We are seeking Ph.D. students to work on the following projects to begin in the Fall of 2021 in the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at Cornell University. Please contact the faculty listed below for more information. Details on applying to Cornell are available through the Graduate School website. List of Open Projects Read more
A new Co-operative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) has been signed between the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and two Cornell faculty researching wind energy Professor Rebecca Barthelmie (MAE) and Professor Sara C Pryor (EAS). The agreement entitled ‘Wind plant flow physics and power performance in complex environments’ is focused on co-operative research into how the complex flows around wind turbines (wakes) interact, especially in large arrays, and how this impacts power output and the near-environment. This work continues a long-standing co-operation between the two... Read more
Applications are sought for a NASA funded three-year post-doctoral research position in the exciting new cross-disciplinary field to study atmospheric transport of soilborne pathogens at Cornell University. This position will be held jointly between Plant Pathology and Earth and Atmospheric Sciences. The position entails linking remote sensing and atmospheric modeling tools with plant disease ecology and comparative genomics. The goal of this project is to develop a model for long range soilborne plant pathogen dispersal with earth system and aerosol transport modeling informed by remote... Read more
PRI has launched a major new free online learning platform designed to help anyone in the United States – from K-12 and college-level students and educators to the general public – learn about the Earth where they live. The site is headed by PRI's Director of Science Communications and Cornell EAS Adjunct Associate Professor, Jon Hendricks (PhD '05). Earth@Home™ is rich with interactive content about Earth and its life, with a focus on geology, paleontology, climate, and the connections among Earth’s systems. The major components of the new online platform include regionally-based guides to... Read more
Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability funded a joint project between EAS and the Department of Communications - Gregory Dietl, Jaleigh Pier and Jonathan Schuldt will conduct a national survey to determine if a prolonged and severe pandemic can change public support for conversation. Read more
When fall semester instruction begins online and in person Sept. 2, the 3,296 members of Cornell’s Class of 2024 just might be the most nimble group in the university’s history. Read more
The Earth Source Heat project, of which Teresa Jordan and Patrick Fulton are major collaborators, secured a U.S. Department of Energy grant, expected to total about $7.2 million to help verify the feasibility of using a novel geothermal energy system to heat Cornell's campus. “The international geothermal research community and the national geosciences community were eager collaborators in imagining novel experiments, and they generously lent their expertise to transform those ideas into a practical drilling and science plan,” said Teresa Jordan, the J. Preston Levis Professor of Engineering... Read more
Art DeGaetano, Professor in Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, is one of nine scientists who have co-authored a report to help the nation’s farmers, producers and commercial agricultural managers reduce risk in the face of climate change. Read more
Megan Barrington, an EAS grad student, has been working on a pair of zoomable cameras that will sprout from the NASA Mars 2020 Rover, set to launch on July 30th! The instrument, called Mastcam-Z, is specially designed to see Mars both in visible light wavelengths and in near-infrared wavelengths. The cameras will be used to create 3D models of the surface at multiple wavelengths to reveal the terrain’s composition and geology and help the engineering team guide the rover throughout its exploration area. Read more
A Cornell University interdisciplinary team, including Natalie Mahowald, received a grant from NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration to better understand how plant pathogens that travel the globe with dust particles might put crops at risk, especially in places where people struggle to eat. “It’s just a fascinating combination of cross-disciplinary work that’s going to allow us to address things that no one has been able to address before,” said co-investigator Natalie Mahowald, the Irving Porter Church Professor in Engineering in the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences... Read more
