| 12/15/2009 | Caltech Brings Science to Local Elementary School |
| 10/22/2009 | Astronauts on the Web |
| 10/15/2009 | Caltech Researchers Reveal Unexpected Sources of Nitrogen Fixation |
Michael Gurnis, John E. and Hazel S. Smits Professor of Geophysics, was named Director of the Seismological Laboratory, effective July 1, 2009.
Each Spring break the Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences offers a field trip to the Island of Hawaii for the respective years graduating seniors and Ph.D. students.