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The Byrd Center Has Achieved a Groundbreaking Milestone, Securing an Astounding $15 Million in New Research Grants Since 2022!
The Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center at The Ohio State University has achieved an unprecedented milestone, securing over $15 million in new research grants during fiscal years 2022 and 2023,…
The Surface Water and Ocean Topography Satellite: a Game-Changer in Measuring River Basins Worldwide, from the Familiar to the Uncharted
The Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) mission is set to revolutionize global hydrological research by improving measurements of river basins worldwide.
Using data from the SWOT…
Cryogenic Resurrections: The Perils and Wonders of Ancient Organisms Emerging from Melting Ice
In a recent scientific discovery, researchers successfully revived a microscopic roundworm encased in 46,000-year-old Siberian permafrost. Remarkably, the roundworm was so well-preserved…
Earth’s Climate: Past and Future
Two Byrd Center principal investigators have teamed up to offer a new spring course titled Earth’s Climate: Past and Future (GEOG/EARTHSC 4911). Professor Bryan Mark from the Department…
NSF EMERGE Biology Integration Institute Offers Summer Research Opportunities
Virginia Rich, associate professor in the Department of Microbiology at The Ohio State University and a principal investigator at the Byrd Center, is co-director of EMergent Ecosystem Responses to…
Open Faculty Position in Weather/Climate Data Analytics
The Department of Geography at The Ohio State University invites applications for a tenure-track position in weather/climate data analytics at the Assistant Professor rank. Candidate research…
Ohio Water Resources Center - Now accepting research proposals
The Ohio Water Resource Center is now accepting applications for research pre-proposals to address current water resource issues within Ohio. The application will be open until 4:00 p.m. on Monday…
Ohio State’s first satellite prepares for launch
Its name may playfully give homage to a 1980s video arcade game, but the technology on board The Ohio State University’s first satellite -- the CubeRRT -- could be vital for Earth science missions…
Internal Temperatures of Ice Sheet Measured by Airplane
In September, two Ohio State researchers journeyed north to test technology developed under the UWBRAD (Ultra Wideband Software Defined Microwave Radiometer for Ice Sheet Subsurface Temperature…