Geophysics and Space Physics

The Geophysics and Space Physics program offers study in Earth's interior (seismology, gravity, thermal regime, geomagnetism, tectonics), geophysical fluid dynamics (turbulence, rotating systems, stability, hydromagnetism), nonlinear dynamics, planetology (orbital dynamics, planetary interiors, surfaces and atmospheres, solar-system origin), and space physics (magnetosphere, radiation belts, solar wind, magnetic fields, cosmic rays). Many of our faculty are interdisciplinary in their research. These faculty below have research interests in the disciplines covered in our graduate program in Geophysics and Space Physics (G&SP). Although our Geophysics and Space Physics emeriti faculty do not directly advise graduate students, they provide a valuable resource in student research.

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Program Admission Requirements (Grad Division Site)

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Faculty In Geophysics and Space Physics

Name	Title	Email
Vassilis Angelopoulos	Professor	vassilis@g.ucla.edu
Jonathan Aurnou	Professor	jona@epss.ucla.edu
Caroline Beghein	Professor	cbeghein@epss.ucla.edu
Paul Davis	Professor Emeritus	pdavis@epss.ucla.edu
Mackenzie Day	Assistant Professor	daym@epss.ucla.edu
David Jewitt	Distinguished Professor	jewitt@epss.ucla.edu
Abby Kavner	Professor	akavner@igpp.ucla.edu
Margaret Kivelson	Professor Emerita	mkivelson@igpp.ucla.edu
Carolina Lithgow-Bertelloni	Department Chair & Professor - Louis B. and Martha B. Slichter Endowed Chair in Geosciences	clb@epss.ucla.edu
Jean-Luc Margot	Professor	jlm@epss.ucla.edu
Robert McPherron	Professor Emeritus	rmcpherron@igpp.ucla.edu
Jonathan Mitchell	Professor	mitch@epss.ucla.edu
William Newman	Professor	win@ucla.edu
David Paige	Professor	dap@epss.ucla.edu
Gilles Peltzer	Professor	peltzer@epss.ucla.edu
Christopher Russell	Distinguished Professor Emeritus	ctrussel@epss.ucla.edu
Hilke Schlichting	Professor & Associate Dean for Research	hilke@ucla.edu
Gerald Schubert	Professor Emeritus	schubert@ucla.edu
Lars Stixrude	Professor	lstixrude@epss.ucla.edu
Marco Velli	Professor	mvelli@epss.ucla.edu
Ray Walker	Professor Emeritus	rwalker@igpp.ucla.edu