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Faculty of Science Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences

In 2012, the department's name was changed to the Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences (EOAS).

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During its 25 years of operation, EOAS grew and thrived under Heads of Department: Robert Ellis (1996–2000), Paul Smith (2000 – 2009), Greg Dipple (2009 – 2014), Roger Beckie (2014 – 2019), Philippe Tortell (2019 – 2024), and Erik Eberhardt (2024 - present).

Read more about In 2012, the department's name was changed to the Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences (EOAS).

In 2006, the atmospheric scientists, who had been cross-appointed with Geography, became full-time faculty members.

Read more about In 2006, the atmospheric scientists, who had been cross-appointed with Geography, became full-time faculty members.

In 1996, faculty members of 4 science departments: Geophysics and Astronomy, Geological Sciences, and Oceanography, decided to merge their learnings and form a new department called The Department of Earth and Ocean Sciences.

Read more about In 1996, faculty members of 4 science departments: Geophysics and Astronomy, Geological Sciences, and Oceanography, decided to merge their learnings and form a new department called The Department of Earth and Ocean Sciences.

November 09, 2022

PhD student Darius Kamal awarded the 2023 Mary-Claire Ward Geoscience Award

November 09, 2022

Welcome to UBC EOAS! - Graduate Student Orientation Day

November 09, 2022

EOAS undergraduate student Raveen Sidhu selected for the prestigious Brooke Owens Fellowship

November 09, 2022

New EOAS Courses Respond to Climate Emergency

May 15, 2022

EOAS faculty members participate in NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission

February 05, 2022

Englacial lake dynamics within a Pleistocene Cordilleran ice sheet at Kima' Kho tuya (British Columbia, Canada)

October 19, 2021

New Numerical Model Illuminates Mercury's Early Tectonic, Volcanic, and Magnetic Field History