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A Conversation with Dr. Michael Durand about his NASA funded SnowEx Fieldwork in Alaska
In March, Professor Michael Durand traveled to Alaska for snow fieldwork. He joined a group of a dozen researchers from around the country, for a scouting trip to support a much larger community…
Congratulations Tal!
Congratulations to Tal Shutkin for successfully defending his master's thesis entitled, "Multi-Temporal Glacier-Climate Interactions in Peru’s Queshque Valley (~10S): Modeling Contemporary…
Women Pioneers of Antarctica
Last month the Smithsonian Magazine featured an article titled "Ten Pioneering Women of Antarctica and the Places Named for Them" in honor of Women's History month. One of the pioneers featured…
Dr. Aaron Wilson to lead National Institute of Food and Agriculture research project
Byrd Polar & Climate Research Center Scientist and OSU Extension Climate Specialist Aaron Wilson, in collaboration with Central State, University of Wisconsin, Michigan State, and Purdue, have…
Glacier Ice Samples Act as Records of Climate Change’s Impact on Earth
PBS Newshour Story featuring Dr. Lonnie Thompson, Dr. Ellen Mosley-Thompson, Dr. Emilie Beaudon, and the ice core storage facility.
Kira Harris Receives Henry Brecher Technical Achievement Award
Congratulations to Byrd Center intern and Class of 2020 graduate Kira Harris for receiving this year's Henry Brecher Technical Achievement Award!
This award is named in honor of…
Climate change lessons from Bangladesh's disappearing farms
Bangladesh, a country of 165 million in southern Asia, can teach people across the world a lot about how everything from climate to food to migration to economics is intertwined, said Joyce J…
As Johnson's chair term ends, faculty and staff offer thanks
After a four-year term leading The Ohio State University’s Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE), staff and faculty thanked outgoing chair Joel Johnson for his…
Lynn Everett Retires from Byrd Center, Receives Rae Mercier Award
Lynn Everett retired from the Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center on June 29 after serving for nearly four decades. Lynn was well known beyond Ohio State, having worked as the center's grants…