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GSA 2023 faculty, staff, and student presentations
With 25 abstracts from alumni, students, faculty, and staff, the School of Earth Sciences was strongly represented at this year's Geological Society of America meeting. Use the dropdowns below to…

Ohio State's Polar Rock Repository: Celebrating 20 Years of Polar Discoveries
ORIGINALLY POSTED BY BYRD POLAR AND CLIMATE RESEARCH CENTER
The Polar Rock Repository (PRR) at The Ohio State University celebrates its 20th anniversary in 2023. An article in…

Congratulations to Melisa Diaz and the Other Recipients of the 2023-24 Provost’s Early Career Scholars
ORIGINALLY POSTED BY BYRD POLAR AND CLIMATE RESEARCH CENTER
The Ohio State University's Office of Academic Affairs has named Melisa Diaz, assistant professor (starting January 2024)…

An Earth Science Retrospective: Origin and development of the Orton Museum collection
Fossil fishes from the John Strong Newberry collection described in Report of the Geological Survey of Ohio, Volume I (1873), and reposited in the Orton…
Professor Terry Wilson Receives AGU's Ivan I. Mueller Award for Distinguished Service and Leadership
ORIGINALLY POSTED BY BYRD POLAR AND CLIMATE RESEARCH CENTER
In recognition of her exceptional contributions to geodesy and her dedication to scientific research, Professor Terry…

Allison Chartrand and Ian Howat find Antarctic ice shelves thinner than previously thought
ORIGINALLY POSTED BY BYRD POLAR AND CLIMATE RESEARCH CENTER AND OSU NEWS
Recent research published in the Journal of Glaciology is the first large-scale study of its kind…

CANARY: Documentary about Professor Lonnie Thompson to be released 9/15/23
Our own Professor Lonnie Thompson is the subject of a new documentary, Canary, to be released on 9/15/23.
Read more about Dr. Thompson and view a trailer here!

SES at Sea: Cook, Coyte, and Sawyer on the rig
As part of our highlight of SES adventures at sea, we highlight the team of SES scientists (Professors Ann Cook, Professor Derek Sawyer, and postdoctoral scholar Dr. Rachel Coyte) who were in the…

SES at Sea: Graduate Student Naim Fawz Sails off Greenland
As part of our highlight of SES adventures at sea, we follow doctoral student Fawz Naim to the Northwest margin of Greenland, where he is currently participating in IODP Leg 400. His expedition…