Steven Lower has been appointed to serve as Director of the School of Earth Sciences, beginning July 1. Lower received his Ph.D. in Geological Sciences & Biochemistry from Virginia Tech in 2001. He joined Ohio State’s School of Earth Sciences in 2003 after two years as an Assistant Professor at the University of Maryland. Lower studies atomic to molecular scale reactions involving inorganic and organic/biological particles. Some current research projects include protein catalyzed biomineralization of magnetite and the environmental fate of nanoparticles and microplastics. Steven looks forward to including a message to Alumni in an upcoming News Note.
