News: EAS

(Photo: Mark Wysocki receiving the Edward N. Lorenz Teaching Excellence Award from the American Meteorological Society in 2017.) Mark Wysocki '89 retired from his position as New York State Climatologist recently, but you wouldn't know it. Most days, if you peek your head into Snee 2142, you will find him there looking at climate models, tracking a storm, answering emails, or just chatting with a student or colleague. Wysocki grew up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and neither of his parents had more than an eighth-grade education. But they extolled the virtues of a good education to Mark and his two... Read more

Hannah Lang ’18 has never been a rock collector and would definitely not refer to herself as a “rock nerd,” (though some of her good friends are). Yet, she graduated from Cornell EAS with a BA in the science of Earth systems and a concentration in geology. “It wasn't the rocks necessarily that drew me to geology,” Lang said. “It was actually the fact that I've always been intrigued by how we get energy and electricity—how we can take pieces of the Earth and from them, basically build up the technology and society that we have today.” Lang’s underlying interest in those most basic questions has... Read more

Indigenous students in STEM are creating community and working to increase representation and visibility – all while bringing valuable cultural insights and a community-focus to their academic work. Read more

For the first time in Cornell Engineering’s history, every school and department currently has, or will soon have, a woman faculty member on the college’s executive leadership team. The milestone comes as the college celebrates the 140th anniversary of its first woman engineer. Read more

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Muñoz‐Saez studies of hydrothermal systems and their surface expression in the form of geysers. Read more

To bridge the data gap between volcanologists and atmospheric scientists, Cornell researchers have depicted volcanic ash samples to learn how this tiny dust plays a big climate role. Read more

Glaciers could become a powerful tool for monitoring some volcanoes, according to new Cornell research that shows for the first time how the altitude of glaciers could signal the threat of an eruption. Read more

Cornell scientists have replaced the harsh chemical processing of rare earth elements – used to power electric cars, wind turbines and smartphones – with a benign practice called biosorption. Read more

Each year the American Geophysical Union (AGU) recognizes teams and individuals for contributions to research, education, science communication, and outreach. The list of 2023 honorees includes several people with ties to Cornell’s Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences. The AGU is an international nonprofit scientific association whose mission is “to promote discovery in Earth and space science for the benefit of humanity.” Among the 2023 awardees are: Associate Professor Britney Schmidt has been selected to deliver the John F. Nye Lecture. The Nye Lecture is presented annually and... Read more