Ohio University Department of Geography

04/22/2026

Congratulations to Allan Ouku K’oyoo for defending his M.S. Geography thesis project this morning, a study of flood risk governance based on extensive primary research in Kibera informal settlement in Nairobi, Kenya.

Well done Allan! 🇰🇪🇰🇪🇰🇪

02/03/2026

Congratulations to Michael A. C. Guerriero, a 2025 graduate of our Geography program, whose map Past and Present Railroads of Fairfield County, Ohio was selected as Fairfield County’s 2025 Map of the Year through a public vote.

Michael is currently a GIS Specialist in the Fairfield County Auditor’s Office, where his work demonstrates the value of geographic training for public-facing analysis and local government decision-making.

01/23/2026

See below information on the upcoming winter storm from Geography professor Ryan Fogt and the crew at Scalia Laboratory For Atmospheric Analysis. Please stay safe and warm, fellow Bobcats!

**Winter storm update from Scalia Director Ryan Fogt**

Most of the student staff are heading south to Houston ahead of the storm, so I'm stepping in here to provide an update on this high-impact, potentially dangerous incoming winter storm this weekend.

This looks to be a crippling, long-duration, heavy snow event for Athens. We are likely to receive 10" or more of snow by Monday morning, with a small possibility of a bit of sleet mixing in Sunday afternoon.

Please prepare now - travel will be difficult if not impossible on Saturday night - Sunday, and the cold temperatures after the event through all of next week will provide very little melting of this snow. Thus, travel impacts, especially on rural roads in the region, can remain challenging well beyond Monday.

Stay tuned for more updates today and Saturday as the storm approaches our area, and follow the National Weather Service for more detailed information.

12/09/2025

Join us this Friday, December 12 from 3-5 pm for the Capstone Poster Session as our seniors present their capstone research conducted in GEOG 4800! The posters will be located around the 3rd floor atrium area in Clippinger.

11/10/2025

Cleveland Bobcats — we’re coming your way! 🐾

Join Dean Matt Ando for ANDO in Cleveland, a night of great food, local brews, and powerful conversations with OHIO alumni leaders.

📅 Nov. 20 | 6–8 PM
📍 Collision Bend Brewery, 1250 Old River Road, Cleveland, OH 44113

Network. Reconnect. Get inspired.

Limited spots — RSVP now! (registration closes on Nov 13th):
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Join us for an alumni gathering with Dean Ando in Cleveland!

10/15/2025

Join Dr. Smucker this Friday for a forum on staff engagement in campus sustainability efforts, with guests from Northern Michigan University, Ohio State University, and the OHIO College of Business. Follow this link to register: 44881501-e8cb-4696-a76c-bdc04072e9b1@f3308007-477c-4a70-8889-34611817c55a" rel="ugc" target="_blank">https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/44881501-e8cb-4696-a76c-bdc04072e9b1@f3308007-477c-4a70-8889-34611817c55a

09/24/2025

We are delighted to share that Geography M.S. student Allan K’oyoo has received the Early Career Award at the 2025 Global Flood Partnership Annual Conference in Budapest, Hungary.

This award recognizes Allan's outstanding work on flood risk reduction in Nairobi’s informal settlements with Kounkuey Design Initiative and his current research on risk governance under the mentorship of Thomas Smucker.

Congratulations, Allan, on this well-deserved honor and for representing the Ohio University Department of Geography on the global stage!

09/19/2025

OHIO’s Ryan Fogt discusses record-breaking mugginess of June and July https://www.ohio.edu/news/2025/09/its-heat-humidity-ohios-ryan-fogt-discusses-record-breaking-mugginess-june-july

09/16/2025

Ohio University's Department of Geography sent the largest contingent of 13 students to attend the 2025 Ohio GIS Conference on September 15 in Columbus! Students drove up together from Athens, navigating the perilous Monday traffic in Columbus 🙂, and forming new friendships due to this trip. They had an amazing time at the conference and appreciated the opportunity to meet several alumni from the Geography department, also attending the conference. Dr. Gaurav Sinha helped organize the trip and is appreciative of the students who showed instant enthusiasm and came together to make this such a proud moment for the department. This trip was made possible by a generous grant from The Isaac Foundation for the Natural Sciences to cover the conference fees for all students. The students and the Geography department are especially grateful to the foundation's Board treasurer, Dr. Ryan Fogt, for encouraging the students to attend by facilitating the grant for this conference. The students also appreciate the organizers for letting them register just a few days before the conference. Geography looks forward to sending an even larger contingent of Bobcats next year to the Ohio GIS Conference!

05/23/2025

The Department of Geography at Ohio University invites applications for a full-time, non-tenure track instructional faculty position in Geography (with a focus on Geospatial Science) at the rank of Assistant Professor of Instruction, effective August 16, 2025. This position is renewable annually depending upon available funding, performance, and continuing departmental need. We seek an individual committed to excellent teaching, advising, and mentoring of undergraduate and graduate students.

The successful candidate will be selected based on their ability to contribute to departmental strengths and needs related to GIScience. Their resume and cover letter should clearly highlight the ability to teach courses such as GIS, remote sensing, cartography or geovisualization. Depending on their area of specialization, they will also teach one introductory geography course per year.

The Department of Geography at Ohio University invites applications for a full-time, non-tenure track instructional faculty position in Geography (with a focus on Geospatial Science) at the rank of Assistant Professor of Instruction, effective August 16, 2025. This position is renewable annually dep...