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Chauncey D. Holmes portrait in black and white

(March 9, 2022)

Eight Syracuse University Students Receive the 2022 Holmes Award For Outstanding Undergraduate Achievement

The Holmes Award is given each year in memoriam of Chauncey D. Holmes, an alum of Syracuse University who established the honor to recognize outstanding introductory students in the earth sciences.

Cauca River Canyon in the Northern Andes of Colombia.

(Feb. 15, 2022)

EES Researchers Explore the Factors that Shaped the Massive Cauca River Canyon in the Tropical Andes

The team’s research pinpoints tropical locations more susceptible to erosion.

Tao Wen

(Dec. 21, 2021)

EES Professor Tao Wen Awarded Grant to Design Algorithm to Analyze Surface Water Quality

Wen's project will be the first hydrology-informed geospatial analysis tool capable of automatically analyzing multiple datasets

Thomas portrait

(Dec. 14, 2021)

EES Professor Jay Thomas Awarded NSF Grant for Work with Granite Solidification

Thomas will conduct a series of lab-based experiments to redefine the granitic water-saturated solidus.

Tripti Bhattacharya portrait.

(Nov. 24, 2021)

EES Professor Part of Expert Committee Helping to Shape the Future of Paleoclimate Research

Thonis Family Professor Tripti Bhattacharya served on a panel of paleoclimatologists who provided input for a report distributed by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.

Daring to Dig exhibit.

(Nov. 24, 2021)

Professor Linda Ivany Featured in Exhibit Highlighting the Work of Women Paleontologists

A virtual and in-person exhibit at the Museum of the Earth in nearby Ithaca explores the achievements and discoveries made by women studying the rich history of life on planet Earth.

Sam Tuttle profile

(Nov. 23, 2021)

Samuel Tuttle Awarded NASA Grant to Study Snowmelt

Information about snowmelt can help scientists forecast flooding and track climate change.

EES faculty, graduate students, undergraduate students and alumni in Iceland.

(Nov. 5, 2021)

An Expedition to a Volcanic Hot Spot

Students, faculty and alumni from the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences travel to an iconic geological destination in Iceland.