Research

Groups

Thunderstorm with lightning in field

Climate Analytics

Three panels. The first is a drought, the second is flourishing crops, the third is still water

Earth Systems Modeling

Two children standing over a container carefully shoveling dirt into plant containters

Education and Outreach

A large glacier. Walking towards its base are two figures.

Environmental Geochemistry

Snow and water in a rocky landscape. Mountains are in the background against a bright blue sky

Geological Sciences

Close-up of a glacier showing ripple like lines in the ice

Glacier Dynamics

Snow peaked mountain with a patchy coniferous forest lower down its side

Glacier Environmental Change

A group of people carrying ice core cannisters in backpacks down a snowy mountain

Ice Core Paleoclimatology

Research boat on calm ocean facing the setting sun

Paleoceanography

A large glacier with bright sunlight shining off its peak

Polar Meteorology

An arm surrounded by ice and pointing at the sky. The pointed finger covers the sun.

POLENET: The Polar Earth Observing Network

Remote sensing data of glacier

Orange and pink sunset over lake. The lake is surrounded by trees and grass.

State Climate Office of Ohio

Lush green riverbank surrounded by trees

Three people bundled in thick fur coats standing outside of a plane in the snow

Facilities

An empty auditiorium with view of the podium and many tiered seats

Learning Center and Auditorium

Ice core lab facility with two scientists in labratory clothing and various scientific instruments

Clean Room and Cold Labs

A scientist holding an ice core cyllander inside the ice core storage freezer. There are dozens of cyllanders stored on the shelves.

Cold Storage (Ice Core)

Several rows of library bookshelves filled with material

Goldthwait Polar Library

Surrounded by snow, four scientists drill ice cores from the glacier using a tall machine that towers over them

Ice Core Drilling

A computer numerical control milling machine (CNC mill) surrounded by other fabrication tools

Polar Rock Repository

A circular map centered on the North Pole showing the northern hemisphere. The map is backed by a blue to green gradient.

Sediment Core Repository and Lab