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Byrd Center Student Assistant Published in Ohio State Alumni Magazine

 

Savannah Stearmer is a student assistant at the Byrd Center and a senior majoring in English with a concentration in Writing, Rhetoric, and Literacy, whose work was recently…

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Ohio State Sets New Record with $1.38 Billion in Annual Research Expenditures

 

The Ohio State University set a new record in its annual research and development expenditure. In partnership with the university's colleges, the Enterprise for Research,…

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The Surface Water and Ocean Topography Satellite to Collect Data on Over 90% of the Water on Earth's Surface

On December 16, 2022, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket was launched into space from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, carrying with it the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT)…

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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…

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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…

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Water Imbalance Created in Tibetan Plateau as a Result of Climate Change Will Lead to Conflict

In a recent interview with Ohio State News Science Journalist Tatyana Woodall, Lonnie Thompson, Byrd Center Senior Research Scientist and Distinguished University Professor at The Ohio State…

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Columbus Selected to Participate in NOAA's National Heat-Mapping Campaign

Columbus was selected as one of the participants in National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)'s heat-mapping campaign in an effort to study the heat island effect of urban communities…

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OSU Lantern - Polar Predicament: Byrd Freezers in need of renovation

The freezers that have been active within the Byrd Center for over 30 years are beginning to show their age and fall into disrepair.

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Scientists scramble to harvest ice cores as glaciers melt

Byrd Center Research Scientist, Dr. Lonnie Thompson, talks to Reuters about the urgent need to collect invaluable ice core data before it's too late.