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Ongoing and Future Projected Intensification of Wet and Dry Extremes in North America
Kyungmin (Kay) Sung, a postdoctoral scholar at Stagge Hydrology Lab at The Ohio State University is the lead author of a study titled Ongoing and Future…
Using Satellite Altimetry Data to Monitor Groundwater Depletion Through Land Subsidence in California's Central Valley
Xuechen Yang, a graduate student in The School of Earth Sciences (SES) at The Ohio State University, is the lead author of a study using satellite altimetry data from California's Central Valley…
Welcome to Jennifer Kashani Motlagh!
This month, Jennifer Kashani Motlagh joined the Byrd Center team as our Webmaster and Communication Specialist. She shares this position with The Ohio State University's Global Water Institute …
2022 McKenzie-Brecher Undergraduate Scholarship Recipients
Congratulations to all 6 of this year's Garry McKenzie & Henry Brecher Endowed Undergraduate Scholarship recipients
Abby Dietrich is a Chemical Engineering student and an Undergraduate Research…
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) spacecraft…
Improving Forest Sustainability in Pan-India
Last month, Ying Zuo, a graduate student in the School of Earth Sciences (SES) at The Ohio State University, presented a research poster at the American Geophysical Union’s (AGU’s) annual meeting…
Cleaning Up Coal Mine Drainage and Producing Rare Earth Elements in the Process
Jeff Bielicki, associate professor in civil environmental and geodetic engineering and the John Glenn College of Public Affairs at The Ohio State University, co-authored a study published in the…
A Low-Cost, User-Friendly Technology for Making Samples and Artifacts Accessible to Online Audiences
The pandemic precipitated the need for virtual access to science through technology and hence the creation of the Virtual Rock Box. Rock samples from the Polar Rock Repository were scanned using…
The City of Columbus Releases Results of its Urban Heat Mapping
This past summer, Geddy Davis, program coordinator, weather and climate services, and Karina Peggau, education and outreach program coordinator at the Byrd Polar and Climate Research…