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EPSS students hiking across a columnar jointed basalt mountain.
A child is entranced by a Tesla Ball at an EPSS booth at EYU 2022.
Depiction of the Solar System.
EPSS students gather around a hill overlooking a lake in Washington.
AR Sandbox spelling out UCLA in topography.
EPSS students doing labwork.

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EPSS Professor Amy Mainzer Named 2025 Fellow of the American Astronomical Society

We are proud to announce EPSS Professor Amy Mainzer has been named a 2025 Fellow …

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Space Waves Team Up to Heat Solar Wind Particles

The improved understanding of how waves work in space could help scientists better predict space …

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EPSS Welcomes New Associate Professor - Dr. Björn Benneke

We are delighted to welcome Dr. Björn Benneke to our community! For more information about …

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Seminar of the Day

Space Weather Effects from Magnetic Induction

EPSS Colloquium
Tuesday Jan 28 3:30p.m. - 4:30p.m.
Presented By:
Prof. Martin Connors - Athabasca University

Space weather includes many effects, but those on technological systems at ground level are most pronouncedly associated with magnetic induction. Electric fields induced by changing magnetic fields are often in undesired places and at problematic frequencies, thus usually having a negative effect on large ground infrastructure such as electric distribution …
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