{"id":32,"date":"2024-12-06T22:13:05","date_gmt":"2024-12-06T22:13:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/leshchinsky\/?page_id=32"},"modified":"2025-01-14T18:54:36","modified_gmt":"2025-01-14T18:54:36","slug":"ben-leshchinsky","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/leshchinsky\/ben-leshchinsky\/","title":{"rendered":"Ben Leshchinsky"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-light has-custom-content-position is-position-bottom-left\" style=\"margin-top:0;padding-top:5vw;padding-right:5vw;padding-bottom:5vw;padding-left:5vw;min-height:16rem;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-custom-color-1-background-color has-background-dim-20 has-background-dim\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-12\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/8393\/files\/2024\/12\/background-image-1920x1080-1.jpg\" style=\"object-position:46% 78%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"46% 78%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/8393\/files\/2024\/12\/background-image-1920x1080-1.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/8393\/files\/2024\/12\/background-image-1920x1080-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/8393\/files\/2024\/12\/background-image-1920x1080-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/8393\/files\/2024\/12\/background-image-1920x1080-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/8393\/files\/2024\/12\/background-image-1920x1080-1-1536x864.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group wp-container-content-9cfa9a5a is-vertical is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-5a06193f wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-custom-yellowish-color has-text-color has-system-sans-serif-font-family\" style=\"font-size:clamp(2.46rem, 2.46rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 3.567), 4.6rem);font-style:italic;font-weight:300;letter-spacing:-4px;line-height:1.3;text-transform:none\">About<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-base-2-color has-text-color has-libre-franklin-font-family\" style=\"font-size:clamp(2.754rem, 2.754rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 4.243), 5.3rem);font-style:italic;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:-4px;line-height:0.8;text-transform:none\">Ben Leshchinsky<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-custom-color-1-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-d4010286 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-19378c5c wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">\n<p class=\"has-custom-gray-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-22aa7d8277c20788ec24794f544830b4\">Ben Leshchinsky is a professor and Richardson Chair in Geotechnical Engineering. His research interests include a variety of topics relating to geotechnical engineering, with primary foci on landslides, slope stability, reinforced soil, and lidar applications to geohazards. He is faculty both in the College of Forestry and the School of Civil and Construction Engineering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-941ce8e1 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/8393\/files\/2024\/12\/CV_2018_short_v12072018.pdf\" style=\"padding-top:0.7rem;padding-right:1rem;padding-bottom:0.7rem;padding-left:1rem\">Download My CV<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/leshchinsky\/teaching\/\" style=\"padding-top:0.7rem;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:0.7rem;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">course information<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized has-custom-border\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/8393\/files\/2024\/12\/photo_of_ben_leshchinsky_in_the_field-resized-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-879\" style=\"border-radius:0.5rem;width:350px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/8393\/files\/2024\/12\/photo_of_ben_leshchinsky_in_the_field-resized-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/8393\/files\/2024\/12\/photo_of_ben_leshchinsky_in_the_field-resized-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/8393\/files\/2024\/12\/photo_of_ben_leshchinsky_in_the_field-resized.jpg 840w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-custom-blue-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-3aaaaffa wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1da03c2a wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-22223934 wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:40%\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-custom-yellowish-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-f95f4bf7a399646e41be1cbfe6d6ae8a\">Publications<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-base-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-7ca98b2045d7ed4839a79a7d2ebb6518\">You can view all of Ben&#8217;s publications at Research Gate and Google Scholar<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--1\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-contrast-background-color has-background has-border-color has-contrast-border-color wp-element-button\" href=\"http:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/profile\/Ben_Leshchinsky\">Research Gate  -&gt;<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-custom-color-1-color has-base-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"http:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=h8NOwU0AAAAJ&amp;hl=en\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px\">Google Scholar  -&gt;<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full has-custom-border is-style-rounded wp-duotone-00222f-e9c39b-3 is-style-rounded--2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/8393\/files\/2024\/12\/cropped-background-image-1920x1080-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1207\" style=\"border-radius:0.5rem;box-shadow:var(--wp--preset--shadow--shadow-1)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/8393\/files\/2024\/12\/cropped-background-image-1920x1080-1.jpg 512w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/8393\/files\/2024\/12\/cropped-background-image-1920x1080-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/8393\/files\/2024\/12\/cropped-background-image-1920x1080-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/8393\/files\/2024\/12\/cropped-background-image-1920x1080-1-270x270.jpg 270w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/8393\/files\/2024\/12\/cropped-background-image-1920x1080-1-192x192.jpg 192w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/8393\/files\/2024\/12\/cropped-background-image-1920x1080-1-180x180.jpg 180w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/8393\/files\/2024\/12\/cropped-background-image-1920x1080-1-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-base-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-c7a42c40 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"min-height:30rem;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-549b0c86 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-global-padding is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-column-is-layout-4f15e8fe wp-block-column-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"flex-basis:40%\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-default has-custom-color-1-color has-text-color has-link-color has-system-serif-font-family wp-elements-c24f0192e349959e628ab5bf5804d109\">Research<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-custom-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-b1e19345785b332ee239f993350187b7\"><strong>Landslide Hazards Research <\/strong><strong>Lab<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-119bc444 wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-87beb0d0 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-link-color wp-elements-7e46c70a3a0fe69181b685108a33b76d is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-contrast-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2745d25382702d2b5da91f5db448db54 wp-container-content-9cfa9a5a\">At the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/leshchinsky\/research\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"51\">Landslide Hazards Research Lab<\/a><\/strong>, our work spans from analyzing slope stability and reinforced soil systems to leveraging cutting-edge remote sensing technology for geohazard assessment. By combining innovative research with practical solutions, we aim to better understand and mitigate the forces that shape our world.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-link-color wp-elements-1d8ff89005b8528c8d69f4cedd749a12 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-contrast-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-85009957819d5f1d956bdae6876591da\">From wildfire-impacted slopes in the Pacific Northwest to earthquake-triggered landslides across the globe, our research has no boundaries. Whether characterizing landslide hazards in Oregon or exploring landslide processes worldwide, we are committed to advancing knowledge and creating safer environments.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-custom-blue-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-content-justification-center is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c557a01 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"min-height:30rem;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide has-text-align-left is-style-default has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-23ee57ea25cc7d1f93c7d65807c9f71b\" style=\"color:#e9c39b\"><strong>Awards<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-47c06fe3 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-92c44e9e wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;flex-basis:50%\">\n<ul style=\"line-height:1.85\" class=\"wp-block-list is-style-default has-base-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-d47f80173f1aad5bc2cdf1d5bb2d2239\">\n<li>2022 ASCE Journal of Geotech. and Geonv. Engineering Editor of the Year<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2020 ASCE Arthur Casagrande Professional Development Award<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>2018 International Geosynthetics Society <a href=\"https:\/\/www.geosyntheticssociety.org\/about-us\/awards\/\">Young Member Achievement Award<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&nbsp;<em>2016 International Landslide Symposium Young Paper Award<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2018 Geotextiles and Geomembranes &#8211; Best Paper of 2017<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2016 Geotextiles and Geomembranes &#8211; Runner-up for Best Paper of 2015<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-92c44e9e wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;flex-basis:50%\">\n<ul style=\"line-height:1.85\" class=\"wp-block-list is-style-default has-base-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-e07d31cda751079031f3b33f2e733119\">\n<li>2016 Top Professor, OSU Mortar Board Society<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2016 International Landslide Symposium &#8211; Young Professional Best Paper Award<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2016 ASCE Journal of Geotech. and Geoenv. Engineering Reviewer of the Year<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2015 ASCE Journal of Geotech. and Geoenv. Engineering Reviewer of the Year<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2015 Aufderhide Undergraduate Mentoring Award, Oregon State University<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow has-background\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;background-image:url(&apos;https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/8393\/files\/2024\/12\/photography.png&apos;);background-position:50% 0;background-size:auto;\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-background is-layout-flow wp-container-core-group-is-layout-26fb968f wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(0deg,rgba(207,202,190,0) 0%,rgb(249,249,249) 100%);margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:4vw;padding-right:4vw;padding-bottom:4vw;padding-left:4vw;background-position:50% 0;background-size:auto;\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-36fd9ea3 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading has-custom-blue-color has-text-color\" id=\"ecosystem\" style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.208), 16px);\"><strong>A Passion Beyond Engineering<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-custom-color-1-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size:clamp(2.629rem, 2.629rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 3.952), 5rem);font-style:normal;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:0px;line-height:0.9;text-decoration:none;text-transform:none\"><strong>Photography<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-vertical is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-7946b6b8 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-21b20327 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.38%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#000000;font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.313), 17px);\">In his free time, Ben enjoys travel with his family, whether it be abroad or in the beautiful American West.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33%\">\n<div style=\"height:2vw\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1595\" height=\"1029\" src=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/8393\/files\/2024\/12\/Screenshot-2024-12-28-at-1.02.44\u202fPM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1196\" style=\"box-shadow:var(--wp--preset--shadow--shadow-1);aspect-ratio:3\/4;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/8393\/files\/2024\/12\/Screenshot-2024-12-28-at-1.02.44\u202fPM.png 1595w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/8393\/files\/2024\/12\/Screenshot-2024-12-28-at-1.02.44\u202fPM-300x194.png 300w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/8393\/files\/2024\/12\/Screenshot-2024-12-28-at-1.02.44\u202fPM-1024x661.png 1024w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/8393\/files\/2024\/12\/Screenshot-2024-12-28-at-1.02.44\u202fPM-768x495.png 768w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/8393\/files\/2024\/12\/Screenshot-2024-12-28-at-1.02.44\u202fPM-1536x991.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1595px) 100vw, 1595px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.62%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1595\" height=\"1065\" src=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/8393\/files\/2024\/12\/Screenshot-2024-12-28-at-1.03.24\u202fPM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1198\" style=\"box-shadow:var(--wp--preset--shadow--shadow-3);aspect-ratio:3\/4;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/8393\/files\/2024\/12\/Screenshot-2024-12-28-at-1.03.24\u202fPM.png 1595w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/8393\/files\/2024\/12\/Screenshot-2024-12-28-at-1.03.24\u202fPM-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/8393\/files\/2024\/12\/Screenshot-2024-12-28-at-1.03.24\u202fPM-1024x684.png 1024w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/8393\/files\/2024\/12\/Screenshot-2024-12-28-at-1.03.24\u202fPM-768x513.png 768w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/8393\/files\/2024\/12\/Screenshot-2024-12-28-at-1.03.24\u202fPM-1536x1026.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1595px) 100vw, 1595px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-c24efe4f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:69%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1595\" height=\"1065\" src=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/8393\/files\/2024\/12\/Screenshot-2024-12-28-at-1.03.15\u202fPM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1197\" style=\"box-shadow:var(--wp--preset--shadow--shadow-3)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/8393\/files\/2024\/12\/Screenshot-2024-12-28-at-1.03.15\u202fPM.png 1595w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/8393\/files\/2024\/12\/Screenshot-2024-12-28-at-1.03.15\u202fPM-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/8393\/files\/2024\/12\/Screenshot-2024-12-28-at-1.03.15\u202fPM-1024x684.png 1024w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/8393\/files\/2024\/12\/Screenshot-2024-12-28-at-1.03.15\u202fPM-768x513.png 768w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/8393\/files\/2024\/12\/Screenshot-2024-12-28-at-1.03.15\u202fPM-1536x1026.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1595px) 100vw, 1595px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33%\">\n<div style=\"height:2vw\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-medium-font-size\" style=\"color:#000000\">His favorite pastimes include stargazing and photography, preferably together! 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