Professor & University Scholar
School of Earth Sciences
For our first interview of the series, I enjoyed talking with Dr. Berry Lyons, Professor of Earth Sciences at the Ohio State University. We spoke about his career in geochemistry and the serendipitous path that brought a born-and-raised Floridian to countless visits to the Dry Valleys of Antarctica – I say countless because when I asked Berry how many seasons he’s spent on the continent and he replied with a guess of “over 15”. In the interview, I asked Berry about his involvement in the McMurdo Dry Valleys Long Term Ecological Research Program, his recent studies of proglacial streams in Taylor Valley and subglacial lakes at Mercer Ice Stream, and his pivotal role in understanding geochemical weathering rates of polar environments. We also discussed his participation with SCAR over the years, his love of SCAR's Open Science Conference, and his advice to students interested in finding their own path into the world of Antarctic research.