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Batoul walking while carrying two sections of a jumbo piston core.

PhD Student Batoul Saad Sails on the R/V Sikuliaq for a Gulf of Alaska Expedition

Batoul cutting a multicore with a teammate to save as an archived core. 

Batoul sailed on the NSF research vessel Sikuliaq on a two-week-long…

Dale Gnidovec standing next to a replica Cryolophosaurus ellioto skull in the Orton Geological Musem.

Congratulations to Dr. Dale Gnidovec on Receiving the 2025 ODNR Cardinal Award!

By Casey Saup

Congratulations to Dr. Dale Gnidovec on Receiving the 2025 ODNR Cardinal Award!

We are thrilled to share that Dr. Dale Gnidovec, Curator of The Ohio State University’s Orton Geological…

A drone captures a beautiful image of the JOIDES Resolution surrounded by a rainbow. Credit: Chris Lyons & IODP

Under the Pacific Ocean, ancient sediment reveals Earth’s history

Unearthing these sediments may pave way for advanced climate research

 

ORIGINAL ARTICLE BY TATYANA WOODALL FROM OHIO STATE NEWS

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Deep sea…

Lyons Retires after 25 Celebrated Years in SES

By Melisa Diaz

After over 25 years as a faculty member in the School of Earth Sciences, Professor W Berry Lyons retired from Ohio State on 31 May, 2025. Lyons was hired in December, 1999 as the Director of the…

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