Earth and Environmental Sciences

Faculty Distinction 2021/22


Ryan Abernathey

Associate Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences

AGU Falkenberg Award


Ryan Abernathey

Associate Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences

AGU Falkenberg Award


Ryan Abernathey
Associate Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences

AGU Falkenberg Award


Nicholas Christie-Blick

Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences

Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science


Nicholas Christie-Blick

Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences

Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science


Nicholas Christie-Blick
Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences

Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science


Denton Ebel

Adjunct Senior Research Scientist in the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory; Adjunct Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences

Distinguished Public Service Medal of the Mineralogical Society of America


Denton Ebel

Adjunct Senior Research Scientist in the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory; Adjunct Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences

Distinguished Public Service Medal of the Mineralogical Society of America


Denton Ebel
Adjunct Senior Research Scientist in the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory; Adjunct Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences

Distinguished Public Service Medal of the Mineralogical Society of America


Kevin Griffin

Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences and of Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Biology

NSF Continuing Grant


Kevin Griffin

Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences and of Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Biology

NSF Continuing Grant


Kevin Griffin
Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences and of Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Biology

NSF Continuing Grant


Sidney Hemming

Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences

Guggenheim Fellowship

Lawrence L. Sloss Award Geological Society of America

Visiting Scholar, Harvard University Center for the Environment


Sidney Hemming

Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences

Guggenheim Fellowship

Lawrence L. Sloss Award Geological Society of America

Visiting Scholar, Harvard University Center for the Environment


Sidney Hemming
Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences

Guggenheim Fellowship

Lawrence L. Sloss Award Geological Society of America

Visiting Scholar, Harvard University Center for the Environment


Baerbel Hoenisch

Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences

AGU Emiliani Lecturer

Provost Leadership Fellow


Baerbel Hoenisch

Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences

AGU Emiliani Lecturer

Provost Leadership Fellow


Baerbel Hoenisch
Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences

AGU Emiliani Lecturer

Provost Leadership Fellow


Peter Kelemen

Arthur D. Storke Memorial Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences

American Geophysical Union Hess Medal


Peter Kelemen

Arthur D. Storke Memorial Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences

American Geophysical Union Hess Medal


Peter Kelemen
Arthur D. Storke Memorial Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences

American Geophysical Union Hess Medal


Jerry McManus

Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences; Chair, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences; Deputy Director for Education, Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory

US-Portugal Fulbright Award


Jerry McManus

Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences; Chair, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences; Deputy Director for Education, Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory

US-Portugal Fulbright Award


Jerry McManus
Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences; Chair, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences; Deputy Director for Education, Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory

US-Portugal Fulbright Award


Yves Moussallam

Assistant Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences

Next Generation Leader, Time Magazine


Yves Moussallam

Assistant Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences

Next Generation Leader, Time Magazine


Yves Moussallam
Assistant Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences

Next Generation Leader, Time Magazine


Meredith Nettles

Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences

DEES Undergraduate Student Committee Best Faculty Teaching Award


Meredith Nettles

Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences

DEES Undergraduate Student Committee Best Faculty Teaching Award


Meredith Nettles
Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences

DEES Undergraduate Student Committee Best Faculty Teaching Award


Maureen Raymo

Co-Founding Dean, Columbia Climate School; Director, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory; G. Unger Vetlesen Professor of Earth and Climate Science

Environmental Champion Award, New York State Senator Elijah Reichlin-Melnick

Elected Foreign Member, The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences


Maureen Raymo

Co-Founding Dean, Columbia Climate School; Director, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory; G. Unger Vetlesen Professor of Earth and Climate Science

Environmental Champion Award, New York State Senator Elijah Reichlin-Melnick

Elected Foreign Member, The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences


Maureen Raymo
Co-Founding Dean, Columbia Climate School; Director, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory; G. Unger Vetlesen Professor of Earth and Climate Science

Environmental Champion Award, New York State Senator Elijah Reichlin-Melnick

Elected Foreign Member, The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences

The Faculty Distinction awards are compiled annually by the offices of the Executive Vice President for Arts and Sciences in coordination with the Arts and Sciences Departments. The information displayed is archival in nature and reflects distinctions of the previous academic year - 2020 is a collection of awards an honors from the 2019-2020 academic year.

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