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Professor of Earth Science at Cornell University: I study volcanoes, tectonics, glaciers and other planets. All views are my own. he/him
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Our financial challenges have made it to the journal Science. More details and how to help in the next comment. Financial peril could doom a famed New York paleontological institute | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...

Join us in Ithaca and online for Darwin Days! www.priweb.org/event/darwin...

Some folks have asked, given recent news, “how do I show my friends/family the impact of NSF?” We have some easy Fact Sheets for you! Here’s a brief thread about this website: new.nsf.gov/about/fact-s... which hosts a ton of useful one-pagers.

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Thanks for sharing -- we have a dropstone from Gowganda in our rock park outside Snee Hall that I frequently show to classes and visitors!

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What a trip to turn on the radio and hear the distinctive voice of Tamsin Mather talk about her book Volcanoland. Highly recommend. @davidmpyle.bsky.social www.wbur.org/onpoint/2025...

#SavetheMuseumoftheEarth www.ithacajournal.com/story/news/2...

A petition launched yesterday calling on Cornell University to help keep Ithaca's Museum of the Earth from foreclosing has over 1,300 sigs. Its financial woes intensified after a group of once reliable donors couldn't fulfil a $30M pledge-via:@ithacavoice.bsky.social. www.change.org/p/save-the-m...

#SaveTheMuseumOfTheEarth cornellsun.com/2025/01/20/g...

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Thanks to @judylucas.bsky.social and @ithacavoice.bsky.social for this in-depth article. PRI and the Museum of the Earth do so much great work and I hope this will bring forth some donors to help with the mortgage.

Caltech has established a fund to support members of the Caltech and JPL communities impacted by the Eaton Fire:

'The World Needs More Geodesists!' Early Career webinar hosted by European Geosciences Union and American Geophysics Union, with @timwright_leeds speaking, will be held on Tue, 28 Jan 2025 at 1pm (CET) register here: tinyurl.com/rewbat7c @theAGU @EuroGeosciences

Where is Philipp Ruprecht now? At Cordón Caulle volcano in Chile with a group of ~20 people (with 5 from Cornell) making a crazy number of measurements for an NSF project: geochemistry, geophysics, geomorphology, and more. Learn more below: news.cornell.edu/stories/2024... www.sz4d.org/past

Bumping this up for the new year. Students do not need any prior experience with geodesy - just interest and willingness to learn and explore. In addition to a stipend, interns will receive round-trip travel to East Lansing, housing, and a meal plan.

Looking for an internship that gives you real-world work experience? Applications are now open for the EarthScope Student Career Internship Program! 🧵 THREAD

Looking for a last minute holiday gift for a deep-time loving friend in your life? Paleozoic Pals are the best - and super affordable! pri-gift-shop.myshopify.com/collections/... Consider making a donation to the incredible institution that makes these plushies possible - PRI-- www.priweb.org/donate

🌍 Join us at the #IAG2025 Scientific Assembly in Rimini 🇮🇹 Italy on 🗓 Sept 1-5, 2025 🔬 14 Symposia, 🌟 4 Highlight Sessions, 🤝 Outreach Symposium 📅 Key Deadlines: Abstracts: Mar 15, 2025 Early-Bird Reg: May 31, 2025 👉 Details: eventi.unibo.it/iag2025

This poster really lit up the poster hall

So glad to everyone who came to the Cornell friends of SAR lunch today and thanks to @elizabetheiden.bsky.social for suggesting the venue #agu24

Bowie challenge: Record this song and release. I can send along verses two and three. #agu24

Today is a big day for the AGU Geodesy section! #agu24 •Geodesy & Natural Hazards Student and Early Career Speed Networking. 12:30pm. Grand Hyatt, room Declaration AB •14:10 Bowie Lecture by Roland Bürgmann. Marquis 3-4 •6:30pm Geodesy reception. Grand Hyatt room Independence BC.

🌎 Join us soon at #AGU24: #GGOS session! 📅 Fri, Dec 13 🕙 10:20–11:50 📍 Marquis 1-2 (Marriott Marquis) Explore geodetic #standards driving accurate #EarthObservation. Topics: Chandler wobble, #Earth Precession and Rotation, #AI for #Geodesy, #VLBI, #DORIS & more! 🔗 Details: shorturl.at/mvXzc

At #AGU24? Interested in volcanoes? Interested in Venus? Come chat with me at my poster this afternoon! Poster number 3121

I’m looking for PhD students to join my research group and study earthquake mechanics. If you, or someone you know, are into lab experiments, signals, writing good papers, and living near natural beauty, then perhaps my group would be a good fit. I’m at AGU! Message or email me and let’s meet!