A Message from the Director

Welcome to the virtual home of the School of Earth and Space Exploration at Arizona State University!

Launched in July, 2006, SESE — pronounced 'see-see' — is a bold initiative to combine science and engineering research and education in order to achieve a better understanding of the universe and, especially, our home world. At present, the School unites earth and planetary scientists with astronomers, and has strong collaborative ties with several other academic units at ASU, especially the Fulton School of Engineering. Through an aggressive program of expansion, the faculty will grow by roughly 1/3 over the next few years. While maintaining core strengths and developing new transdisciplinary linkages among the sciences, we will broaden our scope to include engineering faculty with research interests in the development and deployment of scientific instrumentation on Earth and in space.

The word "exploration" in our name is indicative of our approach. For centuries, the quest for scientific knowledge has been an important driver for human exploration and SESE is dedicated to expanding the frontiers of knowledge through the exploration of Earth, space, matter, time and life. Increasingly, successful exploration depends on a mastery of engineering theory and practice in order to create and adapt technologies for scientific applications. Our research and educational programs are designed explicitly to emphasize the importance of technology in modern science. Borrowing from the expedition of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, we like to think of the SESE community as a "Corps of Discovery" for the 21st Century.

If you travel to the Phoenix area, we hope you drop by to see what's new at SESE. Headquarters is located on the 6th floor in F Wing of the Bateman Science Center on the ASU Tempe campus. If you can't visit us here in the Valley of the Sun, please contact us using the information below.

Best Wishes,

Kip Hodges