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Ice & Aspire Event Celebrated Byrd Center's 65th Anniversary and Supported Undergraduate Scholarship

To mark its 65th anniversary, the Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center at The Ohio State University hosted Ice & Aspire, a special fundraising event held on May 22, 2025. The evening…

A group of youth with medals and adults posing indoor with one youth holding a trophy and one a paper and an adult holding a plaque,
Congratulations to the Byrd FLL Penguins - Winners of the First in Show: Masterpiece Champion of the Game Trophy!

This past weekend, the Penguins won the top award in their regional competition held at PAST Foundation. The Penguins' coaches were also awarded the Coach/Mentor Award.

Each year, FIRST…

Left to right: Lonnie Thompson, Georgie Shockey and Ellen Mosley-Thompson standing in a room around a table with silver table cloth and a rectangular ice sculpture on it with lilac colored carpet and white background with metal wires, and scaffolding
Congratulations to Georgie Shockey, 2022 Recipient of the Gerlach Award!

Georgie Shockey, founder and co-chair of the Byrd Center Advisory Board, a director of the Ohio State University Foundation Board, Industry Advisory Board Member for the Association of Healthcare…

Ice core tubes on shelving with frost build up and ice overflowing onto ground
Undergraduate Student Government (USG) Supports Byrd Center Ice Core Facility

In January 2022 USG submitted a letter to OSU senior leadership in support of ice core facility renovations at the Byrd Center. The Byrd Center welcomes USG’s engagement and partnership.

Refrigeration units are located outside and are very outdated.
OSU Lantern - Polar Predicament: Byrd Freezers in need of renovation

The freezers that have been active within the Byrd Center for over 30 years are beginning to show their age and fall into disrepair.

Ohio State scientists seek funds to preserve rare ice core collection

The Columbus Dispatch recently spoke with Dr. Lonnie Thompson and Dr. Ellen Mosley-Thompson about the importance of the Byrd Center's on-going Ice Core Facility Renovation Project.

Byrd…