valhalla; Badminton Tournament - June 25 5 pm at rec center; Ice rink - July 26 2 pm at the galleria"
#RiceEEPS hopes you are having a great start to the summer!
To add some extra fun, GeoUnion has several events lined up!
π° Starting with: a Bake Off Competition!
ποΈ Monday, June 2
π 5:30 PM
π Valhalla (with an open tab for beer, of course!)
#BakeOff #RiceU #StudentLife #GraduateSchool
#Measles in the #Sewers? #WastewaterSurveillance Offers Early Warning for #Outbreaks. #Houston #BCMTailorLabs #saracregeen @miketisza.bsky.social @bcmhouston.bsky.social #TEPHITexas #RiceU @uthealthsph.bsky.social @apha.org www.discovermagazine.com/health/measl... @discovermag.bsky.social
An innovative outbreak detection program that tracks viruses in #wastewater identified the #measles virus in #Houston in early January 2025, before cases were reported. #TailorLabs #saracregeen @miketisza.bsky.social @bcmhouston.bsky.social #TEPHITexas #RiceU @apha.org www.bcm.edu/news/measles...
Where are all my #HumanitiesScholars? Check out this amazing opportunity at #RiceU: emdz.fa.us2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
Oh shit this went viral in 2022?! I remember taking this in 2012 right at the end of o-week #riceu
Armadillo Palace - Houston #Texas #Houston #Goode #UpperKirby #RiceU
Flyer - The Psychology of Aging course details
Join Dr. Stephanie Leal this spring at Rice University for the short course The Psychology of Aging to learn about the latest scientific insights on the subject: glasscock.rice.edu/course?id=49... #RiceSocSci #ShapingTheFuture #glasscockschool #ricecontinuingstudies #RiceU