Layne Phillips is a sophomore in the College of Forestry. She spent most of winter term in Chile as part of Forestry’s “From the Andes to the Sea” faculty-led study abroad program.
Where were you?
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 OSU’s 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 training. Over spring break, he co-led a student trip to Aruba.
Where were you?
Photo: The expedition team heads up the Bariri River in a remote area of the Brazilian rainforest.
This group photo was taken during the Borrmann research group’s winter seminar, a three-day stay in the Bavarian Alps where they went for hikes in between presenting and discussing their latest research results.
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 OSU’s Global Hemp Innovation Center, housed within the College of Agricultural Sciences, and a professor of supply chain management and industry policy in the College of Business. His work recently took him to Japan to learn about hemp production and hemp’s role in cultural settings.
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 OSU’s College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences, studying human-environmental geography. Her research focuses on the impact of climate change on small villages in Peru and how people from varying backgrounds experience climate change differently.
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 OSU’s Marine Mammal Institute in Newport, Ore., where she leads the Geospatial Ecology of Marine Megafauna (GEMM) Lab. Her work has taken her all over the world as she studies the behavior and environment of marine animals including blue whales. She recently returned from a research trip off the coast of New Zealand.
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 were you?
We were in a mountainous area of Shandong Province in China, a coastal province just across from the Korean peninsula.
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 OSU’s Department of Fisheries, Wildlife and Conservation Sciences within the College of Agricultural Sciences, where his research focuses on marine and freshwater fish ecology. He’s worked with fish all over the world and is currently on his annual trip to Little Cayman for an ongoing conservation project for the Nassau grouper.
John Selker stands onstage to present his talk at the 2025 Congreso Futuro in Chile.
John Selker is a distinguished professor of hydrology in OSU’s 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 explore soil conditions all over the world, including in a large dryland region in Chile. He recently returned from speaking at Chile’s Congreso Futuro.
