What can ancient ice cores taken from the thickest ice sheets in Antarctica tell us? As it turns out, plenty. These 800,000-year-old ice cores hold atmospheric gases from their formation, which scientists like ARCS Oregon scholar alum Olivia Williams use to unravel the relationship between human activity and rising carbon dioxide levels.  

For Williams, a paleoclimatologist, curiosity and creativity don't stop there: besides her scientific contributions and publications, she is a published fiction author and poet.  

Click HERE to check out Williams's blog post on CEOAS Chronicles, produced by Oregon State University to feature research within the College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences (CEOAS).  Along with other CEOAS graduate students, Williams contributes to the Chronicles and serves as president of the CEOAS Association of Graduate Students (CAGS), which publishes the blog. 

Watch the YouTube interview with Williams: 

 Williams received the Elisabeth and Peter Lyon ARCS Scholar Award and is one of the latest scholar alums to join the Oregon Chapter as a member.