Student/Faculty Spotlight
We Feature Our Visiting Scholars, Derek van Berkel, Sook Jin Kim, Yang Li and Xuesong Zhang:
Derek van Berkel:
Derek is a Post-doc working with Darla Munroe on the Appalachian Forest project.
He is originally from Canada, but the last 7 years of my life have been spent in the European country of the Netherlands. There he received his master's degree in Human geography at Utrecht University. Dereks PhD research was split between Wageningen University and the VU University Amsterdam. His dissertation investigated different methods for understanding and analyzing spatial and temporal factors contributing to rural development and land use. A large component of this included discussing these factors with stakeholders. One of the more interesting studies he did included using photo-realistic manipulations of the landscape to discuss possible changes and development challenges with stakeholders. I also worked with agent-based models to better come to grips with processes of social change and how this influences landscape dynamics.
News and Events
- Dept. Event Calendar:
Dept. of Geography Calendar of Major Events and Activities. Read More → - Storm Chasing Meteorology Club Students Witness the Moore, OK. Tornado:
Five Ohio State students were amazed yet horrified after witnessing the deadly tornado that pillaged Moore, Okla., Monday. The students, who all study Atmospheric Science at OSU and were also with several OSU Atmospheric Sciences Alumns, saw the formation of the superstorm, including the initial touchdown of the tornado, from about a mile away in Newcastle, after traveling to Oklahoma Thursday to take part in an individually funded storm-chasing adventure alongside trained professionals. See the rest of this story in the Lantern. And a few more of their photos on the Meteorology Clubs Facebook page. Read More → - 2013 Department of Geography Graduation and Awards Ceremony:
Geography Department
Graduation and Awards CeremonyUndergraduate Awards:
Outstanding Undergraduate Paper Contest:
On behalf of the Undergraduate Geography club, fourth year student Maegan Miller and Geography Undergraduate Advisor Brook Raake presented the awards for the first annual Outstanding Undergraduate Paper Contest. All paper submissions were written for geography courses during the 2012-2013 academic year and were evaluated on the basis of strength of thesis, clarity of argument, Read More → - Tethersonde experiments on the Oval:
This week our Geography 1900 Intro to Weather and Climate Class have been conducting weather monitoring experiments flying our Tethersonde out on the Oval. We added a GoPro camera to the baloon rig today and had it shoot HD video of the Oval from a height of 150 meters. Here are two 18min videos from the camera, first starting with the ascent, and second ending with the descent. See pictures from one of our launches on our facebook page. Read More →
