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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…
New names for fossil sharks: News from the Orton Museum
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…
New SES Professor Alex Michaud Studies Life in Frozen Places
Photo of Professor Alex Michaud from the field, collecting sediment cores near the terminus of Kongsbreen, a glacier on the west coast of Spitsbergen,…
Fund Spotlight: Friends of Orton Hall
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…
New SES Professor Emilie Beaudon Examines Climate Signals Preserved in Ice
Emilie in the BPCRC cold room, observing the visual stratigraphy of the Huascarán ice core.Dr. Emilie Beaudon is an ice core…