Welcome to BPRC!
News
- Reminder: Ice & Climate class offered at Byrd via Polycom from Penn State, starting Aug. 26
- Rick Toracinta Graduate Scholarship now available for 2008
- Dr. C. K. Shum receives 2008 University Distinguished Scholar Award
- Spring 2008 Course Offerings
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The Byrd Polar Research Center (BPRC) at The Ohio State University is recognized internationally as a leader in polar and alpine research. Our research programs are conducted throughout the world. The Center is named in honor of Admiral Richard E. Byrd, America's most famous polar explorer. There are eight research groups at BPRC, along with a Library, Archival Program, and the US Polar Rock Repository. Research at the Center focuses on the role of cold regions in the Earth's overall climate system, and encompasses geological sciences, geochemistry, glaciology, paleoclimatology, meteorology, remote sensing, ocean dynamics, and the history of polar exploration.
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Featured Sections
Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears
Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears is an online magazine for teachers of grades K-5 that integrates science content with teaching literacy skills.Issue Five (August 2008), Water, Ice, and Snow, uses the polar regions to better understand the water cycle as well as states and changes of matter. Dr. Jason Box is featured in the Researcher Stories column.