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Ian Howat - Greenland
August 1, 2018

Byrd Center Welcomes New Director

*/ /*-->*/ Ian Howat (right) and Santiago de la Peña (left) conducting fieldwork in Greenland, 2014.

 

The Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center is excited to welcome Ian Howat as our…

Lynn Everett
July 6, 2018

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…

CubeRRT team
May 21, 2018

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…

Jean De Pomereu
May 15, 2018

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…
Terry Wilson
May 8, 2018

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…

Downtown Columbus with Scioto River in Foreground
February 8, 2018

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…

Statue of Richard Byrd in the lobby of Scott Hall
February 1, 2018

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.

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Glacier Environmental Change
December 1, 2017

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 …

Award Ceremony
November 30, 2017

BPCRC Award and Scholarship Ceremony

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

On November 1st, BPCRC honored several scholarship and award winners with a special ceremony in Room 177.

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