Campus Partners

As an academic institution with deep faculty expertise in emerging energy technology, seismicity, geology and the environment, Cornell is uniquely suited to explore Earth Source Heat. Meet some of the faculty and staff most closely engaged with the project.

Campus Partners

Renewable Energy

Jefferson Tester studies sustainable energy systems with a focus on geothermal and biomass energy research.

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Rick Burgess

FACILITIES AND CAMPUS SERVICES

Rick Burgess oversees campus energy facilities with a focus on incorporating innovation and sustainability into university services.

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ENERGY SYSTEMS

Lynden Archer studies polymers and nanomaterials for applications in electrochemical energy storage and energy systems.

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Facilities and Campus Services

Bert Bland is the energy/environmental engineer responsible for the campus energy systems.

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Frank Perry

Facilities and Campus Services

Frank Perry is the campus thermal distribution and hydroplant manager.

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Energy and Sustainability

Sarah Carson Zemanick is a sustainability practitioner with expertise in renewable energy systems and climate action planning.

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Facilities and Campus Services

Tammy J. Johnson is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) and a project manager for university capital projects.

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Patrick Fulton

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY

Patrick Fulton combines hydrogeology, thermal geophysics, and geomechanics to study heat and fluid in fault zones.

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FACILITIES ENGINEERING

Ole Gustafson is a geologist with experience in supporting and planning sustainable geothermal heating and cooling systems.

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ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING

Anthony Ingraffea specializes in the simulation and testing of engineered systems with a focus on sustainable technologies.

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Teresa Jordan

GEOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Teresa Jordan studies geology with a focus on subsurface energy resources, including geothermal energy and shale properties.

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Earth & Atmospheric Sciences

Geoff Abers is a geophysicist specializing in earthquake seismology. He also oversees the Ithaca-area seismograph network.

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