News: EAS

Q&A: What you need to know about reflecting sunlight to cool Earth

As concerns about climate change intensify, researchers are exploring the potential for large-scale human intervention in the Earth’s climate system, a strategy sometimes referred to as geoengineering. Two leading researchers in the area discuss how their research in sunlight reflection methods fits into the bigger picture of potential climate solutions. Read more

Geologists celebrate 40 years of Andes research

A group of Cornell geologists – known as the Cornell Andes Project – came together in early June to celebrate 40 years of research in South America and their collective success in advancing the understanding of plate tectonics. Read more

CU GeoData Uses Novel Instruments to Understand the World

Student Project Teams are a big part of the Cornell experience for many undergraduates--there are 34 official teams with more than 1,400 student participants from across the university. But it has only been in the past couple of years that one of these teams is situated firmly in EAS. While many project teams focus on a competition of some sort, CU GeoData is different. And the difference is intentional. David Hysell--former chair of EAS and currently the Thomas R. Briggs Professor in Engineering—was there at the start. “Prior to 2020 I was chair of the department and at the time I identified... Read more

Ellen Kappel '80 named EAS Advisory Council Chair

Kappel earned her undergraduate degree in geology from Cornell in 1980 and her Ph.D. in marine geology and geophysics in 1985 from Columbia University. Her career includes twelve years as an associate director for the Ocean Drilling Programs at Joint Oceanographic Institutions, 24 years as founder and president of Geosciences Professional Services, Inc., and twenty years as editor of The Oceanography Society’s journal, Oceanography. In a recent conversation Kappel has said that she views the role of the EAS Advisory Council as one of support for the Chair and the department in their mission... Read more