Making Headlines
The following articles reflect our commitment to share sustainability-related accomplishments across the university — representing its colleges, departments, institutes, centers and other units — in the areas of research, student engagement, campus stewardship and collaborations with the public and private sectors.
Environmental Protection Magazine, 11-Jan-18
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded $681,343 to The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio, for research on the prediction, prevention, control, and mitigation of freshwater harmful algal blooms. Harmful algae blooms (HABs) are overgrowths of algae and cyanobacteria in water that can product dangerous toxins that hurt local economies and the environment. ALSO: WOSU: Ohio State Researchers Win Federal Grant To Study Algae Problems ALSO: Associated Press: Research aims to predict algae blooms on lakes, rivers ...
Midwest Energy News, 8-Jan-19
While the state is still a major polluter, Ohio’s shift away from coal has led to a significant reduction in carbon emissions. Carbon dioxide emissions from Ohio’s energy sector fell by 50 million metric tons from 2005 to 2015, according to data recently released by the Energy Information Administration. ...
Featured expert(s): Norm Dormady, assistant professor, John Glenn College of Public Affairs
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 7-Jan-18
Regenerative agriculture can help soil absorb carbon from the air and slow the advance of climate change Rattan Lal, the director of the Carbon Management and Sequestration Center at Ohio State University, estimates that soil has the potential to sequester carbon at a rate of between 0.9 and 2.6 gigatons per year. That’s a small part of the 10 gigatons a year of current carbon emissions, but it’s still significant. Somewhat reassuringly, some scientists believe the estimate is low. “Putting the carbon back in soil is not only mitigating climate change, but also improving human health, productivity, food security, nutrition security, water quality, air quality — everything,” Mr. Lal told me over the phone. “It’s a win-win-win option.” ...
Featured expert(s): Rattan Lal, director of the Carbon Management and Sequestration Center
The Engineer, 4-Jan-18
The researchers, engineers from Ohio State University in Columbus, have published their findings in two papers in the journal Energy and Environmental Science. Developing a technology called coal-direct chemical looping combustion (CDCL), which project leader Prof Liang-Shih Fan and his team first invented five years ago, the engineers describe their technique as a stop gap for providing clean energy while the cost of renewable generation continues to fall. ALSO: Product Design & Development: A Fossil Fuel Technology That Doesn't Pollute ALSO: EconoTimes: Turns Out ‘Clean Coal’ Is Actually Real, Sort Of ALSO: AZoCheantech: New Chemical Looping Technology Could Provide Clean Electricity ALSO: Power Technology: Researchers develop environmentally friendly technology converting fossil fuels into electricity ALSO: International Business Times: Using Fossil Fuels Will Not Produce Carbon Dioxide, Thanks To This Technology ...
Featured expert(s): L.S. Fan, Distinguished University Professor in chemical and biomolecular engineering