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November 23, 2022

Deep learning models track river extents at sub-meter resolutions

Earth’s surface water, such as river flow paths and inundated floodplains, evolves spatially over time. Where and how much surface water is present is critical for evaluating droughts, floods, and…

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November 1, 2022

Aaron Wilson Appointed as Next State Climatologist of Ohio

Congratulations Aaron!  In addition to his new role as State Climatologist, he holds a joint appointment as a principal investigator at the Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center (BPCRC) and…

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October 25, 2022

Congratulations to Jason Cervenec and Allison Chartrand, Recipients of the 2022 Lois M. Jones Award!

During the 4th Annual Byrd Center Symposium on Climate Change Research on October 21, 2022, Aaron Wilson announced the 2022 Lois M. Jones award recipients as Jason Cervenec and Allison Chartrand…

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October 18, 2022

Congratulations to Georgie Shockey, 2022 Recipient of the Gerlach Award!

Georgie Shockey, founder and co-chair of the Byrd Center Advisory Board, a director of the Ohio State University Foundation Board, Industry Advisory Board Member for the Association of Healthcare…

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September 8, 2022

Congratulations to Zhengyu Liu!

Professor Zhengyu Liu from the Department of Geography at The Ohio State University and a principal investigator at the Byrd Center has been selected as this year's recipient of the Bert Bolin…

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September 1, 2022

Ian Howat Appointed to ENGIE-Axium Endowed Professorship

Congratulations to Ian Howat!

Ian Howat, director of the Byrd Center, principal investigator of the Glacier Dynamics Group, and professor in the School of Earth Sciences, has been named to…

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August 30, 2022

Carbon Farming as a Solution for Climate Change

Dr. Rattan Lal, Distinguished University Professor of Soil Science, School of Environment and Natural Resources (SENR), College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences (CFAES) at Ohio…

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August 26, 2022

Congratulations Devin!

Devin Smith successfully defended her PhD dissertation earlier this month. The title of her dissertation was The biogeochemistry of Irish rivers in a changing world, Her committee members from the…

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August 23, 2022

Farming and the Environment on All Sides with Ann Fisher

Earlier this week, Aaron Wilson, principal investigator at the Byrd Center and assistant professor – Ag Weather and Climate Field Specialist within OSU Extension, College of Food, Agricultural,…