Cisne, John Luther
Professor
John Cisne has been a Cornell faculty member since 1973. He graduated from Yale University in 1969 with a B.S. in Geology and Geophysics, and from the University of Chicago in 1973 with a Ph.D. in Geophysical Sciences.
research
research areas
- surface processes, sedimentary basins, & paleontology | research concentration area (EAS)
affiliations
faculty appointment in
- Earth and Atmospheric Sciences (EAS) | Cornell department
member of graduate field
- Ecology and Evolutionary Biology | graduate field
- Geological Sciences | graduate field
teaching
teaches
- EAS 1109 - Dinosaurs (R 12:20:PM-01:10:PM) | fall 2009 class
- EAS 1109 - Dinosaurs (T 12:20:PM-01:10:PM) | fall 2009 class
- EAS 1109 - Dinosaurs (W 12:20:PM-01:10:PM) | fall 2009 class
- EAS 1190 - Fossil Preparation (T 01:30:PM-03:30:PM) | fall 2009 class
- EAS 5110 - Earth System Interactions (F 01:25:PM-02:15:PM) | fall 2009 class
- EAS 7730 - Paleobiology (TBA -) | fall 2009 class
- EAS 1700 - Evolution of the Earth and Life (TR 11:15:AM-12:30:PM) | spring 2009 class
- EAS 4810 - Senior Survey of Earth Systems (TBA -) | spring 2009 class
- EAS 7730 - Paleobiology (TBA -) | spring 2009 class
- EAS 1109 - Dinosaurs (R 12:20:PM-01:10:PM) | fall 2008 class
- EAS 1109 - Dinosaurs (T 12:20:PM-01:10:PM) | fall 2008 class
- EAS 1109 - Dinosaurs (W 12:20:PM-01:10:PM) | fall 2008 class
- EAS 1190 - Fossil Preparation (T 01:30:PM-03:30:PM) | fall 2008 class
- EAS 5110 - Measurement and Discovery in the Earth Sciences (F 01:25:PM-02:15:PM) | fall 2008 class
service
current professional activities
- Member, Geological Society of America
- Member, American Geophysical Union
- Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science
background
educational background
- B.S., Yale University, Geology and Geophysics, 1969
- Ph.D., University of Chicago, Geophysical Sciences, 1973
awards and distinctions
- William Rainey Harper Fellow
- Woodrow Wilson Fellow
- NSF Fellow
publications
selected publications (listing in progress)
- How science survived: Medieval manuscripts "demography" and classic texts extinction. Science 307, 1305-1307.
- Sulfur, iron and organic carbon fluxes in the Black Sea. Deep-Sea Research 38 (Supplement 2), S1151-S1187. (J. Muramoto, S. Honjo, B. Fry, B.J. Hay, R.W. Howarth, and JLC)
- Palaeontological and isotope evidence for warm saline deep waters in Ordovician oceans. Nature 343, 156-159. (L.B. Railsback, T.F. Anderson, S.C. Ackerly and JLC)
- Earthquakes recorded stratigraphically on carbonate platforms. Nature 323, 320-322.
- Topography and tectonics of the Taconic outer trench slope as revealed through gradient analysis of fossil assemblages. Lethaia 15, 229-246. (JLC, D.E. Karig, B.D. Rabe and B.J. Hay)
- Triarthrus eatoni (Trilobita): comparative anatomy of it exoskeletal, skeletomuscular, and digestive systems. Palaeontographica Americana 9 (53), 95-142.
- Geographic variation and episodic evolution in an Ordovician trilobite. Science 209, 925-927. (JLC, G.O. Chandlee, B.D. Rabe and J.A. Cohen)
- Coencorrelation: gradient analysis of fossil communities and its applications in stratigraphy. Lethaia 11, 341-364. (JLC and B.D. Rabe)
- Trilobites and the origin of arthropods. Science 186, 13-18.
- Evolution of the Moon`s orbit and the origin of life. Nature 251, 124-125. (D.L. Turcotte, J.C. Nordmann and JLC)
- Evolution of the world fauna of aquatic free-living arthropods. Evolution 28, 337-366.
- Life history of Triarthrus eatoni, an Ordovician trilobite. Ecology 54, 135-142.