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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…
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…
Dr. Jean de Pomereu was Selected as the First BPCRCAP Research Award Winner
Dr. de Pomereu’s research focuses on the history of ice sheets, and how “it focuses on the introduction of satellite observation and computer modeling, and how the latter turned ice sheets into…
Professor Terry Wilson to receive the 2018 SCAR Medal for International Coordination
The 2018 SCAR Medal for International Coordination has been awarded to Professor Terry Wilson, Professor at the Ohio State University, USA, for her long-standing contributions and leadership of the…
Melissa wins second place at AMS
Congratulations to Melissa L. Wrzesien who won second place at AMS for her presentation “A New Estimate of North American Mountain Snow Accumulation from Regional Climate Model Simulations.”
Draft Columbus Climate Change Action Plan Available for Public Feedback
The public is invited to review and provide feedback on the Columbus Climate Change Action Plan from February 1, 2018 through March 9, 2018. Each of the chapters is downloadable as either a PDF or…
Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center Archival Program Announces Research Award
The Polar Archives is pleased to announce the Polar Archives Research Award. The 2018 award is $5,000, and may be used to defray travel expenses, living expenses or research costs. Criteria for…
Metal pollution and glacier melt in Peru (GlacierHub)
As glaciers continue to rapidly melt in the tropics, scientists and society face new challenges like the increase in trace metal concentration and pollution in the glacier watersheds. GlacierHub …
BPCRC Award and Scholarship Ceremony
On November 1st, BPCRC honored several scholarship and award winners with a special ceremony in Room 177. The Garry McKenzie & Henry Brecher…