Follow our news and accomplishments (starting Jan 2024)!
02/2026 -- Check out the Voices of Excellence podcast in which Melisa discusses the work of Polar ENV
02/2026 -- Dr. Melisa Diaz was quoted by The Independent regarding tourism in Antarctica
10/2025 -- Dr. Melisa Diaz joins the Science and Technology in Society Young Leaders Program in Kyoto, Japan
09/2025 -- Undergraduate Arriana Casanova wins McKenzie-Brecher Undergraduate Scholarship!
08/2025 -- Dr. Melisa Diaz is co-lead for the Ice Domain in a newly awarded NASA ICAR!
05/2025 -- Undergraduate Arriana Casanova wins Willis E. Rector Scholarship! Congrats!!
05/2025 -- Dr. Melisa Diaz has been named a Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR) Azrieli Global Scholar
04/2025 -- PhD student Denise wins SES Distinguished First Year Graduate Student award!
03/2025 -- PhD student Denise gives lecture at the Columbus STEAM Factory
08/2024 -- PolarENV welcomes two new postdocs (Rafael and DJ), two new PhD students (Denise and Dendup), and two new undergraduate researchers (Nolan and Maya)
05/2024 -- PolarENV lab is part of a new ~$3M NASA project as part of their PSTAR program
04/2024 -- Denise Mondragon has received funding to attend the SCAR Open Science Conference in Chile
04/2024 -- Congratulations to MA student, Denise Mondragon, for a successful MA thesis defense!
04/2024 -- PolarENV has received ~$900k in NASA funding through their IRES Ocean Worlds program
03/2024 -- Denise Mondragon has received an OSU Graduate Access Fellowship to pursue her PhD
01/2024 -- Dr. Melisa Diaz has been named a Provost's Early Career Scholar at Ohio State
02/2026 -- Check out the Voices of Excellence podcast in which Melisa discusses the work of Polar ENV
02/2026 -- Dr. Melisa Diaz was quoted by The Independent regarding tourism in Antarctica
10/2025 -- Dr. Melisa Diaz joins the Science and Technology in Society Young Leaders Program in Kyoto, Japan
09/2025 -- Undergraduate Arriana Casanova wins McKenzie-Brecher Undergraduate Scholarship!
08/2025 -- Dr. Melisa Diaz is co-lead for the Ice Domain in a newly awarded NASA ICAR!
05/2025 -- Undergraduate Arriana Casanova wins Willis E. Rector Scholarship! Congrats!!
05/2025 -- Dr. Melisa Diaz has been named a Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR) Azrieli Global Scholar
04/2025 -- PhD student Denise wins SES Distinguished First Year Graduate Student award!
03/2025 -- PhD student Denise gives lecture at the Columbus STEAM Factory
08/2024 -- PolarENV welcomes two new postdocs (Rafael and DJ), two new PhD students (Denise and Dendup), and two new undergraduate researchers (Nolan and Maya)
05/2024 -- PolarENV lab is part of a new ~$3M NASA project as part of their PSTAR program
04/2024 -- Denise Mondragon has received funding to attend the SCAR Open Science Conference in Chile
04/2024 -- Congratulations to MA student, Denise Mondragon, for a successful MA thesis defense!
04/2024 -- PolarENV has received ~$900k in NASA funding through their IRES Ocean Worlds program
03/2024 -- Denise Mondragon has received an OSU Graduate Access Fellowship to pursue her PhD
01/2024 -- Dr. Melisa Diaz has been named a Provost's Early Career Scholar at Ohio State
