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Biography Sara C. Pryor is an atmospheric scientist who uses a combination of field measurements and numerical tools to improve understanding of the climate system. She completed her PhD at the University of East Anglia in the UK during which she spent time at Scripps Institute of Technology in San Diego and the Desert Research Institute in Reno...

Sorrells is also an Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future Fellow and a Cornell Institute for Food Systems Fellow. The Cornell Small Grains Project has a history of over 100 years of developing innovative approaches to crop improvement. Our research program utilizes appropriate technologies encompassing molecular genetics, physiology, pathology...

Keith is an environmental anthropologist and naturalist focused on better understanding how to amplify recruitment of citizen conservationists and the development of a 21st century land ethic. His work features efforts to locate and explore portals and pathways into conservation behaviors. Grounded in cultural anthropology, disturbance ecology and...

Wojtek Pawlowski's research group studies meiotic recombination using genetics, biochemistry and several advanced microscopy methods, such as restorative deconvolution, multiphoton excitation, and structured illumination microscopy.

About Wendy Wolford is the Robert A. and Ruth E. Polson Professor of Global Development in the Department of Global Development in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Since 2018, Wolford has served as the university’s vice provost for international affairs. Wolford is an expert on land distribution, use, and governance around the world...

Quirine initiated and leads the Cornell Nutrient Management Spear Program (NMSP), the applied research and extension program in nutrient management of field crops of the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences. Research Focus Improve understanding of nutrient dynamics and risk for runoff and leaching losses from inorganic and organic amendments...

Davidson works and teaches at the interface of art and science. She holds an MFA in visual art and a PhD in plant science from University of California, Davis. Her experiences in the arts and natural sciences coalesce into an interdisciplinary research-based artistic practice grounded in the ecological arts. Her expeditionary field-based artwork...

Dr. Bruce V. Lewenstein is a widely-known authority on public communication of science and technology–how science and technology are reported to the public and how the public understands controversial scientific issues and "emerging technologies" such as biotechnology and nanotechnology. Trained as a historian of science, he often uses historical...

Tim Setter is an Emeritus Professor in the Soil and Crop Science Section. He has collaborated with researchers at national institutes in Nigeria (NRCRI), Uganda (NaCRRI) and Tanzania (TARI), and at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) on the NEXTGEN cassava project, which is funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

As a Professor in the Horticulture Section, I'm actively involved in both research and teaching. My research focuses on digital viticulture, optimizing flavors and aromas in wine grapes, and improving both the environmental and economic sustainability of wine grape production systems in cool climates. I teach several undergraduate courses in...