Earth and Atmospheric Sciences

Our Program Offerings

As a global leader in research directed toward understanding the fundamental processes that have shaped our environment, we are committed to providing our students with the earth literacy needed to serve as informed citizens and wise stewards of planet Earth. Visit our programs and research pages to learn more about our offerings and our science!

Undergraduate Programs

EAS offers three undergraduate degree programs.

Undergraduate programs

Grad Student Andres Aguirre in ICPMS Lab

Graduate programs

EAS offers five graduate degree programs.

Graduate programs

Our research areas

Natural Hazards

Geophysics and Seismology

Tectonics and Structural Geology

Atmospheric Science and Climate

Ocean Sciences

Meteorology and Applied Climatology

Research Areas

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Awards fund innovations in digital agriculture

June 14, 2019

Projects ranging from a soil-swimming robot that can sense conditions in the root zone in real time to computational models that can predict produce spoilage received seed funds from the Cornell... Read more about Awards fund innovations in digital agriculture

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Welcome Patrick Fulton

Patrick Fulton joined the faculty of Cornell’s School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences (EAS) in January 2019. Fulton is an assistant professor whose research interests include hydrologic and thermal... Read more about Welcome Patrick Fulton

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