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2016 Byrd Postdoctoral Fellowship Program Announced
The Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center (BPCRC) of The Ohio State University annouced the 2016 Byrd Fellowship Program for Postdoctoral Researchers on January 5, 2016. This program was…
Collaborative Venture Results in Look at Climate Changes and Impacts in Columbus, Ohio
A collaborative venture of the Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center, City of Columbus, and GLISA has resulted in a two-page summary for Columbus, Ohio of climate change impacts already being…
New Resource for Teaching Hydrology in High School & Middle School
As part of a project funded via the NSF Geoscience and Education, we worked with Jason Cervenec (BPCRC outreach coordinator) and Steven Gordon (Ohio Supercomputer Center), and with Howard Greene (…
David Bromwich Elected as Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
David H. Bromwich, professor of geography and scientist at the Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center, has been elected as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS…
Quest for the Oldest Ice on the Third Pole Underway
The Tibetan Plateau or Third Pole (TP) covers over 5 million km2 and contains ~46,000 glaciers. These glaciers constitute one of Earth’s largest stores of fresh water which feeds Asia’s largest…
Dr. Aaron Wilson presents Extreme Weather in a Warming World: Impacts on Ohio and Beyond at the Ohio Public Private Partnership Fall Conference
OCTOBER 20, 2015
The Ohio Department of Transportation Auditorium, 1980 West Broad Street, Columbus, OH 43223
Registration begins at 8:00 a.m.
Register for the event.
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BPCRC Director Search Begins
BPCRC is seeking an extraordinary individual with vision who will provide the leadership necessary to strengthen existing research programs, develop research in new areas, encourage collaborative…
A Strategic Vision for NSF Investments in Antarctic and Southern Ocean Research highlights need for additional study of West Antarctic Ice Sheet
On Tuesday August 11, 2015, the National Research Council (NRC) released a major study on “A Strategic Vision for NSF Investments in Antarctic and Southern Ocean Research”. It recommends,…
Paper Looks at Changes in the Structure of the Western Greenland Ice Sheet Caused by Recent Atmospheric Warming
BPCRC researchers Santiago de la Peña, Ian Howat, and Ellen Mosley-Thompson recently authored a paper describing changes in the structure of the western Greenland Ice Sheet caused by atmospheric…