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Research led by Lonnie Thompson of the School of Earth Sciences shows that ice preserved within Tibet's Guliya Ice Cap may be more than 128,000 years old, making it one of the oldest mountain glacier…
The School of Earth Sciences is proud to congratulate Thomas Darrah, Professor of Earth Sciences at The Ohio State University, on being named a recipient of the Geological Society of America (GSA)…
Research co-authored by Melisa Diaz, Assistant Professor in The Ohio State University School of Earth Sciences and Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center, is helping lead important conversations…
A startup founded on research from The Ohio State University is advancing a promising new approach to coral reef restoration. UZELA, a company built around technology developed by Andrea Grottoli,…
In a publication in the journal Nature, SES doctoral student Kara Lamantia and professors Lonnie Thompson and Emilie Beaudon used ice cores from Peru’s Nevado Huascarán to produce the…
SES Professor Elizabeth Griffith has been chosen to give the Endowed Biogeochemistry Lecture at the 2026 Goldschmidt Conference of the Geochemical Society. She will present "Isotopic clues to…
Dr. Andréa Grottoli, College of Arts and Sciences Distinguished Professor of Earth Sciences, has been selected to receive the 2026 John H. Martin Award from the Association for the Sciences of…
A new study led by SES Researcher Stanislav Kutuzov shows that microscopic dust preserved in Antarctic ice provides powerful insights into Earth’s past climate and atmospheric circulation. By…
Congratulations to the 2026 Summer Research Scholars!
Eleven Earth Science majors will receive scholarships to pursue research projects over the summer under the…
School of Earth Sciences Graduate Program Specialist, Angeletha (Angie) Rogers , receives a 2026 OSU Distinguished Staff Award!
The Distinguished Staff Award annually honors staff…
SES Assistant Professor Alex Michaud is a recipient of the 2026 Excellence in Undergraduate Research Mentoring Award. This is an annual award given by Undergraduate Research & Creative Inquiry in…
Professor Andréa Grottoli received the inaugural Faculty-to-Faculty Mentorship Award from Ohio State's Office of Academic Affairs for her excellence and leadership in faculty mentoring. Based on…
The School of Earth Sciences' BuckAI Observatory, directed by Dr. Joachim Moortgat, was recently spotlighted in the AGUTV Thought Leadership Series at the 2025 AGU Fall Meeting (December 15–19,…
In a recent paper in the journal Nature, SES Professor Michael Durand and his team uses observations from the new Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite to provide…
SES Assistant Professor Melisa A. Diaz will receive the 2026 F. W. Clarke Award from the Geochemical Society this July. The Clarke Award honors a single outstanding contribution to geochemistry or…
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A Columbus man who has spent most of his life collecting ice in the tropics will be featured on Comedy Central’s The…
The Ohio State University’s School of Earth Sciences is proud to announce that Dr. Melisa Diaz, SES faculty member and polar geochemistry expert, will serve as co-lead of the Cryosphere Domain for…
The February 2026 issue of the journal Spectrochimica Acta Part B: Atomic Spectroscopy is dedicated to Dr. John Olesik, senior research scientist in SES and director of the Trace Element Research…
The Alumni Board visited the School of Earth Sciences on November 3rd. Board members advised SES on the focus of the new departmental strategic plan, participated in student-alumni career chats,…
During fall break, Professors Derek Sawyer and Matthew Saltzman led a field trip to share the spectacular geology of the Guadalupe Mountains with 8 of our earth science graduate students. The 5…
The Geology Club packed their fall semester with adventures across Ohio and Kentucky. Members visited Mammoth Cave National Park, went fossil hunting at Trammel Fossil Park, and hiked at both…
This November, the School of Earth Sciences Graduate Student Club, led by Noah Gronewold, Matthew Idzakovich, and Denise Mondragon, hosted two outreach events with students ranging in age from k…
SES was selected to participate in this year’s two-day ExxonMobil Southeast Recruiting Short Course on “Subsurface Geology and Fluid Flow: Application in Basic Geologic Modeling”, November 6-9,…
Ohio State University's School of Earth Sciences Receives $4.7M Endowment from the Estate of Donald E. Jessup
The Ohio State University proudly announces the largest gift…
Professor Andrea Grottoli led her Earth Sciences Oceanography class on their annual field trip to experience marine organisms firsthand, visiting both the Reef Systems Coral Farm and the Columbus…
The School of Earth Sciences Alumni Board visited campus on November 3rd, bringing together professional expertise and student curiosity through strategic planning sessions, career conversations,…
During fall break, Professors Derek Sawyer and Matthew Saltzman led a field trip to share the spectacular geology of the Guadalupe Mountains with 8 of our earth science graduate students. The 5…
Ohio State University School of Earth Sciences graduate student Saffron Martin traveled to Southampton, United Kingdom, this October to present her research at the Gas in Marine Sediments (GIMS16)…
The Friends of Orton Hall Fund has been providing invaluable support for our students to conduct fieldwork, present at conferences, and achieve research milestones. We extend our heartfelt thanks…
A new textbook entitled Physical Geodesy: Global Elastic Deformation of the Earth, authored by Prof. Jun-Yi Guo is currently in press with Springer.
Its contents belong to the…
Dr. Emilie Beaudon, Research Scientist at the Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center and Assistant Professor in the School of Earth Sciences, has been awarded an NSF-CAREER grant. Her 5-year…
To capitalize on the opportunities offered by artificial intelligence (AI) and The Ohio State University’s focus on becoming a national leader in the field, the College of Arts and Sciences has…
A new publication in the journal Science of the Total Environment by Professor Grottoli's team and lead by her postdoc Dr. Hulver shows that even the most resilient corals will suffer from…
New study by the Grottoli team graduate student Shannon Dixon published in the journal Environmental Science and Technology shows that UZELA technology doubles baby coral survivorship and…
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Professor Patrick Louchouarn was recently featured on "Living on Earth," a nationally syndicated environmental news program that airs on public radio stations nationwide.
In the segment…
Batoul sailed on the NSF research vessel Sikuliaq on a two-week-long expedition in the Gulf of Alaska this June. The goals of this expedition were to: (1) understand how iron is stored and…
Congratulations to Dr. Dale Gnidovec on Receiving the 2025 ODNR Cardinal Award!
We are thrilled to share that Dr. Dale Gnidovec, Curator of…
Unearthing these sediments may pave the way for advanced climate research
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After over 25 years as a faculty member in the School of Earth Sciences, Professor W Berry Lyons retired from Ohio State on 31 May, 2025. Lyons was hired in December, 1999 as the Director of the…
This year marks the 78th anniversary of our Field Camp program in the School of Earth Sciences.
The team consists of 15 students (11 from Ohio State and 4 from other Ohio schools), 2…
We proudly announce that Assistant Professor Melisa Diaz, principal investigator of the Polar and Environmental Geochemistry Lab, has been named a 2025–2027 CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar. Diaz is…
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Congratulations to our Spring 2025 graduates!
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Brendan W. Crowell, assistant professor, School of Earth Sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences, was awarded a 2025-2026 Fulbright U.S. Specialist grant to the Escuela Politécnica Nacional…
School of Earth Science Assistant Professors Alex Michaud and Emilie Beaudon were awarded a one-year grant from the College of Arts and Science to study how life persists in glaciers. The grant…
Dr. David Cole, Professor and Ohio Research Scholar Endowed Chair in Subsurface Science and Sustainability, has been elected a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science …
Congratulations to SES undergraduate Abby Smith for her 2nd place finish at the Denman Undergraduate Research Forum in the Earth & Beyond category for her undergraduate thesis research "Examining…
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A comprehensive study recently published in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics by a team of international…
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In celebration of this year's Chemists Celebrate Earth Week theme, "Glaciers: Hot Topic, Cool Chemistry!"…
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Earlier this week, in recognition of their exceptional contributions to scholarship, leadership, and service,…
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A new study published in Science of Remote Sensing presents a substantial improvement in reconstructing missing…
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In a recent episode of Tech Tuesday on WOSU, All Sides' Amy Juravich engaged in a compelling discussion with two of The…
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The Ohio State University researchers are pioneering a promising climate change mitigation strategy by exploring the…
Thanks to funding from the Friends of Orton Hall (FOH), nine graduate students had the opportunity to travel globally for conferences and fieldwork in the summer and fall of 2024. They presented…
Established in the late 1980’s by Professors Hal Noltimier, Jeff Daniels, Ian Whillans, Ken Jezek, and Ralph von Frese, the Fund promotes geophysical research…
Dr. Shelley Judge returned to the OSU School of Earth Sciences family full time in Spring 2025 as an Assistant Professor of Teaching. Shelley is a classically trained field geologist and science…
The School of Earth Sciences has made a significant investment in our students' and researchers’ computational capabilities by purchasing dedicated high-performance computing resources within the…
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A new study published this week in Nature Geoscience reveals that in response to climate change, the Greenland…
Professors David Cole and Ann Cook of the School of Earth Sciences will receive $1.2 million in funding as part of a cooperative agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office…
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Human activities have led to the pollution of…
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Tropical glaciers are losing ice more rapidly than most other regions worldwide, and the Quelccaya Ice Cap in Peru’s…
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In a significant environmental study led by researchers at The Ohio State University and collaborators from Texas A&M…
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A new traveling exhibit titled "Dust: Jumpstarting Life on Earth’s Coldest, Driest Continent" is set to unveil the…
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Last month, the European Geosciences Union's (EGU's) The Cryosphere published a study investigating the…
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In a recent study published in Nature, an international research team including Michael Bevis and C.K. Shum…
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In 2022, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution declaring 2025 the International Year of Glaciers'…
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Last month, at the prestigious American Geophysical Union (AGU) Annual Meeting, Postdoctoral Scholar Steve Coss from the…
Professors David Cole and Ann Cook of the School of Earth Sciences will receive $1.2 million in funding as part of a cooperative agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office…
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In September, SES made its usual strong showing at the Fall Geological Society of America Meeting in California. We gave over 23 presentations as talks and posters. Topics covered the full…
The School of Earth Sciences has launched an exciting new initiative to strengthen our community's technical capabilities and foster collaboration across the department. The "SES Tech Meetup,"…
In September, a class of 10 SES students visited the shores of Lake Erie to collect data for their graduate-level seminar on Coastal Processes. The seminar is being taught by Professors Derek and…
SES has developed "Grad School 101" (EarthSci 6101), a skills and cohort building course designed for first year graduate students, alternatively taught by Profs. Ann Cook and Melisa Diaz. Recent…
With 23 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…
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The European Space Agency's (ESA's) CryoSat mission has provided invaluable insights on the retreat of the Thwaites…
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The Ohio State University's Earth Sciences Professor Emeritus Ken Jezek and Electrical and Computer Engineering Professor…
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Natural climate patterns such as El Niño are causing tropical glaciers to lose their ice at an alarming rate, a new study…
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Rapid warming has impacted the northern ecosystem so significantly that scientists are concerned the region’s vegetation…
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In a significant environmental study led by researchers at The Ohio State University and collaborators from Texas A&M…
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Coral reefs will continue to experience severe heat stress as rising temperatures cause the oceans to…
This month, as Senior Research Scientist Dr. Sue Welch departs SES to join Koloma, we reflect back in gratitude on her 16 years of dedicated service. Dr. Welch has…
The Orton Geological Museum opened to the public in August 1874. With the start of the 2024-2025 academic year, the museum enters its 150th year. We are celebrating the sesquicentennial with new…
If you see some new faces around the School of Earth Sciences (SES), they might be part of our new freshman class. We warmly welcome Alfonso Aguirre, Kyra Avarello, Elizabeth Burroughs, Paige…
The Geology Club within the School of Earth Science is both an academic and social club aimed at engaging undergraduate students with Earth Science material. During the weekly meetings, the club…
Thanks to funds from the Friends of Orton Hall, PhD candidate Carmi Thompson was able to travel to the Natural History Museum (NHM) in London, England to work with collaborators Dr. Jon Todd, Dr…
CIRES' Girls* on Rock program, a wilderness science education initiative for high school youth, has found new success in 2024 thanks to NSF funding. Our own Dr. Melisa Diaz, assistant professor…
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Advanced Dating Techniques Using Cosmic Rays Offer New Insights into Earth's Past and Present…
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The scientific community is bidding farewell to the JOIDES Resolution, a storied ocean drilling vessel that has…
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In a detailed article published in the Environmental Monitor earlier this year, Distinguished…
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In a recent study published in the American Chemical Society's Environmental Science & Technology…
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On June 30th, Professor Steven Lower completed his term as Director of the School of Earth Sciences. Some of the highlights of his term include hiring six new faculty members: Emilie Beaudon,…
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Professors Jill Leonard-Pingel and Liz Griffith led 15 students on the Study Abroad program “Exploring the Natural History of The Bahamas” to the island of…
This April, many were excited about having the luck of witnessing a total solar eclipse without traveling faraway. This is no exception for students in geodetic science. The totality belt of the…
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People may be surprised to learn that, despite being in the heart of the Midwest, Ohio is home to spectacular coral…
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When the skeletal remains of a giant ground sloth were first unearthed in 1796, the discovery…
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In the world of hydrologic science, a new chapter is being written with the advent of the Surface Water and Ocean…
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In an effort to understand the earth's climate system, especially the regional variability of precipitation, which is…
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An international team has successfully hot-water drilled through 580 meters of Antarctic ice, collected numerous…
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Recently published research conducted on an ice core from Mount Elbrus in the Caucasus region aimed to reconstruct the…
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Congratulations to this year's Edward F. Hayes Advanced Research Forum participants, who showcased their research on…
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In 2017 Nancy Lieftinck established a Field Camp fund in memory of her husband, John. Since its creation, her…
Dr. Melisa Diaz joined the School of Earth Sciences as a Provost Early Career Scholar Assistant Professor in January 2024. She is an SES alum who earned her PhD in 2020 before starting a…
SES PhD candidate Frank (Zhaozhe) Chen received the Graduate School’s Graduate Associate Teaching Award for his exceptional service to SES classes and students. Frank has served as GTA…
Joachim Moortgat, an associate professor in the School of Earth Sciences, provided background on hydrogen extraction for a feature in New Scientist. “The gold hydrogen rush: Does Earth…
Our own Professor Thomas H. Darrah was recently featured in an article by Forbes. Cofounder of Koloma, a clean fuel startup company, Darrah spent years studying where hydrogen pockets are…
The Carboniferous Period (359–200 million years ago) is known as the “Age of Coal Swamps” and the “Age of Sharks.” And Ohio’s Carboniferous rocks are rich in both coal formed in these swamps and…
I am excited to join OSU, the School of Earth Sciences, and Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center. My fascination with ice started at a very young age. I grew up in Minnesota and spent many days…
Established in 2006 by numerous donors, the Friends of Orton Hall fund supports undergraduate and graduate students doing research. In calendar year 2023, donors gave over $37,000 to support the…
Dr. Emilie Beaudon is an ice core paleoclimatologist whose research focuses on extracting multi-millennium records of wildfires, mineral dust and trace metals…
In August 2024, Dr. Brendan Crowell will be joining the School of Earth Sciences as an Assistant Professor within the Division of Geodetic Science. He received his Ph.D. from Scripps Institution…
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The Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center and the School of Earth Sciences are excited to welcome three…
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In a pioneering partnership with Google Arts & Culture, NASA has collaborated with artist Yiyun Kang to…
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In a comprehensive study spanning 300 years (1700-2005) of an ice core from Svalbard in the…
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Congratulations to Zhaozhe (Frank) Chen, recipient of the Presidential Fellowship for final-year PhD students! Advised by Prof Ozeas Costa, Frank’s PhD thesis title is entitled “Investigation of…
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ABC News Live Prime recently aired reporter Melissa Adan's interview with University Distinguished…
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Could robots…
School of Earth Sciences Professor Ian Howat led a field trip for students and faculty to Kelly's Island and Marblehead, Ohio on 16 September 2023 to explore glacially formed…
Much like the gut microbiome in humans is associated with human health, the coral microbiome appears to play a role in coral health. The Grottoli team in the School of Earth Sciences conducted a…
Between October 5 and 13 the research group from the Central Andes GNSS Project in Argentina, lead by Demián Gómez, performed maintenance tasks to continuous GNSS stations in the Argentine…
As part of the celebrations around University Homecoming, the School of Earth Sciences held a brunch on Saturday morning, October 7, in Orton Hall. Returning alumni had a great opportunity to meet…
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Lonnie Thompson has…
Since its inception, the Orton Geological Museum, along with its parent unit, the Department of Geology (now the School of Earth Sciences), has maintained a close link with the community. Both the…
Students Measure Geochemistry in the Field
In September, the Introduction to Geochemistry class (taught by Professor Liz Griffith) traveled to southeast Ohio to look at water quality…
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A recent study published in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres is the first to examine the oxygen…
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Precise dating of glacial deposits from Byrd Glacier's Lonewolf Nunataks shows that one of the world's…
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Dr. Sarah Fortner has been honored with the 2023 Lois M. Jones Award for her outstanding contributions to Science…
As part of our highlight of SES adventures at sea, we follow undergraduate student Anastasiia Krysova on her voyage aboard the Langseth. She shares:
This summer I participated in an…
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…
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The Polar Rock Repository (PRR) at The Ohio State University celebrates its 20th anniversary in 2023. An article in…
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The Ohio State University's Office of Academic Affairs has named Melisa Diaz, assistant professor (starting January…
In 2024, the Orton Geological Museum will celebrate its sesquicentennial. The Museum occupies a portion of Orton Hall, the first building constructed in Ohio to house a museum. The building, named…
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In recognition of her exceptional contributions to geodesy and her dedication to scientific research, Professor Terry…
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Recent research published in the Journal of Glaciology is the first large-scale study of its kind…
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!
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…
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…
SES Professor and Senior Vice Provost for Faculty Patrick Louchouarn was recently featured in Ohio State News & The Conversation.
Check out the article on Ohio State News titled "Canada’s…
Our own Professor Andréa G. Grottoli was recently featured in Ohio State News!
Check out the article on Ohio State News titled "In Florida, endangered coral finds a way to blossom: Best…
Our own Professor Thomas H. Darrah was featured in a recent article by Forbes for his ground-breaking research and technological contributions to developing hydrogen as a clean energy source.
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Matthew Saltzman, School of Earth Sciences professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, has been awarded a 2023-2024 Fulbright U…
Awards Announcement Congratulations to our Faculty, Staff, and Students!
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At a special reception held on Thursday, April 20, Thomas Darrah, PhD,…
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A dedicated volunteer, advocate, and ambassador for the College of Arts and…
Ohio State approved a new Certificate program in Climate Change Fundamentals which will be available for student enrollment beginning April 2023. The new curriculum offering is being co-led by…
Dr. Patrick Louchouarn joined Ohio State as the inaugural senior vice provost for faculty and a new SES faculty member in August 2022. He joins OSU after 17 years academic and administrative work…
Between November 7 and 9, 2022, the Division of Geodetic Science, School of Earth Sciences (SES) participated in the annual SIRGAS symposium in Santiago de Chile, Chile. SIRGAS is a pan-American…
The latest research from Dr. Ozeas Costa – an associate professor in the School of Earth Sciences based at the Mansfield Campus – and his Brazilian collaborators was published in December…
Ph.D. student Xuechen Yang was featured in a recent Ohio State News story for her work on “Satellite Altimetry Applications on Land Subsidence,” which she presented last month at the…
Our own Professor C.K. Shum was featured in a recent Ohio State News story.
Use this link to check out the article titled Using machine learning to help monitor climate-induced…
Our own Ying Zuo was featured in a recent Ohio State News story.
Use this link to check out the article, titled Using deep learning to monitor India’s disappearing forest cover…
Earth’s surface water, such as river flow paths and inundated floodplains, evolves spatially over time. Where and how much surface water is present is critical for evaluating droughts, floods, and…
Taking oceanography is made that much more exciting when you get to see live marine organisms. Distinguished Professor Andréa Grottoli took her advanced oceanography class to the Reef Systems…
Professor Matt Saltzman (Earth Sciences) and Professor Bryan Mark (Geography) are co-teaching a new course in SP2023—Earth’s Climate: Past and Future …
Field Camp 2022 marked the 75th anniversary of The Ohio State University Geology program in the Sanpete Valley, Utah. To commemorate this milestone a committee (Mike Braunagel, David Elliot,…
With warmer weather and a break from classes (well, except summer term ones), some Buckeyes in the School of Earth Science went above and beyond during Summer '22. Beyond Ohio that is!
M.S. student Ben Jones shares his experience below about his summer in the Southwest:
Hillsboro, New Mexico:
My summer began in Hillsboro, New Mexico, within the…
In a recent Around the Oval weekly newsletter, School of Earth Sciences professors Matthew Saltzman and Elizabeth Griffith were recognized as they were awarded National Science Foundation…
Exciting news from Byrd Polar!
Yanlan Liu, assistant professor at The Ohio State University's School of Earth Sciences (SES) and School of Environment and Natural Resources (SENR) and…
Our own Professor Lonnie Thompson was featured in a recent Ohio State News story.
Use this link to check out the article, titled Climate changes lead to water imbalance,…
Prof Alsdorf has labored for years to bring to fruition a major American Geogphysical Union monograph highlighting research opportunities in the Congo River Basin. Alsdorf was the lead editor, and…
Professor Lonnie Thompson '73 MS, '76 Ph.D. and Ellen Mosley-Thompson '75 MA, '79 Ph.D. were featured in four different articles in the Winter 2021 Ohio State Alumni Magazine.
Article 1:…
General Education Summer Course Offerings
Though the snowstorms and windy days seem to suggest a never ending winter, registration for Summer 2022 courses reminds us that warmer days are headed…
Aspiring Earth Scientists Are you enrolled in 1000-level math, physics, or chemistry classes this spring?
Learning is more fun and effective with a good study group!
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