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Christy Visaggi with two students

(Dec. 5, 2022)

Graduate alum Christy Visaggi (MS 2004) earns triple honors for Earth science education

Graduate alum Dr. Christy Visaggi has been recognized by three major professional organizations (GSA, AGU, and NAGT) for her innovative and inspiring teaching and mentoring in the Earth sciences.

Congratulations Christy!

Melissa holding a lake core over her head

(Dec. 5, 2022)

Professor Melissa Chipman recognized with the Meredith Teaching Award for early career faculty

Professor Melissa Chipman teaches courses on climate change and environmental reconstruction. The integration of her research on climate and fire regime in the Arctic included in her courses is one of the many reasons she has been honored with the Meredith Teaching Award.

Pete Cattaneo

(Dec. 5, 2022)

Research analyst Peter Cattaneo steps away from work at Syracuse University after 23 years of exceptional departmental and research program service.

After 23 years of exceptional departmental and research program service, research analyst Peter Cattaneo stepped away from work at Syracuse University this year.

Robert Feranec

(Dec. 5, 2022)

A lineage of paleontologists

Alum Dr. Robert Feranec (BS 1997), vertebrate paleontologist at the New York State Museum, returned to his roots at Syracuse University to meet with Professor Linda Ivany’s paleobiology class last spring.

(Nov. 15, 2022)

EES Professor Recognized by the Geological Society of America

Professor Christopher Scholz received the 2022 Israel C. Russell Award for his contributions to research and teaching about lake basins.

Summer storm developing over desert regions of Great Basin

(Nov. 10, 2022)

Using Monsoons of the Past to Predict Climate Conditions of the Future

A team of researchers used ancient climate data to predict how the summer monsoon may change in the North American southwest.

Tao Wen portrait

(Oct. 26, 2022)

A&S Geochemist Receives NSF Grant for Work in Developing Search Engines for Climate Change Data

Assistant Professor Tao Wen heads the low-temperature geochemistry team in a collaborative effort with Syracuse, the NCSA, and five other institutions, with the goal of improving the discoverability of scientific data.

Jeffrey A. Karson during a research expedition to Iceland.

(Sept. 26, 2022)

Professor Emeritus of Earth and Environmental Sciences Named Fellow of the American Geophysical Union

Jeffrey Karson is among 53 other Fellows in AGU's 2022 class and is Syracuse University's second professor to receive the honor.