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The Elbrus Ice Core Unlocks Secrets of a 260-Year Snow Accumulation History
Originally posted by Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center.
In an effort to understand the earth's climate system, especially the regional variability of precipitation, which is essential…
Antarctic Frontier Project 'Tantalizingly Close' to Vital Climate Secrets
Originally posted by Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center.
An international team has successfully hot-water drilled through 580 meters of Antarctic ice, collected numerous sediment cores…
Insights on Clean Energy Geopolitics from Leading U.S. Climate Scientists
Originally published by Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center
Recently published research conducted on an ice core from Mount Elbrus in the Caucasus region aimed to reconstruct the history…
Celebrating Excellence and Innovation at the 2024 Edward F. Hayes Advanced Research Forum
Originally posted by Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center.
Congratulations to this year's Edward F. Hayes Advanced Research Forum participants, who showcased their research on March 1,…
Lieftinck’s gift will support all students in the coming Field Camp
News notes written by Samara Preisler, Senior Director of Development
In 2017 Nancy Lieftinck established a Field Camp fund in memory of her husband, John. Since its creation…
Welcoming New SES Professor Melisa Diaz
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…
Frank Chen Receives Teaching Assistant Award
PhD candidate and award-winning teaching assistant Frank Chen maintaining equipment for the pump test lab in ES 5651: Hydrogeology (all while having fun).…
Moortgat interviewed for New Scientist feature
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…
Bill Gates-backed clean fuel startup raises $246 million to aid plans to drill for hydrogen
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…