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New SES Professor Dr. Shelley Judge Teaches Geological Sciences and field camp
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…
SES Expands Research Computing Resources
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…
Accelerating Ice Flow and Climate Change Spur Rapid Crevasse Expansion in Greenland
ORIGINALLY POSTED BY BYRD POLAR AND CLIMATE RESEARCH CENTER A new study published this week in Nature Geoscience reveals that in response to climate change, the Greenland Ice Sheet is developing…
New Department of Energy Funding for Professors Cole and Cook
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 of…
At the top of the world, lead pollution reaches even pristine glaciers - Study finds human environmental impact more radical than expected
Tatyana Woodall Ohio State News woodall.52@osu.edu ORIGINALLY POSTED BY OHIO STATE NEWS Human activities have led to the pollution of some of the remotest places in the world, a new study shows…
Shrinking Tropical Glaciers Linked to Warmer Pacific Temperatures
ORIGINALLY POSTED BY BYRD POLAR AND CLIMATE RESEARCH CENTER Tropical glaciers are losing ice more rapidly than most other regions worldwide, and the Quelccaya Ice Cap in Peru’s Andes Mountains,…
Historic and Modern Lead Pollution Traced in Tibetan Glaciers
ORIGINALLY POSTED BY BYRD POLAR AND CLIMATE RESEARCH CENTER In a significant environmental study led by researchers at The Ohio State University and collaborators from Texas A&M University,…
Dust: Jumpstarting Life on Earth’s Coldest, Driest Continent
ORIGINALLY POSTED BY BYRD POLAR AND CLIMATE RESEARCH CENTER A new traveling exhibit titled "Dust: Jumpstarting Life on Earth’s Coldest, Driest Continent" is set to unveil the fascinating…
Accelerated Thinning and Retreat at Thwaites Glacier Due to Ice-Shelf Channel Intersections at Grounding Zones
ORIGINALLY POSTED BY BYRD POLAR AND CLIMATE RESEARCH CENTER Last month, the European Geosciences Union's (EGU's) The Cryosphere published a study investigating the interaction between ice-shelf…