Where in the World

Layne Phillips is a sophomore in the College of Forestry. She spent most of winter term in Chile as part of Forestrys From the Andes to the Sea faculty-led study abroad program. Where were you? … Read full story

Photo: Cheung, the class and colleagues from the University of Aruba on the beach. Marine scientist Itchung Cheung is an assistant professor of practice in OSUs College of Science, as well as the academic programs manager at Hatfield Marine Science Center in Newport. He specializes in experiential learning, outreach and student research … Read full story

Photo: The expedition team heads up the Bariri River in a remote area of the Brazilian rainforest. … Read full story

This group photo was taken during the Borrmann research groups winter seminar, a three-day stay in the Bavarian Alps where they went for hikes in between presenting and discussing their latest research results.  … Read full story

Photo: Zhaohui Wu, on the right, helped to build a wall using hemp as insulation material during his trip to Japan.  Zhaohui Wu is the assistant director of industry outreach with OSUs Global Hemp Innovation Center, housed within the College of Agricultural Sciences, and a professor of supply chain management and … Read full story

Photo: The main plaza in Yauyos. In the evening, the plaza is crowded with locals talking to each other and enjoying a small snack or coffee, Cardenas said.  Lorena Cardenas is a second-year Ph.D. student in OSUs College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences, studying human-environmental geography. Her research focuses on … Read full story

Photo: During one of Torres' previous trips, a blue whale showed its fluke in the South Taranaki Bight.  Leigh Torres is an associate professor and marine ecologist in OSUs Marine Mammal Institute in Newport, Ore., where she leads the Geospatial Ecology of Marine Megafauna (GEMM) Lab. Her work has taken her … Read full story

Lei Xue is an associate professor of art history in the School of Visual, Performing and Design Arts within the College of Liberal Arts, where he teaches about Chinese and Japanese art. In September 2024, he joined a research trip in China to document centuries-old inscriptions carved into the mountainside. Where … Read full story

Scott Heppell (foreground) with a stereo video camera rig while Brice Semmens (background) takes pictures for facial recognition of Nassau grouper.  Scott Heppell is a professor in OSUs Department of Fisheries, Wildlife and Conservation Sciences within the College of Agricultural Sciences, where his research focuses on marine and freshwater fish ecology. … Read full story

John Selker stands onstage to present his talk at the 2025 Congreso Futuro in Chile. John Selker is a distinguished professor of hydrology in OSUs College of Agricultural Sciences, where he has been researching water and soil dynamics since 1991. During his time at OSU, he has used his sabbaticals to … Read full story