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BPRC is the oldest research center at Ohio State University. [2] The name was changed to the Byrd Polar Research Center in 1987 after the polar explorer and aviator Richard E. Byrd when Ohio State purchased the Byrd papers from the Byrd family in 1985. [3] BPRC conducts interdisciplinary research at the nexus of Earth Sciences and Engineering.
Lonnie Thompson (born July 1, 1948), is an American paleoclimatologist and university professor in the School of Earth Sciences at Ohio State University.He has achieved global recognition for his drilling and analysis of ice cores from ice caps and mountain glaciers in the tropical and sub-tropical regions of the world.
Jason Eric Box is an American glaciologist who is professor in glaciology at the Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland.For 10 years (2002-2012) he worked at Byrd Polar Research Center at Ohio State University, eventually a tenured physical climatology and geography associate professor in the department of geography.
Climate change in Ohio is of concern due to its impacts on the environment, people, and economy of Ohio. The annual mean temperature in Ohio has increased by about 1.2 °F (0.67 °C) since 1895. [1] According to the United States Environmental Protection Agency, "All regions of Ohio have warmed." [2]
Judith A. Curry (born c. 1953) is an American climatologist and former chair of the School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at the Georgia Institute of Technology.Her research interests include hurricanes, remote sensing, atmospheric modeling, polar climates, air-sea interactions, climate models, and the use of unmanned aerial vehicles for atmospheric research.
In his Ph.D. program he transitioned to become more of an ecologist, studying wetlands and lakes in Florida under Professor H. T. Odum. Prior to arriving at Florida Gulf Coast University in late 2012, he was on the faculties at Illinois Institute of Technology (1975–79), University of Louisville (1979–85), and, for 26 years at Ohio State ...
The Healey-Driscoll Administration is convening a panel of scientists to advise state leaders on climate change. A Woods Hole geologist is among them.
In 2009, Hansen was awarded the 2009 Carl-Gustaf Rossby Research Medal, [126] the highest honor bestowed by the American Meteorological Society, for his "outstanding contributions to climate modeling, understanding climate change forcings and sensitivity, and for clear communication of climate science in the public arena."