In the 70's, RSES was one of the few labs in the world to work on Apollo samples. Prof. Ross Taylor and three other ANU researchers — Bill Compston, Ted Ringwood and John Lovering — were part of the international team of scientists who analysed the rocks collected from the moon during the Apollo 11 mission in 1969.

It is with gerat sadness to report the that one of our most distinguished graduate students, Jeremy Richards, died suddenly in Toronto last Friday.

Congratulations to ANU Earth Sciences alumna Suzi Urbaniak, who was awarded the 2020 WA Local Hero, acknowledging her extraordinary contribution to science education. Suzy is also the recipient of the the 2016 Prime Minister's Prize for Excellence in Science Teaching in Secondary Schools.

The ability to share her science knowledge with enthusiastic young school students drew Margi Sweeney to a career as a science teacher.

ANU gave me everything one could dream of, a fantastic working and studying environment, welcoming department, one of the best experimental petrology groups in the world, and of course, the best ever PhD supervisor Greg Yaxley.

Reflecting on her extensive research career, ANU Alumna Dr Catherine McCammon recalls her first inspiration to study geophysics.