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Welcome WelcometoCornellandtheEnvironmentalandSustainabilitySciences(ESS)majorintheCollegeofAgricultureandLifeSciences(CALS)andCollegeofArtsandSciences(A&S).Adiversesetoffacultyadvisorsfrommanydepartmentsandthesetwoprimarycollegeswillhelpyoupursueaninterdisciplinary,sustainability-focusededucation.ThisorientationguideprovidessomedetailsabouttheESScurriculum,faculty,students,andotheracademicinformation.
TheESSmajorhasexpandedthisacademicyear(2018-19)toallowA&SstudentstomatriculateinthesamemajorasCALSstudents.AnewcurriculumaccompanyingthisexpansionwillprovideanacademicfocusthatencompassesCornell’sstrengthsinenvironmentalsciences,socialsciencesandhumanities,whicharedispersedacrossmultipledepartmentsandcolleges.
SixconcentrationsinESSarenowavailable,includinganewEnvironmentalHumanitiesconcentration,alongwiththefivepreviouslyavailable(EnvironmentalBiologyandAppliedEcology;EnvironmentalEconomics;EnvironmentalPolicyandGovernance;Land,AirandWaterResources;andanIndividualized,Student-Designedconcentration).
Lookingbeyondthemajor,youwillhaveavailablemanyopportunitiesduringyourtimeatCornellthatextendbeyondyourcoursework.Ithacaisagorgeousplace,sotaketimetoenjoytheenvironmentoutsidetheclassroom.Atsomepointyoumayalsogetinvolvedinresearch,teaching,oroutreacheffortsatCornellorinstitutionsthroughouttheworld.Youmaybeemployedorvolunteertoworkwithcommunityandactivistgroups,helpwithapoliticalcampaign,orrunforofficeyourself.Butyoursuccesswillstartbybuildingafoundationofknowledgeandskillsthataregroundedanddemonstratedinyourcoursework,soremainattentivetothatasyouexplorethevastarrayofopportunitiesaheadofyou.Thepeopleandoptionsdescribedinthefollowingpagesareheretohelpyougetstarted.
EnvironmentalandSustainabilitySciences(ESS)............................................................2
CoreCurriculumandSummaryofRequirements................................................3APCreditandS/UGuidelines.........................................................................................5QuantitativeProficiency....................................................................................................6DescriptionofESSConcentrations..............................................................................9AcademicAdvisorsinEnvironmentalandSustainabilitySciences.........19
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Environmental and Sustainability Sciences (ESS) ThecurriculuminEnvironmentalandSustainabilitySciences(ESS)isdesignedtoadvancetheabilityofstudentstounderstandandaddresscontemporaryenvironmentalissues.Thisgoalrequiresaninterdisciplinaryandintegratedundergraduateexperiencethatprovidesbothbreadthanddepthinunderstandingthecausesandconsequencesofchangingenvironmentsthroughouttheworld.Thecurriculumreliesuponacorefoundationinbiology,physical&socialscience,humanities,economics,andstatistics,aswellastheintegrationofthesetopicsofstudy.Inaddition,theESScurriculumprovidesflexibilitytopursuegreaterdepthinspecificdisciplinesencompassingenvironmentandsustainabilityissues,whiletakingadvantageofCornell’sdiverserangeofcoursesandopportunities.
CURRICULUMfor2018-2019ACADEMICYEARTheESSmajorrequiresaninterdisciplinarysetofcorecoursescoupledwithcompletingmoreadvancedcoursesinathematicconcentration.AllESSstudentsarerequiredtocompletethecorecurriculum.Inaddition,allstudentsmustselectoneofsixconcentrationsthatrequireadditionalcourses.TheconcentrationsareEnvironmentalBiologyandAppliedEcology(EBAE),EnvironmentalEconomics(EE),EnvironmentalHumanities(EH),EnvironmentalPolicyandGovernance(EPG),Land,AirandWaterResources(LAWR),andtheIndividualStudent-DesignedConcentration(ISD).Descriptionsoftheconcentrations,theircourserequirementsandlistsofelectivesbeginonpage12.ManycourseswithintheESScorecurriculumwillsimultaneouslysatisfyCALSdistributionrequirements.Also,dependingontheconcentration,somecourseswithintheconcentrationsalsomeetCALSdistributionrequirements.However,nocoursemaybedouble-countedasmeetingbothESScorecurriculumrequirementsandESSconcentrationrequirements.
EnvironmentalandSustainabilitySciences:http://ess.cals.cornell.edu
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CORECURRICULUMTheESSCoreCurriculumlistscoursesrequiredofallstudents.Thiscurriculumprovidesfundamentalknowledgeofthebiological,social,chemicalandphysicalsciences,humanities,economics,andstatistics.Theseproficienciesprovideafoundationforupper-levelcoursesintopicsassociatedwithenvironmentandsustainabilityissues.
SummaryofRequirementswithintheESSCoreCurriculum
REQUIREDCATEGORY COURSE(S)requiredortoselectfromineachcategorySemesterKey:F=Fall,S=Spring,Su=Summer
Howhumansobtainknowledgeaboutenvironmentandsustainability
NTRES1101:IntroductiontoEnvironmentalScienceandSustainability(F)
SocialScience NTRES2201:SocietyandNaturalResources*(S)
BiologyChoose1course
Note:BIOSMoptionsare~2.5weekintensivecoursesatShoalsMarineLabthatsatisfythisrequirement.Visithttp://www.sml.cornell.edu.Scholarshipsareavailable.Note:Someconcentrationsmayrequiremorethanonebiologycourse.CALSDegreeRequirementsincludeaminimumof6creditsforIntroLifeSciences/Biology.
BIOEE1610:EcologyandtheEnvironment*(F,S)orBIOSM1610:EcologyandtheMarineEnvironment*(Su)ORBIOEE1780:EvolutionandDiversity*(F,S)orBIOSM1780:EvolutionandMarineDiversity*(Su)-APBiologycreditsareacceptedbutdonotexemptstudentsfromtheabovecourses.Healthcareersstudentsshouldconsultwiththeiradvisoraboutmeetingthisrequirement.Visithttp://www.career.cornell.edu/paths/health/index.cfm
Chemistry/PhysicsChoose1course
Note:EBAEconcentrationrequiresstudentstocompleteonephysicscourseandtwochemistrycourses.
LAWRconcentrationrequiresstudentstocompleteatleastonephysicscourseandatleastonechemistrycourse.
CHEM1560:IntroductiontoGeneralChemistry*(F,Su)CHEM2070:GeneralChemistryI*(F,Su)APChemistryscoreof5
EAS1600:EnvironmentalPhysics*(F,S)APPhysics1orAPPhysics2scoreof5APPhysicsC:Mechanicsscoreof5
Healthcareersstudentsshouldconsultwiththeiradvisoraboutmeetingthisrequirement.Visithttp://www.career.cornell.edu/paths/health/index.cfm
*CoursealsomeetsaCALSdistributionrequirement.
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REQUIREDCATEGORY COURSE(S)requiredortoselectfromineachcategorySemesterKey:F=Fall,S=Spring,Su=Summer
QuantitativeProficiency:StatisticsChooseonestatisticscourse
Note:Someconcentrationsmayrequiremorethanonequantitativecourse(e.g.Calculus).SeeQuantitativeProficiencyforcoursesuggestions,page6.
AEM2100:IntroductoryStatistics*(F)BTRY3010/STSCI2200:BiologicalStatisticsI(F)MATH1710:StatisticalTheoryandApplicationintheRealWorld*(F,S)STSCI2100:IntroductoryStatistics*(F,S,Su)STSCI2150:IntroductoryStatisticsforBiology*(F,S)APStatisticsscoreof5
HumanitiesChoose1course
ANTHR/AIIS/BSOC2420:Nature/Culture:EthnographicApproachestoHuman-EnvironmentRelations(F)
BSOC2061/STS2061/PHIL2460:EthicsandtheEnvironment*(S)HIST2518:EnvironmentalHistory(S)NTRES3320:IntroductiontoEthicsandEnvironment*(F)
EconomicsChoose1course
AEM1500:AnIntroductiontotheEconomicsofEnvironmentalandNaturalResources*(S,Su)
AEM2500:EnvironmentalandResourceEconomics*(F)(prerequisite:ECON1110)
Field/EngagedExperienceChoose1course
Note:Somefieldcoursesmayrequiremorethanonesemesterofcollege-levelbiology.
NTRES2100:IntroductoryFieldBiology(F)BIOEE3611:FieldEcology(F)NTRES2400:FieldMethodsinAvianEcology(F,permissionofinstructor)NTRES3260:AppliedConservationEcology(S)
BIOSM—ShoalsMarineLaboratory(Summer,off-campus,additionalfee)•BIOSM3290:FieldAnimalBehavior•BIOSM3650:UnderwaterResearch•BIOSM3730:BiodiversityandBiologyoftheMarineInvertebrates•BIOSM3740:FieldOrnithology
SustainabilityScienceColloquiumChoose1course
ESS2000:EnvironmentalandSustainabilitySciencesColloquium(F)BEE2000:PerspectivesontheClimateChangeChallenge(S)BEE2010:PerspectivesontheClimateChangeChallengeDiscussion(S)
CapstoneCourseChoose1course
NTRES3301:SustainabilityScience(F)NTRES4601:DecisionMakingInNaturalResourceManagement(S)
ConcentrationChoose1concentrationSeeconcentrationdescriptionsandtheircourserequirements,page12.
Studentswillchooseanddeclaretheirconcentrationbytheendofpre-enrollmentoftheirsophomoreyear.Concentrations(Acronyms)EnvironmentalBiologyandAppliedEcology(EBAE)EnvironmentalEconomics(EE)EnvironmentalHumanities(EH)EnvironmentalPolicyandGovernance(EPG)Land,AirandWaterResources(LAWR)IndividualStudent-DesignedConcentration(ISD)
*CoursealsomeetsaCALSdistributionrequirement.
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APCREDITANDS/UGUIDELINESUsingAPcredittofulfillarequirementAPCreditGuidelines:StudentsvaryinhowtheychoosetoapplytheirAPcreditstowardtheirdegreerequirements.Youwillneedtomeetwithyourfacultyadvisortoreviewoptionsgivenyouracademicgoals.BelowisadirectlinktoAPGuidelines;alinkisalsoavailableinD.U.S.T.https://dust.cals.cornell.edu/http://cals.cornell.edu/sites/cals.cornell.edu/files/shared/documents/academics/Advanced-Placement.pdf
UsingS/UforrequirementswithintheESSmajorTherequirementsforthemajormaybetakenS/UprovidedallotherCALSrulesarefollowedandthecourseofferstheS/Uoption.
TheS/USystem:http://cals.cornell.edu/academics/advising/faculty-staff/grading/Inadditiontotheletter-gradesystem,CornellprovidesanS/UsysteminwhichSmeanssatisfactory,asdefinedbyperformancegradedC-orhigherandUmeansunsatisfactory,asdefinedbyperformancethatwouldbegradedbelowC-.GradesofSandUarenotgivengrade-pointvaluesortakenintoaccountincomputinggrade-pointaverages.ThepurposeoftheS/Usystemistoencouragestudentstoventureintocoursesoutsidetheircomfortzonewithoutrisktotheiracademicrecord.ThevariousschoolsandcollegesdifferintherestrictionstheyplaceontheelectionofS/Ugradingoverlettergrading.Inthosecourseswherecollegerulesandcourseproceduresallowit,theelectionisastudentoptionthatmustbeexercisedwithinthefirstsevenweeksofthebeginningoftheterm.
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QUANTITATIVEPROFICIENCYTheESSmajorhasthefollowinglearningoutcomesrelatedtoquantitativeproficiency:
• Abilitytoanalyze,interpret,reason,andjudgethequalityandmeaningofbiological,ecological,andsocial-sciencedatausingappropriatemathematical,statistical,graphical,andotherquantitativeandqualitativemethods,andtoapplythesemethodstoenvironmentalandconservationissues.
• Abilitytocriticallyassesstherigorandrelevanceofdataandotherformsofevidenceusedtosolveenvironmentalproblems,andtoidentifynewandcreativesolutions.
Skillswithquantitativeanalysisareessentialinmanycareersthataddressenvironmentandsustainabilityissues.Studentsshoulddevelopanalyticalskillsandthelogicalreasoninginherentinquantitativemethods.AllESSstudentsareencouragedtotakecoursesemphasizingquantitativeanalysistothehighestleveloftheirability.CALCULUS,includingbothdifferentiationandintegration,isusedinenvironmentalphysics,statistics,andeconomicscourses,aswellasadvancedcoursesinecology.SomeESSconcentrationsrequireoneuniversity-levelcalculuscourse.AnAPscoreof4or5ontheMathematicsBCexamearns8creditsandmaybeusedtofulfillacalculusrequirement.EitherscoreplacesyououtofMATH1106,MATH1110,MATH1120,MATH1220andMATH1910andallowsenrollmentinMATH2210,MATH2230,MATH2130andMATH2310,aswellasMATH1920.AnAPscoreof4or5ontheMathematicsABorABsub-scoreoftheBCexamearns4creditsandmaybeusedtofulfillacalculusrequirement.EitherscoreplacesyououtofMATH1106andMATH1110andallowsenrollmentinMATH1120,MATH1220,MATH1910,orMATH2310.Pleasecheckwithyouradvisorfortheirrecommendationafterdiscussingyouracademicgoals.
• StudentsplanningtoconcentrateinEnvironmentalEconomics(EE),EnvironmentalBiologyandAppliedEcology(EBAE),orLand,AirandWaterResources(LAWR),orwhoareplanningtotakemoreadvancedmathematicsbeyondcalculus,shouldconsidertheMath1110option.IfyoudonothaveaminimumAPcalculusscoreof4,startwitheitherMath1106orMath1110
o MATH1106:CalculusfortheLifeandSocialSciences(S,3credits)or
o MATH1110:CalculusI(F,S,Su,4credits)Inadditiontodifferentiationandintegration,thiscourseincludestrigonometry,whichhaslimiteduseintheenvironmentalsciences.
• IfyoudohaveaminimumAPABorBCcalculusscoreof4andwouldliketofocusonthepracticalapplicationofthesubject,considerMath2310:LinearAlgebrawithApplications.StudentswithstronginterestsinclimateoratmosphericdynamicsmaywishtoconsiderMATH1920.Bothcoursesprovidemoreadvancedskillsthanaredevelopedinbeginningcalculuscourses:
o MATH2130:CalculusIII(S,4credits)o MATH1920:CalculusforEngineers(F,S,Su;4credits)
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STATISTICSisthemostbroadlyapplicablequantitativemethodforESSstudents.Oneofthefollowingstatisticscoursesisrequired.
• MATH1710:StatisticalTheoryandApplicationintheRealWorld(F,S,4credits)• STSCI2100:IntroductoryStatistics(F,W,S,Su,4credits)• AEM2100:IntroductoryStatistics(F,4credits)
Agoodchoiceforthosewithmoresocialscienceorpolicyinterests.• BTRY3010/STSCI2200:BiologicalStatisticsI(F,4credits)
ThiscoursewasestablishedforESSstudents.Ifyouplantotakeanadditionalstatisticscourse,BTRY3010isthefirstofatwo-semestersequence,
• STSCI2150(F,S,4credits):IntroductoryStatisticsforBiologyAgoodchoiceforthosewithbiologicalinterestsandintendingonlyonestatisticscourse.
ADDITIONALCOURSES-MostESSspecializationswillbenefitfromadditionalexperiencewithstatistics(seebelowformoreadvancedcourses).Itisalsousefultodevelopskillsincomputerprogrammingbothtodiversifyyourskillsetandforspecializationswherecomputer-intensiveanalysesarecommon,suchasusinglargedatabasesorecologicalmodeling.Seebelowsomeoptionsavailableforcoursesemphasizingquantitativeproficiency.
Statistics:Recommendedforthoseconsideringresearch-basedcareersorgraduateschoolinthesciences.• BTRY3020/STSCI3200:BiologicalStatisticsII(S,4credits)
Prerequisite:BiologicalStatisticsI• BTRY3080/STSCI3080:ProbabilityModelsandInference(F,S,4credits)• BTRY3100/ILRST3100/STSCI3100:StatisticalSampling(F,4credits)
Prerequisite:twosemestersofstatistics• BTRY4090/STSCI4090:TheoryofStatistics(S,4credits)
PrerequisiteBTRY3080andonestatisticscourse• ECON3110/ILRST3110/STSCI3110:ProbabilityModelsandInferencefortheSocialSciences
(F,4credits)
Coursesthatdevelopquantitativeskills:Recommendedforthoseinterestedindevelopingmodelingskillsorseekingexperienceinhowquantitativeanalysesareusedinthecontextofspecificapplications.• BIOEE3620/MATH3620:DynamicModelsinBiology(S,4credits)• BIOMG4810:PopulationGenetics(F,4credits)• DSOC4631:UsingStatisticstoExploreSocialPolicyandDevelopment(F,3credits)• EAS4830:EnvironmentalBiophysics(F,alternateyears)• NTRES3100:AppliedPopulationEcology(F,3credits)• NTRES4100:AdvancedConservationBiology:ConceptsandTechniques(F,4credits)• NTRES4110:QuantitativeEcologyandManagementofFisheriesResources(S,4credits)• NTRES4120:WildlifePopulationAnalysis:TechniquesandModels(S,4credits)
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ComputerProgramming:Recommendedforstudentswhoseekbasicskillsusedindevelopingenvironmentalmodels,manipulatinglargedatasetsanddevelopingsomestatisticalanalyses.• CS1110:IntroductiontoComputingUsingPython(F,S,Su,4credits)• CS1112:IntroductiontoComputingUsingMATLAB(F,S,4credits)• EAS2900:ComputerProgrammingandMeteorologySoftware(S,3credits)
GeographicalInformationSystems(GIS):Thesetechniquesareimportantforgatheringandanalyzingspatialdata.ManypublicandplanningagenciesuseGISroutinelyandtheseskillsareapplicableinmanyresearchcontexts.• CRP4080:IntroductiontoGeographicInformationSystems(F,S,4credits)• PLSCS2200:IntroductiontoMappingandSpatialAnalysiswithGIS(F,3credits)• PLSCS4110/CEE4110:AppliedRemoteSensingandGISforResourceInventoryandAnalysis
(F,3credits)• PLSCS4200:GeographicInformationSystems(GIS):ConceptsandApplication(S,3credits)
Foradditionaldevelopmentofbasicmathematicalskills:• MATH1105:FiniteMathematicsfortheLifeandSocialSciences(F,3credits)• MATH1120:CalculusII(F,S,4credits)• MATH1920:MultivariableCalculusforEngineers(F,S,Su,4credits)• MATH2310:LinearAlgebrawithApplications(F,S,3credits)
Additionalguidanceinmathcanbefoundat:http://courses.cornell.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=12&poid=3421#courseselectionguidanceFirstStepsinMathematics:Answerstothemostfrequentlyaskedquestionsconcerningfreshman-sophomoremathematicscoursescanbefoundhere:http://math.cornell.edu/first-steps-math
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DESCRIPTIONOFESSCONCENTRATIONSEnvironmentalBiologyandAppliedEcologyConcentration(EBAE)TheEBAEconcentrationprovidesstudentswiththescientificbasisforunderstandingthesustainabilityofvariousecologicalsystems.Studentswilllearnadvancedprinciplesofbiologyandecology,andtheirapplicationtoproblemsofenvironmentalmanagement.Studentswithinterestsinmanytopicswillundertakethisconcentration,forexample,wildlifeandfisheriesmanagement;forest,wetlandandaquaticecology;environmentalmicrobiology;conservationscience;endangeredandinvasivespeciesmanagement;biologicalandecologicalconsequencesofpollutantsintheenvironment.
LearningGoals:StudentsintheEBAEconcentrationwillgainanin-depthunderstandingofthebiologicalandecologicaldimensionsofenvironmentalandsustainabilitysciences,andofthemethodsbywhichknowledgeinthisareaofscholarshipisacquired,analyzed,interpreted,evaluated,andusedinnaturalandhuman-managedecosystems.StudentswhocompletetheEBAEcourseofstudywillbeabletoapplyfundamentalcurrentunderstandingofecologyandenvironmentalbiologytocomplexinterdisciplinaryenvironmentalissues.
Note:Somecoursesintheconcentrationrequiremorethantheminimumcorecurriculumrequirements,i.e.,biology,mathandphysics.Alwayscheckcourseprerequisites.
CourseRequirements:TencoursesbeyondtheESSCorerequirements.
1additionalBiologycourse:ChoosebothBIOEE1610andBIOEE1780 BIOEE1610:EcologyandtheEnvironment*(F,S)[orBIOSM1610] BIOEE1780:EvolutionandDiversity*(F,S)[orBIOSM1780]
2Chemistrycourses*:ChooseChem1560andChem1570ORChem2070andChem2080*ThisassumesthatEAS1600:EnvironmentalPhysicsistakenastheESSCorerequirement
Chem1560:IntroductiontoGeneralChemistry*(F,Su) Chem1570:IntroductiontoOrganicandBiologicalChemistry*(S,Su)OR Chem2070:GeneralChemistryI*(F,Su) Chem2080:GeneralChemistryII*(S,Su)
1Calculuscourse:ChooseMath1106orMath1110:Itisrecommended(butnotrequired)thatstudentstakeasecondsemesterofcalculus,Math1120.
Math1106:CalculusfortheLifeandSocialSciences*(S) Math1110:Calculus1*(F,S,Su)
1Quantitativecourse:Fordetailedguidance,seeQuantitativeProficiency,page9.
1IntroductoryGeneticscourse:ChooseNTRES2830orBIOMG2800and2801NTRES2830:DNA,GenesandGeneticDiversity(S)BIOMG2800and2801:GeneticsandGenomics,lectureandlab(F,S)
1AdvancedEcologycourse:ChooseBIOEE3610orNTRES3100 BIOEE3610:AdvancedEcology(F) NTRES3100:AppliedPopulationEcology(F)
3additionalcoursesfromEBAEelectivelistsChooseonecoursefromList1,onecoursefromList2andonemorecoursefromeitherlistthatmustbeatthe4000levelorabove.
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EBAEElectiveListsEBAEList1:Ecosystems–Thephysicalandbiologicalenvironment
BIOEE/EAS3500 DynamicsofMarineEcosystemsinaChangingOcean(F,alternateyears)BIOEE/EAS3510 ConservationOceanography(S,offeredinHawaii)BIOEE3610 AdvancedEcology(F)BIOEE/BIONB/ENTOM3690 ChemicalEcology(S)BIOEE4570 Limnology:EcologyofLakes(F,alternateyears)BIOEE/EAS4620 MarineEcology(F,alternateyears)BIOEE4690 Food,Agriculture,andSociety(F)BIOEE4780 EcosystemBiology(S,alternateyears)BIOSM3650 UnderwaterResearch(Su)EAS4830 EnvironmentalBiophysics(F,alternateyears)EAS/NTRES3030 IntroductiontoBiogeochemistry(F)LA3170 DesignandEnvironmentalSystems(F)NTRES/BIOEE2670 IntroductiontoConservationBiology(F)NTRES/EAS3030 IntroductiontoBiogeochemistry(F)NTRES3220 GlobalBiodiversity(F)NTRES3240 Sustainable,EcologicallyBasedManagementofWaterResources(S)NTRES3250 ForestManagementandMapleSyrupProduction(S,alternateyears)NTRES4200 ForestEcology(F,availabilitymayvary)NTRES/BIOEE4560 StreamEcology(F,alternateyears)PLHRT3600 ClimateChangeandtheFutureofFood(F)PLHRT/BIOEE4730 EcologyofAgriculturalSystems(F)PLSCS3210 SoilandCropManagementforSustainability(S)PLSCS4660 SoilEcology(S)
EBAEList2:Organisms–plants,animals,microbesBIOEE2740 TheVertebrates:ComparativeAnatomy,Function,andEvolution(S)BIOEE3610 AdvancedEcology(F)BIOEE3611 FieldEcology(F)BIOEE/MATH3620 DynamicModelsinBiology(S,alternateyears)BIOEE3730 BiodiversityandBiologyoftheMarineInvertebrates(F,alternateyears)BIOEE/BIONB/PLSCI4460 PlantBehaviorandBioticInteractions,Lecture(S)BIOEE4500/4501 Mammalogy,LectureandLaboratory(F,alternateyears)BIOEE4660 PhysiologicalPlantEcology,Lectures(S,alternateyears)BIOEE4700/4701 Herpetology,Lectures/Laboratory(S,alternateyears)BIOEE4750 Ornithology(S,alternateyears)BIOEE4760 BiologyofFishes(F,alternateyears)BIOMI2900 GeneralMicrobiologyLectures(F,S,Su)BIOMI3500/EAS3555 BiologicalOceanographyandOceanBiogeochemistry(S)BIOMI/PLSCS3970 EnvironmentalMicrobiology:Evolution,Biogeochemistry,Microbial
Ecology(F,alternateyears)BIOMI4140 ProkaryoticDiversity(S)BIOSM3210 AnatomyandFunctionofMarineVertebrates(Su)BIOSM3730 BiodiversityandBiologyofMarineInvertebrates(F)BIOSM3740 FieldOrnithology(Su)BIOSM3830 FieldMarineInvertebrateBiology(Su,availabilitywillvary)ENTOM2120 InsectBiology(F)ENTOM/TOX3070 Pesticides,theEnvironmentandHumanHealth(F,alternateyears)ENTOM3150 SpiderBiology(F)ENTOM3630 BugsinBugs:TheWorldofPathogensandParasites(S,alternateyears)ENTOM3440 InsectConservationBiology(F,alternateyears)ENTOM/PLSCS4440 IntegratedPestManagement(S)ENTOM/BIOEE4550 InsectEcology(F,alternateyears)
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NTRES3100 AppliedPopulationEcology(F)NTRES3110 FishEcology,ConservationandManagement(S,alternateyears)NTRES3260 AppliedConservationEcology(S)NTRES4100 AdvancedConservationBiology:ConceptsandTechniques(F)NTRES4110 QuantitativeEcologyandManagementofFisheriesResources(F)NTRES4120 WildlifePopulationAnalysis:TechniquesandModels(S)NTRES4280 PrinciplesandPracticesofAppliedWildlifeScience(S,alternateyears)PLBIO2410 IntroductoryPlantBiodiversityandEvolution(F)PLBIO2450 PlantBiology(Su)PLBIO3420 PlantPhysiology,Lectures(S)PLBIO3590 BiologyofGrasses(S,alternateyears)PLPPM3010 BiologyandManagementofPlantDiseases(F)PLPPM4010 MicrobialPathogensvs.Plants(S)PLPPM4020 BiologyofPlantPathogens(S)PLPPM4330 InfectiousDiseaseEcologyandEvolution(F)PLSCS/BSOC/IARD/STS/GOVT4303 TheGMODebate:ScienceandSociety(F)PLSCS3150 WeedBiologyandManagement(F)PLSCS4130 PhysiologyandEcologyofYield(S)PLSCI/BIOEE/BIONB4460 PlantBehaviorandBioticInteractions,Lecture(S)
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EnvironmentalEconomicsConcentration(EE)ESSstudentswithaconcentrationinEnvironmentalEconomicswilluseeconomicprinciplestounderstandtheinterrelationbetweensocietyandtheenvironmentandstudyhowenvironmentalpoliciesshouldbestructuredtoaddresstheenvironmentalchallengesbyunderstandingbehavioralresponsesofeconomicagentstothesepolicies.
LearningGoals:Studentswilllearn(1)howandwhymarketscanfailinallocatingscarceresourcessuchastheenvironment,energy,andnaturalresources;(2)howeconomicprinciplescanbeusedtopromoteenvironmentalprotectionandtheoptimalandsustainableuseofnaturalresources;and(3)howpolicyinstrumentssuchassubsidies,taxesandcap-and-tradeprogramscanimproveenvironmentalqualitybyincentivizingeconomicagentstoreducepollutionanddevelopandadoptcleantechnologies.
CourseRequirements:SevencoursesbeyondtheESScorerequirements.AEM2500:EnvironmentalandResourceEconomics,tobetakenwithinthecorecurriculum
RequiredMATH1110:CalculusI(F,S,Su)ECON1110:IntroductoryMicroeconomics(F,W,S,Su)ECON1120:IntroductoryMacroeconomics(F,W,S,Su)ECON3030:IntermediateMicroeconomics(F,S,Su)
TwofromthefollowingthreecoursesAEM4500:ResourceEconomics(S)AEM4510:EnvironmentalEconomics(S)AEM4940:BusinessandEconomicsofEnergy(F)
Onefromthefollowingdataanalysis/econometricscoursesAEM4110:IntroductiontoEconometrics(F)ECON3120:AppliedEconometrics(F,S,Su)ECON3140:Econometrics(S)ILRST2110:StatisticalMethodsforSocialSciencesII(S)HADM3740:FundamentalsofDatabaseMgmt.andDataAnalysis(S)PLSCS2200:IntroductiontoMappingandSpatialAnalysiswithGIS(F)STSCI4060:PythonProgrammingandItsApplicationsinStatistics(S)HADM4010:Data-DrivenAnalytics(F)
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EnvironmentalHumanities(EH)TheEHconcentrationemphasizestheimportantrolethehumanities,arts,andsocialsciencescanplaynotjustinproducingsolutionstoenvironmentalproblemsbutinunderstandinghowthoseproblemsaroseandreframingthemtoimproveenvironmentaloutcomes.Allhumansarestorytellers.Thatincludesenvironmentalscientists,whosestoriesaregroundedinanalyticalapproaches.Theenvironmentalhumanitiesexplorehowpeopleindiverseculturesconstructnarrativesabouttheenvironmentanditsrelationtohumansandhowthosenarrativesinformtheiractionsintheworld.Coursesexploringsubjectssuchasliterature,art,ethicsandculturecanhelpstudentsappreciatetheunderlyingvaluesandbeliefsystemsthatdrivemuchofhumanbehavior.TheEnvironmentalHumanitiesconcentrationisdesignedforstudentsdrawntowarddisciplinessuchashistory,ethics,aesthetics,literature,sociology,andanthropologywhowonderwhysomanybrillianttechnicalsolutionstoenvironmentalproblemshavefounderedinparticularsocial,cultural,andpoliticalcontexts.
LearningGoals:ThestudentsintheEHconcentrationwillgainanin-depthunderstandingofthesocial,cultural,personal,political,andpsychologicaldimensionsofhumans’relationshipwiththeenvironment,andofthemethodsbywhichknowledgeinthisareaofscholarshipisacquired,interpreted,andevaluated.StudentswhocompletetheEHcourseofstudywillbeabletoapplyframeworksofunderstandingfromtheenvironmentalhumanitiestocomplexinterdisciplinaryenvironmentalissues.
CourseRequirementswillbedevelopedduringthe2018-2019academicyearasthisconcentrationisimplementedwithinthecross-collegeESSmajor.Academicadvisorscanassiststudentsinselectingcourses,includingthefollowingcoursesthatarecurrentlyavailable:
• ANTHR2420:Nature/Culture:EthnographicApproachestoHuman-EnvironmentRelations(F)• ANTHR4025:DerangedAuthority:Culture,Power,andClimateChange(F)• ANTHR4101:TheEntangledLivesofHumansandAnimals(F)• ANTHR4390:PrimateConservation:Cross-culturalPerspectivesonWildernessPreservationand
Animal-Human(F)• ANTHR4801:WaterSocieties:Ecology,Technology,History(F)• ARTH2255:Ecocriticism&VisualCulture(F)• ASIAN1100:FWS:ReligionandEcologicalSustainability(S)• HIST2581:EnvironmentalHistory(S)• HIST2630:HistoriesoftheApocalypse:FromNostradamustoNuclearWinter(F)• COML1107:FWS:WritingtheEnvironment(F)• COML2xxx(newcourse):LiteratureandtheElementsofNature(S)• ENGL1168:FWS:CommunicatingClimateChange(F)• ENGL3675:TheEnvironmentalImaginationinAmericanLiterature(S)• NTRES3320:IntroductiontoEthicsandEnvironment(F)• NTRES3330:WaysofKnowing:IndigenousandPlace-BasedEcologicalKnowledge(F)• NTRES2320:NatureandCulture(S)• STS2061:EthicsandtheEnvironment(S)
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EnvironmentalPolicyandGovernanceConcentration(EPG)ESSstudentswithaconcentrationinEnvironmentalPolicyandGovernancewillstudythedesign,construction,implementationandevaluationofenvironmentalpolicyandmanagement.Thecourserequirementsincludeabalanceofdisciplinaryfoundationalcoursesintheenvironmentalsocialsciences,andopportunitiesforstudentstopursuetheirpassion.
LearningGoals:Studentswillgainanunderstandingofthemechanisms,strategiesandconstraintstosecuringsocialandecologicalwell-beingthroughconservationofecosystemsatscalesfromlocaltoglobal.Buildingonstudents’knowledgeofnaturalresources,socialandenvironmentalsciences,andstrengtheningtheirknowledgeinthesocialsciences,theconcentrationemphasizescriticalreasoning,communicationskillsandcapacitytointegratenarrative,statisticalandtechnicalinformation.Theseskillswillallowstudentstoworkwithgovernmentagencies,commercialfirmsandcivilsocietyorganizationsandtoaddresscross-cuttingcontemporarydebatesregardingconservationandtheroleofenvironmentinpolitics,economicdevelopmentandsecurity.
CourseRequirements:SevencoursesbeyondtheESScorerequirements.
RequiredCRP/NTRES4440:ResourceManagementandEnvironmentalLaw(S)DSOC/SOC3240,STS3241:EnvironmentalSociology(S)NTRES/BSOC/DSOC/STS3311:EnvironmentalGovernance(F)NTRES4300:EnvironmentalPolicyProcesses(S)1additionalHumanitiescourseStudentsshouldselectonecoursenottakenforthecorerequirements.
ANTHR/AIIS/BSOC2420:Nature/Culture:EthnographicApproachestoHuman-EnvironmentRelations(F)BSOC2061/STS2061/PHIL2460:EthicsandtheEnvironment*(S)HIST2518:EnvironmentalHistory(S)NTRES3320:IntroductiontoEthicsandEnvironment*(F)
1Methods/Toolscourse
DSOC3130:SocialIndicatorsandintroductiontoSocialScienceResearch(F)DSOC3140:Spatialthinking,GISandrelatedmethods(F)CRP4080:IntroductiontoGeographicInformationSystems(GIS)(F,S)NTRES4600:PlanningforEnvironmentalConservationandSustainability*(F)PLSCS2200:IntroductiontoMappingandSpatialAnalysiswithGIS(F)PLSCS4200:GeographicInformationSystems(GIS):ConceptsandApplication(S)
1additionalEnvironmentalSocialSciencesandHumanitiescourse:Choosefromlistbelow.
EnvironmentalSocialSciencesandHumanitiesAEM2000 ContemporaryControversiesintheGlobalEconomy(F,S)AEM3380 SocialEntrepreneurs,Innovators,andProblemSolvers(F,Su)AEM/NS4450* TowardaSustainableGlobalFoodSystem:FoodPolicyforDevelopingCountries* (SBA)(F)AEM4500* ResourceEconomics*(SBA)(S)AEM4510* EnvironmentalEconomics*(SBA)(S)AIIS/ANTHR3422* Culture,Politics,andEnvironmentintheCircumpolarNorth*(CA,D)(S)AMST/BSOC/HIST2581* EnvironmentalHistory*(HA)(S)ANTHR/AIIS/BSOC2420 Nature/Culture:ThePoliticsofHuman-EnvironmentRelationsANTHR4410* IndigenousPeoples,EcologicalSciences,andEnvironmentalism*(CA)(F)
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AMST/BSOC/HIST/STS3181*LivinginanUncertainWorld:Science,Technology,andRisk*(HA)(ForS)AMST/BSOC/HIST/STS4131*ComparativeEnvironmentalHistory*(HA)(ForS)CEE/TOX5970 RiskAnalysisandManagement(S)COML6185 IntroductiontoSystemsTheory(ForS)COMM2850/STS2851* Communication,Environment,ScienceandHealth(SBA)(S)COMM3080 CapstoneCourseinEnvironmentalandSustainabilityCommunication(S)COMM3210* CommunicationandtheEnvironment*(SBA)(F)(offeredoddyears)COMM4560* CommunityInvolvementinDecisionMaking*(SBA)(F)(offeredevenyears)COMM/STS4660* PublicCommunicationofScienceandTechnology*(SBA)(S)COMM4860* RiskCommunication*(SBA)(F)CRP3840 GreenCities(F)CRP4080 IntroductiontoGeographicInformationSystems(GIS)(F,S)CRP5080 IntroductiontoGeographicInformationSystems(GIS)forPlanners(F,S)CRP5460 IntroductiontoCommunityandEnvironmentDisputeResolution(F,S)DEA/PSYCH/COGSCI/1500* IntroductiontoEnvironmentalPsychology*(D)(S,Su)DEA4220/ARCH4601 EcologicalLiteracyandDesign(F)DEA6610 EnvironmentsandHealth(S,alternateyears)DSOC2010/SOC2202* PopulationDynamics*(SBA)(F)DSOC2030 GlobalGarbage(F)DSOC2050* InternationalDevelopment*(D,HA,SBA)(S)DSOC3010* TheoriesofSocietyandDevelopment*(KCM,SBA)(F)DSOC3140 SpatialThinking,GIS,andRelatedMethods(F)DSOC3200 RethinkingGlobalDevelopment:NewFrameworksforUnderstandingPoverty, InequalityandGrowthin21C(F,nextoffered2019-2020)DSOC/SOC/STS3240* EnvironmentalSociology*(SBA)(S)DSOC3400 Agriculture,Food,SustainabilityandSocialJustice(D,KCM,SBA)(F)DSOC4380 PopulationandDevelopment(S)IARD/DSOC1100 PerspectivesonInternationalAgricultureandRuralDevelopment(F)NTRES2320* NatureandCulture*(CA,HA)(S)NTRES/BSOC/DSOC/STS3311*EnvironmentalGovernance*(SBA)(F)NTRES/AIIS/AMST3330* WaysofKnowing:IndigenousandLocalEcologicalKnowledge*(CA,D,KCM,SBA)(F)NTRES4300 EnvironmentalPolicyProcesses(S)NTRES4320* HumanDimensionsofCoupledSocial-EcologicalSystems*(SBA)(S,alternateyears)NTRES4330* AppliedEnvironmentalPhilosophy*(KCM)(S,alternateyears)NTRES/CRP4440 ResourceManagementandEnvironmentalLaw(S)NTRES4600* PlanningforEnvironmentalConservationandSustainability*(SBA)(F)NTRES/FDSC/IARD4800 GlobalSeminar:BuildingSustainableEnvironmentsandSecureFood SystemsforModernWorld(S)PLHRT3600 ClimateChangeandtheFutureofFood(F)
*CoursemeetsaCALSdistributionrequirementforCA,SBA,KCM,HA,orDcategory.
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Land,AirandWaterResources(LAWR)StudiesinLand,AirandWaterResourcesprovidestudentswithafoundationinphysicalandchemicalprocessesandhowtheseinteractinecosystemstocontrolthetransportandfateofnaturally-occurringelementsandpollutantsintheenvironment.Theconcentrationemphasizesviewingecosystemsasintegratedsystemsbyrequiringatleastonecourseinecosystemecologyandonecourseinenvironmentalinformationsystems.Studentswithinterestsintoxicology,hydrology,climatechange,soilandairpollution,forexample,areencouragedtochoosetheLAWRconcentration.
LearningGoals:Theoverarchinggoalsaretoprovidestudentswithin-depthunderstandingofthechemical,physical,geological,andbiologicalprocessesthatgovernthecompositionofnaturalandmanagedecosystems,andwithexperienceinthemethodsusedtoobtain,analyze,interpret,andevaluatebiogeochemicalinformation.StudentswhocompletetheLAWRconcentrationwillhaveknowledgesufficienttodescribecyclesofbiologicallyandgeochemicallyimportantchemicalelementswithinandthroughecosystems.
Note:SomeofthecoursesinthisconcentrationrequiremorethantheminimummathandphysicsrequirementsfortheESSmajor.WerecommendthatstudentsintheLAWRconcentrationtaketwosemestersofcalculusandtwosemestersofphysics.
CourseRequirements:NinecoursesbeyondtheESScorerequirements.CoreCurriculumrequiredchoice:PhysicsCoreCurriculumrequiredchoice:BIOEE1610:EcologyandtheEnvironment
1additionalBiologicalSciencescourse:ChooseonebiologicalsciencescoursefortheLifeSciences
1additionalChemistrycourse:Chooseaphysicscourse(fromCoreCurriculum)andChooseoneadditionalchemistrycourse
Chem1560:IntroductiontoGeneralChemistry*(F,Su)Chem2070:GeneralChemistryI*(F,Su) (2070preferred;oftenaprerequisiteforotherLAWRcourses)
1additionalQuantitativecourse:ChooseMath1106orMath1110 Math1106:CalculusfortheLifeandSocialSciences*(S) Math1110:Calculus1*(F,S,Su)
1Biogeochemistrycourse:ChoosePLSCS3650orEAS/NTRES3030 PLSCS3650:EnvironmentalChemistry:Soil,AirandWater(S) EAS/NTRES3030:IntroductiontoBiogeochemistry(F)
5additionalcoursesfromLAWRelectivelistsChoose1coursefromList1,2and3andthentwomorecoursesfromanylist. LAWRList1:Chemical/PhysicalScience LAWRList2:EnvironmentalInformatics LAWRList3:IntegratedEcosystems/Ecology AdditionalelectivefromLAWRList1,2or3
AdditionalelectivefromLAWRList1,2or3OtherCornellUniversitycoursessimilarincontentandlevel(3000-levelorabove),butnotontheselists,maybechoseninconsultationwithyouradvisor.
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LAWRElectiveList
LAWRList1:Chemical/PhysicalenvironmentalscienceWatermanagement/hydrologyBEE3500 BiologicalandBioenvironmentalTransportProcesses(F,Su)BEE3710 PhysicalHydrologyforEcosystems(S,alternateyears)BEE4270 WaterMeasurementandAnalysisMethods(F)BEE/EAS4710 IntroductiontoGroundwater(S)CEE3310 FluidMechanics(F)CEE4320 Hydrology(S)EAS3530 PhysicalOceanography(F)EAS/BIOEE3500 DynamicsofMarineEcosystems(F)Atmosphere/climateBEE/EAS4800 OurChangingAtmosphere:GlobalChangeandAtmosphericChemistry(F)EAS1310 BasicPrinciplesofMeteorology(F)EAS2680 ClimateandGlobalWarming(S)EAS3050 ClimateDynamics(F)EAS3340 Microclimatology(availabilitywillvary)EAS3420 AtmosphericDynamics(S)Terrestrial/soilscience/geologyEAS2250 TheEarthSystem(S)EAS3010 EvolutionoftheEarthSystem(F)EAS/NTRES3030 IntroductiontoBiogeochemistry(F)EAS/PLSCS4830 EnvironmentalBiophysics(F,alternateyears)PLSCS2600 SoilScience(F)PLSCS3210 SoilandCropManagementforSustainability(S)PLSCS3630 SoilGenesis,Classification,andSurvey(F)PLSCS3650 EnvironmentalChemistry:Soil,Air,andWaterLAWRList2:EnvironmentalinformaticsCEE/PLSCS4110 AppliedRemoteSensingandGISforResourceInventoryandAnalysis(F)CRP4080 IntroductiontoGIS(F,S)EAS2900 ComputerProgrammingandMeteorologySoftware(S)PLSCS2200 IntroductiontoMappingandSpatialAnalysiswithGIS(F)PLSCS4200 GeographicInformationSystems(S)LAWRList3:Integratedecosystems/ecologyBIOEE4570 Limnology:EcologyofLakes,Lectures(S)BIOEE/EAS4620 MarineEcosystemSustainability(F)BIOEE/PLHRT4730 EcologyofAgriculturalSystems(F)BIOEE4780 EcosystemBiology(S)NTRES3220 GlobalBiodiversity(F)NTRES4200 ForestEcology,Lectures(F)NTRES/BIOEE4560 StreamEcology(F,alternateyears)PLHRT/PLSCS4660 SoilEcology(S)
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IndividualStudent-DesignedConcentration(ISD)Thebroad,interdisciplinarynatureofenvironmentandsustainabilitytopicsmeansthatthenumberofpotentialcombinationsofrelevantdisciplinesandcoursesislarge.TheISDconcentrationprovidesstudentsanopportunitytoworkcloselywithanadvisortoimagineandcreateauniquecombinationofcoursestomeettheirownpersonalinterestsandexploredomainsbeyondthespecifiedESSconcentrations.Itallowsstudentstopursuegreaterdepthinaspecificareaofenvironmentandsustainabilitythatisofparticularpersonalinterest,ordesignadistinctapproachtounderstandingandengagingin(re)structuringtheinteractionsbetweensocietyandenvironment.Bothoftheseapproachesemphasizedevelopinganabilitytothinkcarefullyaboutthemanywaysinwhichhumansinteractwiththeirenvironment.
LearningGoals:Eachstudentshouldworkwiththeirfacultyadvisortodesignacohesivesequenceofeightupper-divisioncoursesthatconstitutesathemerelevanttoESS,aswellastoprepareatwo-page(single-spaced)rationalefortheirthemeandchoiceofcourses.Theseeightcoursesshouldensuredevelopmentofspecificcompetencieslinkedtopersonalandprofessionalambitionsoftheindividualstudent.
CourseRequirements:EightcoursesbeyondtheESScorerequirements.• Nospecificcoursesarerequiredbutatleastsixoftheeightcoursesintheconcentrationmustbe
3000-levelcourses• Allcoursesmustbeatleastthreecredits.• Independentstudycourses,internshipcredits,andresearchcreditsarenoteligiblefortheISD
concentration.• Studentsinterestedindesigninganindividualconcentrationmustcompleteanapplicationbefore
beginningtheproposedcoursesintheirtheme.Inaddition,therationaleandlistofcoursesselectedshouldbecompletedpriortospringpre-enrollment(forthefollowingfallsemester)oftheirsophomoreyear.AnelectroniccopyoftherequisiteformisavailablebycontactingSuzanneWapner,[email protected].
Examplesofthemes:AvianEcologyandConservation,ClimateChangeSolutions,EcologicalAgriculture,EnvironmentalHealth,EnvironmentalInformatics,EnvironmentalLiteratureandCriticism,EnvironmentalMicrobiology,FisheriesandAquaticBiology,MarineConservationandManagement,SciencePolicyandCommunication,SustainableAgriculture,SustainableBusiness,SustainableDevelopment,SustainableEnergy,SustainableForestry,SustainableMarketing,WaterResourceManagement,WildlifeConservation.
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Concentration(Acronyms)
EnvironmentalBiologyandAppliedEcology(EBAE)EnvironmentalEconomics(EE)EnvironmentalHumanities(EH)EnvironmentalPolicyandGovernance(EPG)Land,Air,andWaterResources(LAWR)IndividualStudentDesignedConcentration(ISD)
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AcademicAdvisorsEnvironmentalandSustainabilitySciences(ESS)2018–2019
Name Department Affiliation Contact Info Research Interests and Courses Taught
Anurag Agrawal
Professor
Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
425 Corson Hall
607-254-4255
Community ecology of plants and insects, impacts of additions and deletions of species for community and ecosystem processes, conservation of iconic organisms e.g. monarch butterfly, Interdisciplinarity and sustainability science BIOEE 1610: Intro Biology: Ecology & the Environment BIOEE 3611: Field Ecology BIOEE 3690: Chemical Ecology Concentration: EBAE
Shorna B. Allred Associate Professor
Natural Resources
102 Fernow Hall
105 Alice Cook House
607-255-2149
Human dimensions of natural resource management with emphasis on forest and water resources and conservation related attitudes and behavior. NTRES 4000: Global Citizenship and Sustainability NTRES 4820: Agents of Change: Community Organizing for the
Public Good
Concentration: EPG
C. Lindsay Anderson
Associate Professor Norman R. Scott
Sesquicentennial Fellow
Biological & Environmental
Engineering
316 Riley-Robb Hall
607-255-4533
Renewable energy integration, sustainable electric power systems, optimization under uncertainty (to support energy decisions) BEE 4750: Environmental Systems Analysis BEE 4880/6880: Applied Simulation and Optimization for
Renewable Energy Systems
Anindita Banerjee
Associate Professor
Faculty Fellow at the Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future
Comparative Literature
216 Klarman Hall
607-220-3421
Environmental futures in global comparative contexts; Energy COML 1106: FWS-Writing the Environment COML 6902: Environmental Humanities – Theories and Methods Concentration: EH
Christopher B. Barrett
Professor Stephen B. and Janice G.
Ashley Professor of Applied Economics and Management and International Professor
of Agriculture
Applied Economics & Management
Department of Economics
340D Warren Hall
607-255-4489
Interactions between poverty reduction and environmental management in rural areas of developing countries, with an emphasis on modeling and policy related to coupled human and natural systems in the low-income tropics. AEM 2000: Contemporary Controversies in the Global Economy Concentration: EE, EPG
Rachel Bezner Kerr
Associate Professor Atkinson Center for a
Sustainable Future Faculty Project Directory, Malawi
Farmer-to-Farmer Agrocecology
Development Sociology
262 Warren Hall
607-255-3213
Sustainable agriculture, food security, health, nutrition and social inequalities, with a primary focus in southern Africa. DSOC 3400: Agriculture, Food, Sustainability and Social Justice DSOC 7500: Food, Ecology and Agrarian Change NTRES 3301: Sustainability Science Concentration: EBAE, EPG
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Name Department Affiliation Contact Info Research Interests and Courses Taught
Bernd Blossey Associate Professor
Natural Resources
206 Fernow Hall
607-255-5314
Evaluate effects of invasive plants, invasive earthworms and native deer on native species and food webs using a conservation biology framework. His emphasis is not only on discovery of impacts, but also development of appropriate management techniques, including biological control using insect herbivores. Concentration: EBAE
David Bonter Senior Lecturer
Director, Citizen Science, Cornell Laboratory of
Ornithology
Lab of Ornithology
224 Lab of Ornithology
103 Fernow Hall
607-254-2457
Foraging and migration ecology and large-scale (continental) research in the distribution and abundance of species using data generated by citizen scientists. Interested in social science questions related to why members of the public are motivated to engage in scientific research. NTRES 2400: Field Methods in Avian Ecology Concentration: EBAE
Joshua F. Cerra Associate Professor
Director of Undergraduate Studies
Landscape Architecture
444 Kennedy Hall
607-255-1694
Relationships between urban ecosystems and site development processes, urban ecological design, climate-adaptive design, sustainable development, green infrastructure, habitat planning and restoration design. LA 3170/5170: Design and Environmental Systems LA 4010: Urban Design Studio LA 4070/6070: Emerging Dimensions in Urban Ecology and
Sustainable Practices
Concentration: EBAE
Elisha Cohn
Associate Professor
English
171 Goldwin Smith
607-255-7111
Theories of the novel and lyric, ecocriticism, animal studies ENGL 168: FWS-Thinking with Animals ENGL 6755: Critical Ecologies Concentration: EH
Evan Cooch Associate Professor
Natural Resources
202 Fernow Hall
607-255-1368
Wildlife ecology and management, population dynamics, population modeling, quantitative methods, theoretical ecology, decision theory NTRES 3100: Applied Population Ecology NTRES 4100: Conservation Biology: Concepts and Techniques NTRES 4120/6120: Wildlife Population Analysis: Techniques and
Models Concentration: EBAE
Paul Curtis
Associate Professor
Natural Resources
222 Fernow Hall
607-227-5927
Population biology of birds and mammals, public policy education, management of human-wildlife conflicts NTRES 4280/6280: Principles and Practices of Applied Wildlife
Science Concentration: EBAE
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Name Department Affiliation Contact Info Research Interests and Courses Taught
Art DeGaetano
Professor Associate Chair
Earth & Atmospheric Sciences
1119 Bradfield Hall
607-255-0385
Climate variability, climate data quality, applications of climate information EAS 2680: Climate and Global Warming EAS 3410: Atmospheric Thermodynamics and Hydrostatics EAS 4470: Physical Meteorology Concentration: LAWR
Antonio DiTommaso
Professor Richard C. Call Director of
Agricultural Sciences
Soil & Crop Sciences
235 Emerson Hall
607-254-4702
Interested in the ecology and management of weedy species in natural areas and croplands. Ecology of invasive plant species and impact on the environment. PLSCS 2940: Introduction to Agricultural Machinery PLSCS 3150: Weed Biology and Management PLSCS 4440: Integrated Pest Management PLSCS 6140: Weed Ecology and Management Concentration: EBAE
Laurie Drinkwater
Professor
Horticulture
156 Plant Science
607-255-9408
Biogeochemical processes in agricultural systems, emphasizing mechanisms that control soil organic matter dynamics, C and N cycling, and the interactions between plants-microbes that drive these processes. Teaching/mentoring goal: help students to become scientists who are equipped to address challenges we face in agriculture and environmental management. HORT/ENTOM 4730: Ecology of Agricultural Systems Concentration: EBAE, EPG
John (Jack) Elliott
Associate Professor
Design & Environmental Analysis
4235 MVR Hall
607-255-9714
Regenerative design interventions in the built environment, specifically through materiality (embodied energy, LCA, carbon-neutrality, design for disassembly) and creative scholarship (aesthetics, sculpture). DEA 1010: Studio I DEA 2030: Digital Communications DEA 4220: Ecological Literacy and Design
Stephen P. Ellner
Professor
Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
E339 Corson Hall
607-254-4221
Modeler and theoretical ecologist; quantitative ecology BIOEE 3610: Advanced Ecology BIOEE/MATH 3620: Dynamic Models in Biology BIOEE 7600: Introduction to Modeling in Ecology & Evolutionary
Biology Concentration: EBAE
Gary W. Evans
Elizabeth Lee Vincent Professor of Human Ecology
Depts. of Design & Environmental Analysis and Human Development
E3415 Martha Van
607-342-1214
Environmental and developmental psychologist interested in how the physical environment (e.g. noise, housing, crowding) affects human development. Much of his work focuses on the environment of childhood poverty. DEA/PSYCH/COGSCI 1500: Introduction to Environmental
Psychology
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Name Department Affiliation Contact Info Research Interests and Courses Taught
Timothy Fahey Liberty Hyde Bailey
Professor Undergraduate
Advising Coordinator Chair, ESS Honors Program
Natural Resources
G16 Fernow Hall
607-255-5470
Dynamics of forest ecosystems NTRES 3301: Sustainability Science NTRES 4200: Forest Ecology NTRES 4201: Forest Ecology Lab Concentration: EBAE
Alexander S. Flecker
Professor
Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
E211 Corson Hall
607-254-4263
Freshwater ecology and conservation; Role of biodiversity in shaping riverine ecosystems; Vulnerability of tropical and temperate ecosystems to climate change; Ecosystem consequences of invasive species; Human impacts on running waters and their influence on ecosystem services. BIOEE 1610: Ecology and the Environment BIOEE 4560: Stream Ecology Concentration: EBAE
Todd Gerarden
Assistant Professor
Applied Economics & Management
466 Warren Hall
Environmental and energy economics, Empirical industrial organization AEM 4940: Business and Economics of Energy AEM 7510 Environmental Economics Concentration: EE
Marc Goebel
Research Associate
Natural Resources
G11 Fernow Hall
Forest ecology, plant and soil interactions, soil carbon and nutrient cycling, impacts of environmental change on belowground plant dynamics NTRES 2100: Introduction to Field Biology Concentration: EBAE
Christine Goodale
Professor
Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
E215 Corson Hall
607-254-4211
Forest ecosystem ecology, carbon sequestration, greenhouse gas balance, impacts of air pollution and climate change, catchment biogeochemistry BIOEE 1610: Ecology and the Environment BIOEE 4780: Ecosystem Biology BIOEE 6680: Principles of Biogeochemistry Concentration: EBAE
Nelson Hairston
Frank H.T. Rhodes Professor of Environmental Science
Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
E305 Corson Hall
607-254-4231
Organism response ecologically and evolutionarily to environmental change (human-caused and natural). Algae and small animals can evolve quickly changing their sensitivity to conditions where they live, also altering the environment of species living in the same food web. BIOEE 1610: Ecology and the Environment BIOEE 4570/4571: Limnology: Ecology of Lakes Lecture/Lab BIOEE 6601: Tropical Field Ecology Concentration: EBAE
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Name Department Affiliation Contact Info Research Interests and Courses Taught
Ann E. Hajek
Professor
Entomology
6126 Comstock Hall
607-254-4902
Ecology and sustainable management of insect species in natural areas, the urban environment and croplands. Emphasis on non-native invasives and impacts of climate change on their ecology. ENTOM 2020: Invasions: Trading Species in a Shrinking World ENTOM 4630: Invertebrate Pathology ENTOM 6900: Ecology and Evolution of Infection and Disease Concentration: EBAE
Matthew Hare
Associate Professor
Natural Resources
205 Fernow Hall
607-255-5685
Lab: 213 Bradfield Hall
607-255-7615
Uses genetics as a tool to inform demographic and connectivity studies at the landscape level, studies genetic and population of hatchery-based population supplementation, and genomics for natural selection and adaptation. NTRES 2830: DNA, Genes and Conserving Diversity NTRES 4100: Conservation Biology: Concepts and Techniques NTRES 7283: Molecular Genetic Approaches to the Study of
Ecology and Evolution Concentration: EBAE
Drew Harvell
Professor
Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
E321 Corson Hall
607-254-4274
Marine Ecology and Sustainable Marine Ecosystems, Invertebrate Biology, Ecology of Infectious Disease, Invertebrate Immunology BIOEE 3730: Marine Invertebrate Biodiversity BIOEE 4620: Marine Ecosystem Sustainability EAS 3510: Conservation Oceanography (Hawaii) Offering a
Research Apprenticeship for students in Spring (off-campus
Concentration: EBAE
Peter Hess
Professor
Biological & Environmental
Engineering
202 Riley Robb Hall
607-255-2495
Relations between the chemistry and composition of the atmosphere, climate and global change. Impacts relating to atmospheric pollution, climate change and threats to human health, agricultural productivity, and natural ecosystems. BEE 2000: Perspectives on the Climate Change Challenge BEE 4800: Our Changing Atmosphere: Global Change and
Atmospheric Chemistry BEE/EAS 4940/6940: Cross Scales Biogeochemical Modeling BEE/EAS 4940: Climate Change Solutions Concentration: LAWR
Ian Hewson
Associate Professor
Microbiology
403 Wing Hall
607-255-0151
Biological oceanography, with focus on marine microbiology and marine environmental virology. Examine the responses of marine microorganisms to their habitat, and the composition of viruses associated with marine organisms. BIOMI 1100: Microbiology of College Life BIOMI 3500: Biological Oceanography and Ocean
Biogeochemistry BIOMI 6906: Viral Diversity and Ecology Concentration: EBAE, LAWR
Robert Howarth David R. Atkinson
Professor of Ecology and Environmental Biology
Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
E309 Corson Hall
607-255-6175
Earth system science, oceanography, and aquatic ecology, with an emphasis on how human activity is changing our planet and evaluating ways to reduce human impacts through changes in agriculture and energy sources and use. BIOEE 1610: Ecology and the Environment (S) BIOEE 6680: Principles of Biogeochemistry Concentration: EBAE, EPG, LAWR
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Name Department Affiliation Contact Info Research Interests and Courses Taught
George B. Hutchinson
Newton C. Farr Professor of
American Culture Director of the George S.
Knight Institute
English
American Studies Program
M101 McGraw Hall
19th and 20th century American Literature, African American Literature, Literature and the Environment ENGL 1270: FWS-Writing About Literature ENGL 3675: The Environmental Imagination in American
Literature Concentration: EH
Karim-Aly Kassam
Associate Professor International Professor
Natural Resources and
American Indian and Indigenous Studies Program
122 Fernow Hall
607-255-9757
Biocultural Diversity, Ethnobiology, Human Ecology, Indigenous Studies, International Agriculture and Rural Development, Natural Resource Policy, Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation, Ecological Calendars, Environmental Stewardship, Participatory Action Research and Pluralism NTRES 3330: Ways of Knowing: Indigenous and Local
Ecological Knowledge NTRES/IARD 4800: Global Seminar Building Sustainable
Environmental and Secure Food Systems NTRES 7330: Socio-cultural and Ecological Role of Diversity AIIS 1110: Introduction to American Indian Studies II:
Contemporary Issues in Indigenous North America Concentration: EPG
Barbara Knuth Senior Vice Provost
Dean of Graduate School Professor
Natural Resources
501G Day Hall 350 Caldwell
607-255-5864
Human dimensions of fisheries management; environmental and natural resource policy and governance Concentration: EPG
Clifford Kraft
Professor Faculty Director,
Environment & Sustainability program (E&S)
Natural Resources
203 Fernow Hall
117 Kennedy Hall
607-255-2775
Fish and aquatic ecology, aquatic ecosystem management NTRES 1101: Introduction to Environmental Science and
Sustainability NTRES 4300: Environmental Policy Processes NTRES/BIOEE 4560: Stream Ecology Concentration: EBAE
Marianne Krasny Professor
Natural Resources
221 Fernow Hall
607-255-2827
Environmental education, urban youth and community environmental programs, civic ecology education. NTRES 2500: Climate Change Science, Communication, and
Action NTRES 3700: Global Engaged Learning for Sustainability Concentration: EPG
James Lassoie
International Professor of Conservation
Natural Resources
201 Fernow Hall
607-255-2810
Conservation science, community-based natural resource management, ecoagriculture, international development, sustainability science and management IARD/NTRES/ESS 4850: Case Studies in International Eco
agriculture and Environmental Conservation IARD/NTRES 2050: Worldly Explorations: Gateway to Engaged
International Experiences for Undergraduates
Concentration: EPG
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Name Department Affiliation Contact Info Research Interests and Courses Taught
Bruce Lauber
Senior Research Associate
Natural Resources
105 Fernow Hall
607-254-2892
Collaborative and community-based natural resource management, Invasive species, Human dimensions of Great Lakes fisheries NTRES 3300: Planning for Environmental Conservation and
Sustainability NTRES 4300: Environmental Policy Processes Concentration: EPG
Johannes Lehmann
Professor
Soil & Crop Sciences
909 Bradfield Hall
607-254-1236
Biogeochemistry of soils as it relates to functioning of terrestrial ecosystems and the human disturbance such as deforestation, agriculture and climate change. ESS 2000: Environmental and Sustainability Sciences
Colloquium PLSCS 4720: Nutrient Management and Research in
Agroecosystems PLSCS 6720: Nutrient Cycling in Natural and Managed
Ecosystems Concentration: LAWR
Caroline Levine David and Kathleen Ryan
Professor of the Humanities. Chair, Department of English
English
256 Goldwin Smith Hall
I am writing a book on sustainability, and the kinds of cultural forms we may need to help us to build a sustainable society English 1168: Communicating Climate Change Concentration: EH
Bruce V. Lewenstein
Professor Department Chair
Communication and Science &
Technology Studies
321 Kennedy Hall
607-255-8310
Public communication of science and technology; science museums; science journalism Comm 2850/STS 2851: Communication, Environment, Science
and Health Comm 3020: Science Writing for Media Comm 4660: Public Communication of Science and Technology
Concentration: EPG
Shanjun Li Associate Professor
Applied Economics & Management
405 Warren Hall
607-255-1832
Environmental and energy economics, empirical industrial organization, applied microeconomics Concentration: EE
C.-Y. Cynthia Lin
Lawell Associate Professor
Robert Dyson Sesquicentennial Chair in Environmental, Energy
and Resource Economics
Applied Economics & Management
407 Warren Hall
Environmental and natural resource economics, energy economics, industrial organization, applied econometrics, applied microeconomics AEM 4500: Resource Economics Concentration: EE
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Name Department Affiliation Contact Info Research Interests and Courses Taught
Irby Lovette
Professor Fuller Professor of Ornithology
Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
E145 Corson Hall
188 Lab of Ornithology
607-254-2140
Evolution, ecology, behavior, and conservation of birds; genomic approaches to understanding speciation and biodiversity BIOEE 1250: Spring Field Ornithology BIOEE 1780: Introduction to Evolutionary Biology and Diversity BIOEE 2525: Ecology and Conservation of Wildlife in the
Neotropics BIOEE 2526: Neotropical Wildlife Biology BIOEE/NTRES 7800: Seminar in Ornithology Spring Galápagos curriculum Concentration: EBAE
Natalie Mahowald Professor
Director of Graduate Studies
Earth & Atmospheric
Sciences
1112 Bradfield Hall
607-255-5166
Atmospheric biogeochemistry, atmospheric aerosols, earth system modeling EAS 3050: Climate Dynamics EAS 4400: Climate Change Seminar Concentration: LAWR
Carmen Enid Martinez
Associate Professor
Soil & Crop Sciences
906 Bradfield Hall
607-255-0895
Soil and environmental chemistry and biogeochemistry. Research projects focus on nitrogen-iron-organic matter cycling and organic matter interactions at mineral surfaces. EAS 3050: Climate Dynamics EAS 4400: Climate Change Seminar
Concentration: LAWR
Peter McIntyre
Associate Professor
Natural Resources
204 Fernow Hall
Ecology, evolution, and conservation of aquatic animals, and the roles that they play in river and lake ecosystems. My field work at sites in Africa, Asia, South America, the Great Lakes, and now the Adirondacks involves close collaborations with local partners and conservation NGOs, and seeks to meet societal needs for water and fish while protecting the integrity of natural ecosystems. Concentration: EBAE, LAWR, EPG, EE
Philip McMichael
Professor
Development Sociology
113 Academic Surge A
607-255-5495
Current research focuses on ongoing transformations in the global food regime (on global and local scales), affecting land users and land rights, food security, ecosystem integrity and climatic changes. DSOC 2050: International Development Concentration: EPG
Stephen Morreale
Senior Research Associate Adjunct Associate Professor
Natural Resources
108 Fernow Hall
607-254-4912
Conservation ecology, vertebrate zoology, amphibians and reptiles, wildlife, forest conservation, marine conservation NTRES 3260: Applied Conservation Ecology Concentration: EBAE
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Paul Nadasdy
Associate Professor
Anthropology/ American Indian
Studies
229 McGraw Hall
Research focus is on the politics surrounding the production and use of environmental knowledge in wildlife management, land claim negotiations and other political arenas. ANTHR 2420: Nature/Culture: The Politics of Human-
Environment Relations ANTHR 3422/AIS 3422: Culture, Politics, and Environment in the
Circumpolar North ANTHR 4410: Indigenous Peoples, Ecological Sciences, and
Environmentalism Concentration: EPG
Nina Overgaard
Therkildsen Assistant Professor
Natural Resources
208 Fernow Hall
607-255-2014
Integration of molecular ecology and evolutionary genomics to study contemporary evolution and local adaptation in fish populations with a keen interest in developing ways to leverage genomic analysis for improving sustainable fisheries management. NTRES 3400: Molecular Tools Ecology, Conservation, and Natural Resources Management NTRES 3500: Computational Skills for Efficient Data Processing and Analysis NTRES 6940: Current Topics in Non-Model Genomics Concentration: EBAE
Max J. Pfeffer
CALS Executive Dean International Professor of Development Sociology
Development Sociology
272 Roberts Hall
607-255-3755
Teaching concentrates on environmental sociology and sociological theory. Research spans several areas including land use and environmental planning, rural labor markets, rural to urban and international migration. Empirical work covers a variety of rural and urban communities, including rural/urban fringe areas.
Karen Pinkus
Professor of Italian and Comparative Literature
Romance Studies
K269 Klarman Hall
Environmental Humanities with a focus on climate change ROMS 2021: Humans and Climate Change Concentration: EH
Sara B. Pritchard
Associate Professor Director of Graduate Studies
Science & Technology Studies
311 Morrill Hall
607-255-3691
Environmental history, history of science and technology, environmental STS, and environmental humanities. Previous research focused on history of French water management; current research examines history of light pollution. BSOC/STS 2061: Ethics and the Environment BSOC/STS 3181: Living in an Uncertain World: Science,
Technology and Risk BSOC/STS 4131: Comparative Environmental History
Concentration: EPG
Joe M. Regenstein
Professor Emeritus
Food Science
B92 Morrison Hall
607-255-8041
Interests include food waste management with an emphasis on use of fishery byproducts for food and non-food use. Composting of food waste. Working with students to improve Cornell’s sustainability.
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Susan J. Riha
Professor
Earth & Atmospheric Sciences
1110 Bradfield Hall
607-255-1729
Soil-plant-atmosphere interactions; land use change, climate change, water resource management EAS 1600: Environmental Physics EAS 3010: Evolution of the Earth System EAS 4830: Environmental Biophysics EAS 6750: Modeling the Soil-Plant-Atmosphere Systems ESS 2000: Environmental and Sustainability Sciences
Colloquium
Concentration: LAWR
Amanda Rodewald
Professor Director of
Conservation Science Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Natural Resources
103 Fernow Hall;
Lab of Ornithology, 159 Sapsucker Woods Rd
607-254-2176
Ecology, conservation biology, ecological restoration, wildlife population and community ecology, avian ecology and conservation in temperate and tropical regions BIOEE 2670: Introduction to Conservation Biology
Concentration: EBAE
Paul Rodewald
Senior Lecturer Senior Research Associate Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Natural Resources
G11 Fernow Hall;
Lab of Ornithology, 159 Sapsucker Woods Rd
Ornithology, ecology of songbirds during migration, movement ecology, factors that influence distributional change of birds NTRES 2100: Introduction to Field Biology Concentration: EBAE
Ivan Rudik
Assistant Professor
Applied Economics & Management
462 Warren Hall
Climate change, energy, environmental quality AEM 4940: Special Topics in AEM AEM 6510: Environmental and Resource Economics Concentration: EE
Lars Rudstam
Professor
Natural Resources
211A Fernow Hall
607-255-1555
Aquatic ecology from fish to nutrients. Current research topics range from analysis of deep chlorophyll layers in the Great Lakes, to zooplankton dynamics, diseases in benthic crustaceans, restoration of native fish species, and fisheries. NTRES 3110: Fish Ecology, Conservation and Management NTRES 3111: Fish Ecology Laboratory
Concentration: EBAE
Aaron Sachs
Professor
History
American Studies Program
McGraw 350
607-255-1978
Environmental History, Environmental Justice History 2581: Environmental History Concentration: EH
Rebecca Schneider
Associate Professor
Natural Resources
220 Fernow Hall
607-255-2110
Sustainable management of water resources, wetland ecology and hydrology, plants and groundwater NTRES 3240: Sustainable, Ecologically Based Management of
Water Resources
Concentration: EBAE, EPG, LAWR
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Jonathon Schuldt
Assistant Professor
Communication
329 Kennedy Hall
607-255-1543
Factors that influence judgments, decisions, and public opinion in the health and environment domains. Interests include message framing, health claims and food labeling. Comm 2760: Persuasion and Social Influence Comm 3189: Taking America’s Pulse: Creating an Conducting a
National Survey Comm 4200: Public Opinion and Social Processes Concentration: EPG
William Schulze
Professor
Applied Economics & Management
109 Warren Hall
607-227-9895
Experimental and behavioral economics. Directed a project that constructed model of the US electric power system including high voltage lines, existing generation, emissions and health effects and predicts investment in new generation including wind and solar. AEM 4580/6580: The Economics and Psychology of Sustainable
Business Concentration: EE
Peter Smallidge
NY Extension Forester
Natural Resources
219 Fernow Hall
607-592-3640
Control of interfering vegetation, forest regeneration, production of high quality timber, maple syrup production NTRES 3250: Forest Management and Maple Syrup Production Concentration: EBAE
Jed Sparks
Professor Director of Cornell Isotope Lab
(COIL)
Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
E408A Corson Hall
607-254-4270
Interested in ways that organisms influence the cycling of elements and energy within ecosystems and between ecosystems and the atmosphere. Tend to focus on the ecology of arid and semi-arid terrestrial landscapes. BIOEE 3610: Advanced Ecology Concentration: LAWR
Richard Stedman
Professor Director, Human Dimensions
Research Unit
Natural Resources
101 Fernow Hall
607-255-9729
Natural resource based communities, social change, coupled human and environmental systems, environmental attitudes, social science methods, and environmental risk NTRES 2201: Society and Natural Resources NTRES 4320: Social Science and Resource Policy: Applications DSOC/NTRES 6201: Community, Place, and Environment Concentration: EPG
Patrick Sullivan
Professor Department Chair
Career Development Faculty Representative
Natural Resources
111B Fernow Hall
607-255-8213
Quantitative population and community dynamics, natural resource assessment and modeling, biological statistics, spatial statistic, marine and freshwater fisheries NTRES 4110/6110: Quantitative Ecology and Management of
Fisheries Resources NTRES 6700: Spatial Statistics Concentration: EBAE
James Tantillo
Lecturer Research Associate
Natural Resources
G22 Fernow Hall
607-255-2821
Environmental philosophy, environmental history, science policy, and animal ethics NTRES 2320: Nature and Culture NTRES 3320: Introduction to Ethics and the Environment NTRES 4330: Applied Environmental Philosophy Concentration: EPG
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Janice Thies
Associate Professor
Soil & Crop Sciences
722 Bradfield Hall
607-255-5099
Soil biology and ecology, rhizosphere biology, agroecology, soil health, molecular microbial ecology and biodiversity, biogeochemistry, microbial inoculants, N2 fixation PLSCS 3210: Soil Management for Sustainability PLSCS 4303: The GMO Debate: Science and Society PLSCS 4500: Master Composters PLSCS 4660: Soil Ecology PLSCS 6660: Applied Plant-Microbe Interactions Concentration: EBAE, LAWR
M. Todd Walter Associate Professor
Director, Water Resources Institute
Biological & Environmental
Engineering
222 Riley-Robb Hall
607-255-2488
Hydrology, interactions between ecological and hydrological systems, water quality protection, and applications of nanobiotechnology to environmental science BEE 3710: Physical Hydrology for Ecosystems Concentration: EBAE, LAWR
David W. Winkler
Professor
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Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
E241 Corson Hall
607-254-4216
Ornithologist with strong interests in physiological, evolutionary and behavioral ecology; explores the causes of temporal and spatial variation in the life histories of birds, focusing mostly on breeding biology and movements BIOEE 3610: Advanced Ecology BIOEE 4750: Ornithology Concentration: EBAE
Steven Wolf
Associate Professor
Natural Resources
121 Fernow Hall
607-255-0282
Political economy of environment, environmental governance, multifunctional landscapes, agri-environmental policy NTRES 3301: Sustainability Science NTRES/DSOC/BSOC 3311 and NTRES 6310: Environmental
Governance NTRES 4520: Land Use and Sustainable Livelihoods in the
Nilgiris (India)
David W. Wolfe
Professor
Horticulture
117 Plant Science
607-255-7888
Climate change adaptation and mitigation strategies for agriculture and natural ecosystems. Soil health and water and nitrogen management for sustainable crop production. Science communication PLHRT 1160: Nature Writing (First-Year Writing Seminar) PLHRT 3600: Climate Change and the Future of Food Concentration: EBAE
Wendy Wolford
Robert A. and Ruth E. Polson Professor
Associate Director, ACSF
Development Sociology
263 Warren Hall
607-255-2146
Issues within and between the political economy of development, agrarian studies, social mobilization, land reform and political ecologies of conservation IARD/DSOC 2020: Principles of International Agriculture and
Rural Development DSOC 3200/5200: Political Economy of Global Development DSOC 6150: Qualitative Methods DSOC 7290: Agrarian Social Movements Concentration: EPG
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Mark Wysocki
Senior Lecturer
Earth & Atmospheric
Sciences
1114 Bradfield Hall
607-255-2568
Air pollution and weather analysis EAS 1310: Basic Principles of Meteorology EAS 1340: Basic Meteorology Lab EAS 1600 Environmental Physics EAS 3520: Synoptic Meteorology I EAS 4570: Atmospheric Air Pollution EAS 4700: Advanced Weather Forecasting and Analysis EAS 5050: Fluid Dynamics in the Earth Sciences Concentration: EPG
Joseph Yavitt
Professor Director of Graduate Studies
Natural Resources
G21 Fernow Hall
607-255-6601
Biogeochemistry, microbial ecology, forests and wetlands NTRES 2010: Environmental Conservation NTRES/EAS 3030: Introduction to Biogeochemistry NTRES 3220: Global Biodiversity Concentration: EBAE, LAWR
John Zinda
Assistant Professor
Development Sociology
251A Warren Hall
607-255-1795
Social and environmental change, mainly in rural China. How state policies, community institutions, and household practices shape livelihoods and landscapes amid rural development, afforestation, and biodiversity conservation programs DSOC 3240: Environmental Sociology DSOC 6210: Foundations of Environmental Sociology Concentration: EPG
Environment&[email protected]
ess.cals.cornell.edu
Cliff Kraft
Professor Faculty Director, Environment &
Sustainability program (E&S)
117 Kennedy Hall 203 Fernow Hall
607-255-2775
Faculty Director of Environment & Sustainability (E&S) program that oversees the Environmental and Sustainability Sciences (ESS) major in the colleges of Agriculture and Life Sciences and Arts & Sciences.
Colleen Kearns
E&S Program Manager
117 Kennedy Hall
Oversees operations, curriculum management, coordinate workshops, research advising and senior research honors program, supports undergraduate advising
Suzanne Wapner
E&S Advising & Communications
Coordinator
G15 Fernow Hall 117 Kennedy Hall
607-255-1269
Academic advising resource for faculty and undergraduates, oversees E&S program communications, ESS alumni network, teaching support for ESS 2000: Environmental and Sustainability Sciences Colloquium
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