geology
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CSRI researchers study ancient corals to understand ocean acidity
Kira Fish ’19 and Professor of Geology Rhawn Denniston explored ancient, fossilized coral samples for the Cornell Summer Research Institute.
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Research team receives NSF climate change grant
A team of researchers across the United States, including Cornell College Professor of Geology Rhawn Denniston, is embarking on a new mission to answer questions about climate change in Portugal.
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Better together: Team-teaching at Cornell College
Cornell College professors Erin Davis and Emily Walsh teach and research very different topics, but they’re finding unique ways to collaborate through team-teaching.
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Denniston receives NSF grant to explore prehistoric fire activity
The National Science Foundation has awarded Professor of Geology Rhawn Denniston a grant in the amount of $51,645 to examine how prehistoric fire activity may be recorded by stalagmites.
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Research leads to better understanding of how Earth works
Carlos Tellez and Professor Walsh worked to estimate the different pressures and temperatures their rock samples have experienced over the last 76 million years.
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Alumnus uses geology education to explore Norton collection
Ryan Shanks ’16, who recently graduated with a bachelor’s degree in geology, recently spent time exploring the building and researching what’s inside.
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Scientific Reports publishes Denniston research
The journal Scientific Reports just published research by Cornell College Professor of Geology Rhawn Denniston.
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Weiss to Columbia for Ph.D. in paleoclimatology
Thomas Weiss ’16 chose Cornell College and One Course At A Time for one main reason: to learn geology through real-world, outdoor studies.
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Grant allows Denniston and team to pursue climate research
Denniston, professor of geology and chair of environmental studies, is lead investigator on the research project. The grant money will go to four institutions. Among them, Cornell College will receive $104,085 of the three-year grant, which is worth a total of $358,417.
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NASA scientist to talk about water on Mars
Jeffery Plaut, a scientist at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, will give a talk titled “Water on Mars? Yes, if ice counts!” on Friday, Nov. 6.
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Anderson Natural Science Lecture on Nov. 11
Jonathan Baker will give the 2015 Anderson Natural Science Lecture at 7 p.m. on Nov. 11 in Hall-Perrine. His talk is titled “The Tale of 12,000 Russian Winters: A Subterranean Record of Global Climate Change.”
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Alumna speaking to students from the Indian Ocean
Chelsea Korpanty ’11, a Ph.D. student in geology at the University of Queensland, will speak to Cornell College students via a live stream in Hedges on Tuesday. Sept. 8 at 1:30 p.m.
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Denniston gets 2 NSF grants
Rhawn Denniston, professor of geology at Cornell College, has won two grants from the National Science Foundation to support his research on ancient climate.
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Research links two millennia of cyclones, floods, El Niño
Newly published research by Rhawn Denniston, professor of geology at Cornell College, and his research team, applied a novel technique to stalagmites from the Australian tropics to create a 2,200-year-long record of flood events that might also help predict future climate change.
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Eight courses heading off campus
Dozens of students in eight different courses will spend Block 6 off campus, going as far afield as the Bahamas, Belize, Rome, and New Zealand.
CSRI researchers study ancient corals to understand ocean acidity 
Research team receives NSF climate change grant 
Better together: Team-teaching at Cornell College 
Denniston receives NSF grant to explore prehistoric fire activity 
Research leads to better understanding of how Earth works 
Alumnus uses geology education to explore Norton collection 
Scientific Reports publishes Denniston research 
Weiss to Columbia for Ph.D. in paleoclimatology 
Grant allows Denniston and team to pursue climate research 
NASA scientist to talk about water on Mars 
Anderson Natural Science Lecture on Nov. 11 
Alumna speaking to students from the Indian Ocean 
Denniston gets 2 NSF grants 
Research links two millennia of cyclones, floods, El Niño 
Eight courses heading off campus