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Professor Terry Wilson Receives AGU's Ivan I. Mueller Award for Distinguished Service and Leadership
In recognition of her exceptional contributions to geodesy and her dedication to scientific research, Professor Terry Wilson has been awarded the American Geophysical Union's (AGU) …
Fluid Earth, an Enhanced Exploration Tool
An article in the September 2023 issue of The Physics Teacher, authored by Jason Cervenec, Geddy Davis, Michael T. Gravina, and Daniel Hamilton, shares new features…
Assessing the Thickness of Antarctic Ice Shelves: Concurrent Airborne Altimetry and Ice Measurements Reveal Thinner Profiles Than Expected
Recent research published in the Journal of Glaciology is the first large-scale study of its kind focusing on the accuracy of estimating the thickness and mass loss of Antarctic ice…
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…
StormImpact, a Pioneering Startup, is Helping Power Companies Mitigate Weather-Related Disruption
StormImpact is a pioneering startup co-founded by Steven Quiring, Byrd Center principal investigator and professor in The Ohio State University's Department of Geography, Senior…
Canary, a Documentary Based on Lonnie Thompson's Life Journey, to Premier in September
Lonnie Thompson, a distinguished university professor at The Ohio State University School of Earth Sciences, has amazed the world with his audacious expeditions to Earth's loftiest peaks. With 70…
Unearthing the Potential: Geologic Hydrogen as a Low-Carbon Energy Solution
The extraction of limitless clean energy from underground in the form of geological hydrogen is the focus of Koloma, a startup company co-founded by Tom Darrah, a professor at The Ohio State…
Congratulations Karina!
This summer, the Byrd Center's Education and Outreach Program Coordinator, Karina Peggau, graduated with her Master of City and Regional Planning degree. Her coursework primarily focused on…
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-…