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2016 EARTH & PLANETARY SCIENCE McConeHenge and McCone Hall Rocks! 9am-4pm | Floors 1 & 3, McCone Hall Visit our rock display, fondly known as McConeHenge, in the front entrance of McCone Hall! Explore rock and mineral displays (1st and 3rd floors) and visit the Berkeley Seismology Lab on the 2nd floor. Earth and Planetary Science at Cal 10:30am-11am | 141 McCone Hall The Geological Association at Berkeley is an undergraduate student organization open to all students interested in earth sciences! They will present on their experiences as EPS students at Cal and answer questions for prospective and admitted students. Geology of Northern California Marine Science Opportunites at Cal Learn about geology from the Northern California Geological Society. See our large collection of fascinating local rocks, minerals and fossils. Bring yours in for us to ID. Get information on our field trips. Ocean Society presents Marine Science opportunities at Berkeley, featuring ocean related classes offered, Prof. Bishop's research excursions, and the department club. We'll also talk about the exciting research, internships, and outreach opportunities. 9:30am-3pm | Lobby, McCone Hall Student to Student: Open House 10am-3pm | Lobby, McCone Hall Undergraduates answer questions about student life and the six EPS majors: Atmospheric Science, Environmental Earth Science, Geology, Geophysics, Marine Science, and Planetary Science. 11am-12pm | 141 McCone Hall Volcanos, Earthquakes, and Planets, Oh My! 12pm-12:30pm | 141 McCone Hall Meet the Globe Collection Join Earth & Planetary Science graduate students Shuai Zhang and Tanis Leonhardi for a discussion of current research and learn how processes at work far beneath a planet’s surface influence natural hazards such as volcanic eruptions and earthquakes. Come visit the Earth Sciences & Map Library, meet the new globes in our collection and participate in a mapmaking project. MyShake-Building a smartphone seismic network 10am-3pm | 50 McCone Hall Earthquake! 10am-3pm | 2nd Floor, 220 McCone Hall Jump up and down to make your own quake, investigate seismic waves using giant springs, and learn preparation for a damaging earthquake. Get your Science@Cal Passport stamped here! Hands-On Ocean Science Fun! 10am-2pm | Front Entrance, McCone Hall Drop by McCone Hall and learn about ocean features, coral reefs, ocean circulation, beaches and more from UC Berkeley students, with interactive presentations for all ages. Get your Science@Cal Passport stamped here! Megafloods and Megadroughts: A Long-term History of Climate Change in California 10am-10:30am | 141 McCone Hall, Prof. B. Lynn Ingram Learn of the long-term history of climate change in California, based on sediments cored in lakes and estuaries, tree rings, and other paleoclimate archives. These data show past “megafloods” and “megadroughts” that recurred over the past several thousand years, more severe than in the past century. 12:30pm-1pm | 141 McCone Hall, Qingkai Kong We are building a seismic network using the sensors in your smartphones. The sensors in smartphones are capable of detecting and recording large earthquakes. Algorithms are developed here at Berkeley Seismological Lab to distinguish earthquake movements from human activities. Thus MyShake can run in the background of a normally used phone. California and the Big One: what is fact, and what is fiction? 1pm-1:30pm | 141 McCone Hall, William Hawley Everyone has heard of the Big One, but what do we actually know about it, and what should we expect? Join us to find out why earthquakes happen in California, what we know—and what we don’t—about the biggest earthquakes, and a few simple things you can do to make yourself a safer California resident. More exciting events on back! Locate the EPS Department at McCone Hall: The Mysteries of Earth's Magnetic Field 1:30pm-2pm | 141 McCone Hall, Prof. Bruce Buffett The interior of Earth is too hot to support permanent magnetism, so the magnetic field must be generated by turbulent motion in the liquid metal core. Numerical models are beginning to shed light on the physical processes involved and offer explanations for why our nearest planetary neighbors (Mars and Venus) lack magnetic fields at the present time. Understanding the Complicated Atmosphere of Mars with Maven 2pm-2:30pm | 141 McCone Hall Earth & Planetary Science undergraduate alumna Karen Alvarez will present on the current MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution) mission research. Prospective Students: Undergraduate Student Advisor: Nadine Spingola-Hutton Contact: tinyurl.com/epsadvisor Phone: 510.643.4068 EPS Department: Earth and Planetary Science University of California, Berkeley 305 McCone Hall, Berkeley, CA 94720 For more information: eps.berkeley.edu