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Hank Mullins (left) with doctoral student Willis Newman during Syracuse University’s Florida Advanced Marine Field Course in 1987.

(Sept. 8, 2021)

A&S Mourns the Loss of Retired Earth and Environmental Sciences Professor Hank Mullins

Mullins, a faculty member in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) for nearly 30 years, passed away in July at the age of 69.

Martin Fernandez (BS 2024) uses a pneumatic air scribe to remove matrix from an intact portion of the rugose coral reef from Pompey while Prof. Ivany advises.

(July 28, 2021)

Interfacing with the Community – a Local Discovery Shared!

A coral bed discovery by a Pompey resident leads to exciting new research.

Tripti Bhattacharya portrait.

(July 19, 2021)

NSF Grant Funds Research on Important Climate System

EES Thonis Family Professor Tripti Bhattacharya will explore the circulation of the Pacific Walker cell.

Side by side images of Linda Ivany on the left and Bruce Wilkinson on the right.

(July 8, 2021)

Have You Ever Wondered How Many Species Have Inhabited the Earth? A&S Researchers Confirm We May Never Know

Earth and environmental sciences professors explain why naming new species may be a never-ending journey.

Operating oil well profiled on dramatic cloudy sky.

(June 24, 2021)

When it Comes to the Environmental Impact of Hydrofracking vs. Conventional Gas/Oil Drilling, Research Shows the Differences May Be Minimal

A study led by EES professor Tao Wen is one of the first to use machine learning techniques to holistically assess general water quality data.

(May 21, 2021)

Convocation 2021

As the academic years ends, we would like to congratulate and acknowledge our students for their achievements.

Nicolas Pérez-Consuegra and professor Gregory Hoke standing in front of a waterfall in the Caqueta Canyon.

(May 14, 2021)

The Driving Force Behind Tropical Mudslides

EES Ph.D. candidate leads a research expedition in search of answers to erosion in his home country of Colombia.

Artist rendering of the metallic asteroid 16 Psyche.

(March 18, 2021)

Using Syracuse Lava to Understand Metal Worlds

The Syracuse Lava Project explores what volcanoes might look like on metallic planets.