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Graduate Melissa Wrzesien's snow study covered in Science News
Melissa Wrzesien (who recently defended her doctoral thesis) published a big result recently in Geophysical Research Letters. It turns out that our estimates of annual snow accumulation in the…
Professor Wilson receives 2018 SCAR Medal
OSU School of Earth Sciences’ own Terry Wilson has been awarded the 2018 SCAR Medal for International Coordination for outstanding and sustained contributions to international cooperation and…
Professors Cook and Sawyer receive NSF CAREER Awards
Earth Science Professors Ann Cook and Audrey Sawyer have received awards from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program. The prestigious NSF…
Professor Lyons receives Distinguished Scholar Award
Professor Berry Lyons has been chosen to receive the 2018 Ohio State Distinguished Scholar Award. This award recognizes Professor Lyons's exceptional contributions to research in fields as diverse as…
SES drills well for teaching on South Oval
On Thursday, Professor A. Sawyer's Water Issues class looked on as a well was drilled in our backyard. The 120-foot well penetrated two cavities in the Columbus Limestone. Students had the…
Prospective students visited SES
Prospective Earth Science grad students toured some favorite spots in the city with current students on Saturday as part of Prospective Student Weekend. The tour included a trip to North Market and…
Professors Thompson and Thompson featured on ABC 6
Professors Lonnie and Ellen Thompson were featured in a news story by ABC 6. The video highlights the professors' mission to measure past climate change recorded in ice cores. The cores are preserved…
Professor Lower featured in Dispatch story
Professor Steven Lower (Earth Sciences) and collaborating twin brother and Professor Brian Lower (School of Environment and Natural Resources) were recently featured in the Dispatch. They have…
Winners of AGU Outstanding Student Paper Awards
Congratulations to our three winners of Fall AGU Outstanding Student Paper Awards. These awards go to the top 3-5% of student presentations at the meeting. Our winners and their presentation…