EPL Culture
Postdoctoral Life
Postdocs at the Earth & Planets Laboratory are regarded as scientific colleagues with the freedom to chart the path of their own research goals. During their time on campus, they gain invaluable mentorship opportunities from our world-class scientists, who, free from teaching obligations, are committed to the development and mentorship of early career scientists.
Our unique program provides postdocs with an interdisciplinary cohort of peers, professional development workshops, access to state-of-the-art instrumentation and facilities, mentorship opportunities, and memories to last a lifetime.
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Peng Ni holds a piece of iron meteorite. Many iron meteorites are thought to be remnants of the cores of small planetary bodies in the early Solar System.
Campus Activities
The Earth & Planets Laboratory is more than a place to do world-class science. It's inspiring seminars and reading groups that expand your mind and enhance your research. It's friendly conversations with colleagues over shared lunches. It's even the occasional athletic competition. In short—it's a community!
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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
The Earth & Planets Laboratory is committed to creating an inclusive environment for every member of our community. Carnegie Science offers a range of resources and offices to help make our campus welcoming for people from all backgrounds.
DEI Resources
Our Campus
Carnegie's Broad Branch Road campus (BBR) has been home to groundbreaking planetary science for more than a century. Tucked away next to Rock Creek Park in Washington, DC, this lush academic oasis is filled with top-of-the-line instrumentation and facilities—the perfect launch site for your next big idea.
Who else is on campus?
- Carnegie Science Office of the President
- Earth & Planets Laboratory
- Carnegie Academy for Science Education
- Earth & Planets Laboratory Library and Archives
Land Acknowledgement
The Earth & Planets Laboratory (EPL) acknowledges that Washington DC, where our campus is located, is the traditional territory of Nacotchtank, Anacostan, and Piscataway people. The District of Columbia shares borders with Maryland and Virginia and connects with lands along the Anacostia and Potomac Rivers. These river systems are where the Piscataway, Pamunkey, the Nentego (Nanichoke), Mattaponi, Chickahominy, Monacan, and the Powhatan cultures thrived. We acknowledge this legacy, as well as the ongoing struggle faced by the Indigenous communities around Washington, DC for recognition and land ownership.
A land acknowledgment is our way of recognizing the Indigenous presence in our everyday life and our research endeavors—in the lab and the field. We all have a responsibility to consider the legacy of colonialism in our history as a nation, as a community, and as a scientific institution. We recognize the privileges we enjoy today because of colonialism, and we strive to understand and break down the systems that perpetuate these harmful patterns while building and supporting systems that are just.
This information was adapted from the land acknowledgment and local history written by the American Library Association. Find their complete statement and accounting of Indigenous history and the Washington, D.C. region here. It was also based on the American University School of Education land acknowledgment, found here.
Resources
- Piscataway Conoy Tribe
- Piscataway Conoy Creations
- Pamunkey Indian Tribe
- Nentego (Nanichoke)
- The Confederation of Sovereign Nanticoke-Lenape Tribes
- Mattaponi
- Chickahominy Indian Tribe
- Monacan Indian Nation
- Rappahannocks
- Virginia State Recognized Tribes
- Federal and State Recognized Tribes
- DC Native History Project
- Native Land Map
National Park Service and other historical articles:
- Powhatan cultures
- Native Peoples of Washington, DC
- American Indian Tribes Today
- Library of Congress — Native Histories of Washington, DC
- Washington Post — A Native American Tribe Once Called DC Home; It’s Had No Living Members for Centuries
- American Indians of Washington, DC, and the Chesapeake
- American Indian Heritage Day, October 6, 2018
