Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences

Geoffrey Abers

Chair of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences William and Katherine Snee Professor in Geological Sciences Earth and Atmospheric Sciences Biography Geoff Abers is a geophysicist who uses the tools of earthquake seismology to understand the forces, material cycles, and deep...

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Warren Allmon

Hunter R Rawlings III Professor of PaleontologyEarth and Atmospheric Sciences Biography Warren D. Allmon is the Director of the Paleontological Research Institution (PRI) in Ithaca, NY and the Hunter R. Rawlings III Professor of Paleontology in the Department of Earth...

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Toby R. Ault

Associate ProfessorEarth and Atmospheric Sciences Biography Ault received his Ph.D. from the University of Arizona in 2011, then completed an ASP postdoctoral fellowship at the National Center for Atmospheric Research from 2011-2013 before joining Cornell as an...

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Louis A. Derry

Professor Earth and Atmospheric Sciences Biography Louis Derry received a B.A. in Geology from Colorado College in 1981 and a Ph.D. in Geological Sciences from Harvard University in 1990. He also worked in the mineral exploration (Homestake Mining Co.) and petroleum...

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Nicole Fernandez

Assistant Professor Earth and Atmospheric Sciences Biography Nicole Fernandez holds a BA in Earth Sciences from Boston University and a PhD in geology from the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign. Recipient of the Provost’s Faculty Postdoctoral Fellowship, she...

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Esteban Gazel

Associate Professor Earth and Atmospheric Sciences Biography Geology is the passion of my life. Since my childhood, earthquakes and volcanoes have motivated my curiosity to understand the secrets of our planet. My team study processes in our planet’s interior that...

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