Dr. Natalie Mahowald

Professor

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Biography

Professor Mahowald holds undergraduate degrees in German and Physics from Washington University, an M.S. in Natural Resource Policy from the University of Michigan, and a Ph.D. in Meteorology from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She conducted postdoctoral research at Stockholm University in Sweden before holding a faculty position at the University of California, Santa Barbara from 1998 to 2002. Mahowald spent five years as a scientist at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) before joining the faculty at Cornell University in 2007. Her research group focuses on understanding feedbacks in the earth system that impact climate change, including atmospheric transport of biogeochemically important species such as desert dust and carbon cycle effects. Her teaching interests cover climate change, atmospheric biogeochemistry, and modeling.

Research Interests

Awards

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AAAS Fellow

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Research Excellence Award

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Provost Research Innovation Award

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Lead Author

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Thomson ISI Highly Cited Researcher

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AGU Fellow

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Fellow

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City of Paris Research Fellowship

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Fellow

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Henry G. Houghton Award

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Marie Tharp Fellow

Requirements for Cornell University

Master Program
Requirements
TOEFL
Listening
Required:15
Reading
Required:20
Writing
Required:20
Speaking
Required:22
Total
Required:100
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in Architecture or related field
Application Checklist
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Specialization Notes

Department of Architecture