Douglas Jerolmack has been elected to the 2025 class of American Physical Society (APS) Fellows. This highly selective honor recognizes those who have made outstanding advances and contributions in their fields.
Jerolmack, the Edmund J. and Louise W. Kahn Endowed Term Professor of Earth and Environmental Science and Professor in MEAM, is awarded “for pioneering investigations into the universal behaviors governing the formation, failure, and flow of soft earth materials, and for outstanding leadership in building a soft earth geophysics community.”
Jerolmack is an experimental geophysicist who is a pioneer in the emerging field of Soft Earth Geophysics, which centers on advancing our understanding of Earth’s dynamic surface through the physics of “squishy” materials, soft matter that includes everything from sand and mud to rocks and ice. He also works with roboticists and cognitive scientists to improve how we explore Earth, the moon, and Mars, and with education experts to improve learning and engagement in STEM.