The Meyer Bender ’29 and Stephen Bender ’58 Memorial Scholarship was established in 1981 by the Bender family in honor of Meyer Bender ’29, who graduated from our department and who was one of our most generous and innovative benefactors throughout his life. The scholarship now also honors Meyer’s son, Stephen Bender ’58, who passed away in late 2014. Like his father, Stephen was very dedicated to our department and his alma mater. He was an honored speaker at many of our EAS Commencement Ceremonies.
The Bender Memorial Scholarship is a single year award of $1000 (subject to tax withholding) and is awarded through nominations by faculty and graduate students, including self-nominations. Nominations from graduate students are particularly encouraged.
This award is given to the outstanding graduate student of the academic year. The Estwing Company provides the winner with an Estwing Rock Pick which is engraved with the recipient’s name.
The Bryan Isacks Excellence in Teaching was established in 2007 by the late Timothy Gubbels (Ph.D.’93 Geological Sciences) in honor of Professor Bryan Isacks to recognize a graduate student who is highly effective as a teaching assistant and who possesses the following characteristics:
The Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences Research Excellence Award was established in 2011. It is given annually to an advanced student pursuing a doctoral degree whose research has led to the creation of new knowledge that is recognized in their specialty discipline as a significant advance.
The Chester Buchanan Memorial Award is presented each year to “that outstanding senior majoring in geology,” as recommended by the department faculty.
The Michael William Mitchell Memorial Fund is awarded to outstanding juniors or seniors majoring in Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at Cornell University. The award will be given to a “geology student who proves himself adept at other liberal arts fields as well as geology—a student of the world.” For the purposes of this award, we will consider all Earth and Atmospheric Sciences (formerly Science of Earth Systems) majors geology students. Considered, too, in naming award winners will be characteristics and interests typified by the late Michael W. Mitchell, whose life and accomplishments are summarized in the attached document.
The Frank H. T. Rhodes Award is given each year to a senior in Earth and Atmospheric Sciences who has excelled academically.
Graduating senior Ellen Park, an EAS major and Ocean Science concentrator was named a Cornell Merrill Presidential Scholar this week. Ellen, who is double majoring in EAS and Biological and Chemical Engineering, will be starting graduate studies in Chemical Oceanography next year in the MIT/WHOI Joint Program.
A Cornell-led team will use a $2 million National Science Foundation grant to develop a “microbe-mineral atlas,” a catalog of microorganisms and how they interact with minerals, key for mining... Read more about Microbe atlas could reveal how to mine critical metals sustainably
Cornell geologists will deploy monitoring equipment at the remote and active Cordón Caulle volcano in Chile, a site that remained dormant for more than 50 years before erupting in 2011. Read more about Geologists to visit, study active Chilean volcano
NASA's Europa Clipper mission blasted off to the moon of Jupiter on Oct. 14. Cornell researchers will help determine if the ocean world could support life. Read more about Scientists supporting mission to assess Europa’s habitability
