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Mary R. Albert
Rosie Askin
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Melisa A. Diaz
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Kathy Welch
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Which Byrd expedition member hitch-hiked across America for a job interview?
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Eunice Newton Foote: Climate Science Pioneer
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Steve Coss
Postdoctoral scholar
coss.31@osu.edu
Jaydeo Dharpure
Byrd Postdoctoral Scholar
dharpure.1@osu.edu
Fazlul Haq
Postdoctoral Scholar
haq.47@osu.edu
6146418821
Sam Herreid
Postdoctoral Scholar
herreid.4@osu.edu
Suzanne Hodgkins
Research Scientist
hodgkins.3@osu.edu
614-247-1617
Saurabh Kaushik
Postdoctoral Scholar
Kaushik.67@osu.edu
Kyungmin Sung
Postdoctoral Scholar
sung.229@osu.edu
Graduate Students
Jackie Beck
Ph.D. Student, Atmospheric Sciences
beck.746@osu.edu
1070 Derby Hall
Adrianna "Ani" Buxrude
Ph.D. Student, Earth Sciences
buxrude.1@osu.edu
Jack Dechow
PhD. Student, Earth Sciences
dechow.5@osu.edu
Saurav Dey Shuvo
Ph.D. Student, Atmospheric Sciences
shuvo.3@osu.edu
046 Scott Hall
Eshita Eva
Ph. D. Student, Geography
eva.4@osu.edu
1145 Derby Hall
Mariana Fontolan Litell
Ph.D. Student, Atmospheric Sciences
fontolanlitell.1@osu.edu
044 Scott Hall
614-292-1060
Sara Johnson
PhD Student, Geography
johnson.8995@osu.edu
1145 Derby Hall
Kara Lamantia
Ph.D. Student, Earth Sciences
she/her
lamantia.31@osu.edu
Byrd Polar (Scott Hall) 073
Laura Mason
Graduate Research Assistant
mason.567@osu.edu
School of Environment & Natural Resources
3309266516
Emily Mazan
Ph. D. Student
mazan.4@osu.edu
Irenee Felix Munyejuru
Graduate Research Assistant
ireneefelix.munyejuru@gmail.com
Brian Rakoczy
Ph.D. Student, Atmospheric Sciences
Rakoczy.4@osu.edu
040 Scott Hall
248-986-0776
Alyssa Reynolds
Masters Student, Atmospheric Sciences
reynolds.854@osu.edu
Forrest Schoessow
PhD Candidate
schoessow.1@osu.edu
Tal Shutkin
Ph.D. Student
(he/him)
shutkin.3@osu.edu
Joshua Steiner
Ph.D. Student, Atmospheric Sciences
steiner.273@osu.edu
1155 Derby Hall
Adam Tjoelker
Masters Student, Geography
tjoelker.4@osu.edu
Austin M. Weber
Ph.D. Candidate, School of Earth Sciences
weber.1158@osu.edu
Yue Zhang
Ph.D. Student
zhang.12439@buckeyemail.osu.edu
374 Mendenhall
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Vigo Bertolo
Education and Outreach Assistant
bertolo.7@osu.edu
3157277265
Alex Ensign
Undergraduate Research Assistant
She/her
ensign.47@osu.edu
Scott Hall 051
Jacob Fields
Student Assistant
fields.609@buckeyemail.osu.edu
Harrison Frenken
Student Assistant
frenken.4@buckeyemail.osu.edu
Macey Goorevich
Student Administrative Assistant
Goorevich.1@buckeyemail.osu.edu
Joseph Helterbrand
Student Assistant
helterbrand.7@osu.edu
Annalise Khandelwal
Student Engagement Coordinator
khandelwal.60@buckeyemail.osu.edu
Blake Murray
Undergraduate Research Assistant
murray.1067@buckeyemail.osu.edu
Aiden Ridgway
Student Assistant
ridgway.72@osu.edu
John Scholl
Undergraduate Outreach Intern
scholl.136@osu.edu
Haylen Scott
Graphics Design Student
scott.2651@osu.edu
740-935-8611
Molly Sheridan
Student Assistant
she/her/hers
sheridan.230@osu.edu
Kendyl Trem
Undergraduate Researcher
trem.13@buckeyemail.osu.edu
Director
Ian Howat
Byrd Center Director, ENGIE-Axium Professor & Distinguished University Scholar, Earth Sciences
howat.4@osu.edu
119 Scott Hall
Principal Investigators
Santiago de la Peña
Visiting Researcher
delapena.5@osu.edu
614 688-8635
Yanlan Liu
Assistant Professor, Earth Science and Environment & Natural Resources
liu.9367@osu.edu
223 Mendenhall
614-247-9304
Doug Alsdorf
Professor, Earth Sciences
alsdorf.1@osu.edu
614 247-6908
Emilie Beaudon
Assistant Professor, Earth Sciences
beaudon.1@osu.edu
108 Scott Hall
614 292-2682
Michael Bevis
Professor & Ohio Eminent Scholar, Earth Sciences
bevis.6@osu.edu
David Bromwich
Research Professor, Geography/ Atmospheric Sciences Program, University Distinguished Scholar
bromwich.1@osu.edu
614-292-6692
Jason Cervenec
Education and Outreach Director
cervenec.1@osu.edu
614 688-0080
Man-Yau ("Joseph") Chan
Assistant Professor, Geography
chan.1063@osu.edu
Thomas Darrah
Professor, Earth Sciences
darrah.24@osu.edu
ML 231
Amanda Davey
Associate Director, Global Water Institute
davey.22@osu.edu
Melisa Diaz
Assistant Professor, Earth Sciences
diaz.237@osu.edu
Mendenhall Lab
Michael Durand
Professor, Earth Sciences
durand.8@osu.edu
614 247-4835
Demián Gómez
Assistant Professor, Earth Sciences
gomez.124@osu.edu
ML321
(901) 900-7324
Anne Grunow
Senior Research Scientist, Director of Polar Rock Repository
grunow.1@osu.edu
102 Scott Hall
614 292-5348
Marta Jarzyna
Assistant Professor, Evolution, Ecology and Organismal Biology
jarzyna.1@osu.edu
420 Aronoff Laboratory
Ken Jezek
Professor Emeritus, School of Earth Sciences
jezek.1@osu.edu
614 292-6531
Joel Johnson
Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering
johnson.1374@osu.edu
614 292-1593
Laura Kissel
Polar Curator
kissel.4@osu.edu
614 688-8173
Min Liew
Assistant Professor, Civil, Environmental and Geodetic Engineering
Liew.36@osu.edu
Zhengyu Liu
Professor, Geography
liu.7022@osu.edu
1106 Derby Hall
614-292-7948
Desheng Liu
Professor, Geography
liu.738@osu.edu
1189 Derby Hall
(614) 247-2775
Berry Lyons
Professor & University Distinguished Scholar, Earth Sciences
lyons.142@osu.edu
614 688-3241
Bryan Mark
Professor, Geography
mark.9@osu.edu
614 247-6180
Alex Michaud
Assistant Professor, Earth Sciences
he/him
michaud.58@osu.edu
139A Scott Hall
Joachim Moortgat
Associate Professor, Earth Sciences
moortgat.1@osu.edu
Ellen Mosley-Thompson
Distinguished University Professor, Geography (Atmospheric Sciences), Senior Research Scientist
thompson.4@osu.edu
082B Scott Hall
614 292-6662
Myoung-Jong Noh
Research Scientist
noh.56@osu.edu
614-292-6641
John Olesik
Senior Research Scientist
olesik.2@osu.edu
Steven Quiring
Professor, Geography
quiring.10@osu.edu
614-247-8222
Virginia Rich
Associate Professor, Microbiology
rich.270@osu.edu
Riffe Building - Room 934
617-694-5087
Audrey Sawyer
Associate Professor, Earth Sciences
sawyer.143@osu.edu
614-292-8383
Frank Schwartz
Professor, Earth Sciences
schwartz.11@osu.edu
614 292-0069
C.K. Shum
Professor, Earth Sciences
ck.shum@outlook.com
614 292-7118
Roxana Sierra-Hernández
Senior Research Associate and Principal Investigator
sierra-hernandez.1@osu.edu
111 Scott Hall
614 688-8603
Jim Stagge
Assistant Professor, Civil, Environmental and Geodetic Engineering
stagge.11@osu.edu
Matthew Sullivan
Professor, Microbiology
mbsulli@gmail.com
Riffe Building - Room 914
Lonnie Thompson
Distinguished University Professor, Earth Sciences, Senior Research Scientist
thompson.3@osu.edu
082C Scott Hall
614 292-6652
Susan Welch
Research Scientist
welch.318@osu.edu
614 292-3229
Terry Wilson
Professor Emeritus, Earth Sciences
wilson.43@osu.edu
(614) 292-0723
Aaron Wilson
State Climatologist of Ohio, Assistant Professor, Ag Weather and Climate Field Specialist
wilson.1010@osu.edu
614 292-7930
Research Staff
Lesheng Bai
Senior Research Associate
bailesheng@hotmail.com
614 292-1060
Henry Brecher
Research Associate (Retired)
brecher.1@osu.edu
614 292-6461
Mary Davis
Senior Research Associate (Retired)
davis.3@osu.edu
614 247-7967
Don Kenny
Senior Research Associate
kenny.3@osu.edu
614 292-6013
Stanislav Kutuzov
Researcher
kutuzov.1@osu.edu
Ping-Nan Lin
Research Associate
lin.25@osu.edu
614 292-6361
Erica Maletic
Curator, Polar Rock Repository
she/her
maletic.2@osu.edu
103 Scott Hall
David Saddler
Research Assistant
saddler.13@osu.edu
614 292-2326
Stephanie Sherman
Senior Research Associate
sherman.1430@osu.edu
614 292-0863
Jamey Stutz
Research Scientist
stutz.20@osu.edu
614-292-5348
Sheng-Hung Wang
Research Associate
wang.446@osu.edu
614 292-1060
Bidhyananda Yadav
Research Associate
yadav.111@osu.edu
108 Scott Hall
Zhi-Ping Zhong
Research Associate
zhong.393@osu.edu
Administrative Staff
Cathy Carson
Grants Development Specialist
carson.7@osu.edu
108E Scott Hall
(614) 688-0548
Michele Cook
Administrative Director
cook.942@osu.edu
614 292-7972
Geddy Davis
Weather & Climate Services Program Coordinator
davis.5694@osu.edu
Scott Hall 135E
Todd Eckert
Senior Sponsored Program Officer
eckert.120@osu.edu
614-292-4510
Michael Gravina
Education and Outreach Program Coordinator
michael.gravina@osumc.edu
135 Scott Hall
(508) 667-6162
Jennifer Kashani Motlagh
Webmaster and Communication Specialist
kashanimotlagh.3@osu.edu
Tom Kassebaum
Systems Manager
kassebaum.1@osu.edu
614 247-6695
Charmaine Koch
Purchasing & Finance Manager
koch.266@osu.edu
614 292-6531
Pam Theodotou
Media Specialist
theodotou.2@osu.edu
614 292-6531
Emeritus Faculty and Staff
James Collinson
Professor Emeritus
collinson.1@osu.edu
James DeGrand
Assistant State Climatologist
degrand.1@osu.edu
David Denlinger
Distinguished University Professor Emeritus, Department of Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology
denlinger.1@osu.edu
400B Aronoff Laboratory
614-292-6425
David Elliot
Professor Emeritus, School of Earth Sciences
elliot.1@osu.edu
614 292-5076
Keith Hines
Consultant
khines1@columbus.rr.com
Lawrence Krissek
Professor Emeritus
krissek.1@osu.edu
614 292-1924
Garry McKenzie
Professor Emeritus, School of Earth Sciences
mckenzie.4@osu.edu
614 292-1107
Leonid Polyak
Emeritus Scientist
polyak.1@osu.edu
265 Scott Hall
614 292-2602