Spotlights

Jacob Feuerstein- Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology Why Cornell? I was taken by the small department, the great professors, the research focus, and the general nerd culture pervasive at Cornell... Read more

Danielle Mangini- EAS major, E&S minor, Climate Science Concentration Why Cornell? Cornell was at the top of my list, my dream school since I was younger. Cornell’s passion for discovery and rigor is... Read more

EAS senior Naomi Schulberg has been recognized by Cornell University as a Merrill Presidential Scholar and by the State University of New York with a Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence. The... Read more

Geological Sciences doctoral student Elizabeth Eiden travelled to New Zealand in late January to present a talk at the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth’s Interior... Read more

In Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, we are advancing fundamental research to understand human impacts on our planet and provide technologies and solutions for the future. We foster leaders in science... Read more

If you were going to look for life elsewhere in our solar system, where would you look? For most of us, this is a purely hypothetical question. But not for Sara Miller. Miller, who is a doctoral... Read more

Climate change is here to stay, bringing with it changing weather patterns. According to current models, the northeastern United States can expect an increase in extreme rainfall events. Read more

Assistant professor, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences Research summary: My research as a biogeochemist focuses on describing the variety of near-surface water-rock interactions that shape our landscapes... Read more

Richard Allmendinger, emeritus professor in Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at Cornell University, has won the 2021 Paul G. Silver Award for Outstanding Scientific Service, a joint award between the... Read more

By Erin Philipson Cornell’s Earth and Atmospheric Sciences (EAS) has been making a concerted effort to recruit a larger and more diverse pool of applicants for both the geological and atmospheric... Read more