News: EAS

EAS Spring Symposium and Pop-Up Party

By: Cornell EAS

The Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences celebrated the independent research conducted by our EAS and atmospheric majors at the Spring Symposium and Pop-Up Party on May 5 in Snee Hall Atrium. Read more

Ph.D. students receive NSF Graduate Research Fellowships

By: Patrick Gillespie

Two current Ph.D. students in geological sciences—Andie Gomez-Patron and Olivia Paschall—have received National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships. Additionally, incoming Ph.D. student Kayla Russo also received an NSFGRF. Gomez-Patron, who earned her bachelor’s degree from Northwestern University, works with Matt Pritchard, Professor and Director of Graduate Studies for Geological Science. Paschall, who received her undergraduate degree from Appalachian State University in Boone, NC, is studying under Associate Professor Rowena Lohman. Russo, who will be working with Assistant... Read more

Swelling colloids could fix short circuits in geothermal wells

By: Syl Kacapyr

Swelling colloids – mixtures, such as milk and paint, in which particles are suspended in a substance and which can grow up to 100 times larger under certain temperatures – could be used to fix flow pathways in underground geothermal systems, a problem that has hobbled investment in geothermal energy. Read more

Remembering Muawia Barazangi, Professor Emeritus

Muawia Barazangi, professor emeritus in the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at Cornell University, has passed away. Barazangi was known as a pillar of the EAS community and a foundational presence in the department. "Barazangi was one of our department's more prominent scholars. I have known him my entire professional career," said Geoff Abers, the William & Katherine Snee Professor in Geological Sciences and the chair of the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences. "He was also a warm, deeply caring individual who made an impact on many people’s lives. He will be missed." In... Read more

Angeline Pendergrass

Angeline Pendergrass recognized with Outstanding Early Career Award

Angeline Pendergrass, assistant professor in the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, is the recipient of a 2022 Outstanding Early Career Award presented by the American Meteorological Society (AMS) Scientific and Technological Activities Commission (STAC). The award recognizes Pendergrass’ fundamental contributions to understanding the dynamics of extreme precipitation and its response to greenhouse gas forcing, the radiative forcing caused by greenhouse gases that humans emit. Pendergrass’ area of study is Earth's hydrologic cycle. Her research focuses on extreme precipitation and... Read more