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Awesome Aquifers! Hydrologists Judge State Science Olympiad Tournament.

5/10/2012 -- USGS hydrologists Sandra Eberts and Donna Runkle (judges) and Al Dillenberg (proctor) oversaw 40 teams of 2 students for the Ohio tournament of Science Olympiad  Awesome Aquifers competition at The Ohio State University. The teams, made of students in 6^th – 9^th grade, take a written exam and give an oral presentation on groundwater hydrology using an aquifer model that they built during the competition. Many USGS reports and websites are used as study and test resources for the Awesome Aquifers event.  Chardon Middle School won the Awesome Aquifers event, while Solon Middle School won the tournament and will travel to Florida to compete in Nationals on May 18-19.

Explore Water With The USGS And Others.

4/19/2012 --Join us at COSI, the Center of Science and Industry in Columbus, to celebrate Earth Day 2012. COSI’s “Exploring Water” event is Saturday, April 28.  Ohio Water Science Center hydrologist Ralph Haefner is demonstrating how groundwater moves through various types of rocks, how it can be contaminated, and how difficult it is to clean up. Meet researchers from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, the National Groundwater Association, Wittenberg University, and Franklin County Soil and Water Conservation District. The event dovetails with COSI’s traveling exhibit, Water: it surrounds us, sustains us, and challenges us.

World Water Day Visualization With USGS Data.

3/21/2012 --In a creative use of USGS data and information, a 19,000 square foot global visualization of groundwater depletions will be displayed on the Reuters and NASDAQ signs in Times Square on World Water Day, March 22, 2012. The visualization of seasonal and long-term changes in groundwater levels was the winner of the HeadsUp! visualization contest.  The visualization will be shown for one month.

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