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Location: International Arctic Research Center, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Alaska, USA
Dates: May 23 - June 4, 2011
Background: Arctic climate is the result of a complex interplay between the atmosphere, the ocean, sea ice and a terrestrial component in which freezing and thawing are critical to variations over a range of timescales. In view of the delicate balances between these components and their poorly documented sensitivities, it is not surprising that global climate models show the largest disagreement among themselves, and also the strongest greenhouse-induced changes, in the polar regions. Since changes in the Arctic have global implications, it is essential that Arctic climate simulations be enhanced in order to reduce the uncertainties in projections of climate change
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This is a spring expedition (18 +): 2 Weeks: Approx. £1,900 + flights - a 14 Day expedition based course which will teach you all the mountain skills, campcraft, travel and survival skills, plus the expedition planning and field research skills required to mount your own expedition.
Remote, wilderness experience in an Arctic environment. Environmental field research in a range of natural science subjects. No experience necessary.
This course is run by BSES - the British Schools Exploring Society. Go to www.bses.org.uk for more information. |
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The University of Manitoba is offering a field course entitled 'Wildlife and Ethnoecology of the Manitoba Coastal Region' from 16-26 August 2010.
This innovative course provides students with hands-on field research experience in ecology, environmental science, and social research and includes one week working in Wapusk National Park, a remote wilderness park along the Hudson Bay coast accessible only by helicopter in summer, followed by time at the Churchill Northern Studies Centre (http://www.churchillscience.ca/) to conduct further research and interact with indigenous elders and the community of Churchill.
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A two week short course for students interested in learning about the marine record of ice shelf settings and sediment core methodologies will be held at Hamilton College from 11 July to 24th July, 2010. This is an NSF sponsored activity related to IPY and the LARISSA project (LARsen Ice Shelf System, Antarctica).
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The University of Alaska Fairbanks is offering a summer field class on Alaska soil Geography from 5-13 July 2010.
Students in the course will study soil geography and soil forming factors such as parent material, landform, vegetation, climate, time, permafrost, and fire along ecological transect from boreal forest to arctic tundra in northern Alaska. The class emphasizes hands-on experiences excavating and sampling permafrost-affected soils anddiagnosing soil morphological properties. At each site, soil classification and land use interpretations such as infrastructure development and wetland will be discussed.
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The summer school will focus on dynamics of monsoon variability and related teleconnections, impacts of monsoon variability on glaciers, and reconstructions of climate variability from glaciers. It is organized jointly by the Center of Climate and Cryosphere, University of Innsbruck, Austria, the Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research, University of Bergen, Norway, and the Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China.
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 The Arctic is experiencing an unprecedented change in climate. How will arctic ecosystems respond to the changes that are occurring and what are the potential feedbacks to global climate? Find out, and experience these ecosystems first-hand through the intensive "Field Course in Arctic Science," offered through Summer Sessions at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. This 4-week, 5-credit course will be taught at the University of Alaska Fairbanks and the remote Toolik Field Station in northern Alaska from 18 May - 11 June 2010.
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CH2M HILL Polar Services (CPS) is offering a field safety training course to National Science Foundation (NSF) -funded arctic researchers. The course will take place in Colorado, 30 March - 2 April 2010, and will be facilitated by Learn to Return (LTR) Training Systems (http://www.survivaltraining.com). The course will cover wilderness medicine training, helicopter and bear safety training, and field skills specific to working in arctic areas.
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ARTEK is introducing the International Semester in Greenland! This is a chance for students to do their international studies in a northern, extreme environment.
The International Semester took place during the winter and spring of 2010 and covered topics such as Renewable and accessible energy; Biogenic waste, exploitation and disposal; and constructing light and space.
The International Semester is open to university students from around the world. Please visit this link for more information: http://www.arktiskcenter.gl/internationalsemester
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 Arctic Research Experiences for Undergraduate Students
Summer 2012
The Svalbard Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Project is
now accepting applications for the Summer 2012 program. The program offers opportunities for undergraduate students to participate in polar science research projects.
Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents. The deadline to apply is Sunday, 15 January 2012.
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 An International Summer School in Glaciology will be held in McCarthy and Fairbanks, Alaska, 7-17 June, 2010.
The course is intended to provide glaciology graduate students with a comprehensive overview of the physics of glaciers and current research frontiers in glaciology with focus on quantitative glaciology, modeling and remote sensing. The course is taught by glaciology faculty of the University of Alaska, Fairbanks, and several invited guest lecturers.
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The 4th International Polar Year (IPY) ran from March 2007 to March 2009, and focused international scientific and educational attention on the Earth's Polar Regions. Funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and by the University of Massachusetts Amherst, IPY Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Polar Connections is designed to promote the teaching of science concepts and processes related to the polar regions, and to emphasize connections to State and National Science Standards for the middle and high school. It includes a one-week summer institute and academic-year online discussion forums, and features a variety of proven techniques for effective teaching, including inquiry-based teaching, cooperative learning, and methods for formative assessment of student learning. Participants will be expected to use selected materials in their classrooms and also to aid in the dissemination program.
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'Arctic and Boreal Entomology,' a 2010 summer field course, will be held at the Churchill Northern Studies Centre (CNSC) in Churchill, Manitoba, Canada from 5-16 July 2010.
Among other topics, the course will address insect collection methods and curation of insect specimens, insect and plant identification, observation and quantification of adaptation and behavior, and diversity and abundance relationships. The course consists of approximately five evening lectures and discussions, field excursions for observation and collection of insects (e.g. - tundra, boreal forest, streams, and seashore), and completion of an individual research project designed according to personal interests.
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Ecosystem Vulnerability to Climate Change: Tools for Observation, Forecasting, and Management
Formerly purely a subject of academic enquiries, ecosystem vulnerability to climate change becomes a very practical issue. Many sectors, including forestry, biodiversity conservation, water management, agriculture (to name a few) need information about ongoing and future states of ecosystems. This is a field of studies where natural scientists meet their colleagues from social and policy science more often than usual, and where uncertainties are particularly high, because ecosystem complexity meets here the complexity of social systems. Understanding uncertainties of both segments is a key to successful research in the field; however the difference of academic backgrounds and professional experience of people even working in the same team often prevent research teams from formulating a shared vision and achieving satisfactory results. New developments, constantly appearing in this dynamic field, make the task of staying up-to date even more challenging, especially in disciplines outside the researcher’s particular area of expertise (otherwise relevant though).
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The 2010 International Arctic Research Center (IARC) summer school will build upon the successful field trip along the Dalton Highway offered during the 2008 Ninth International Conference on Permafrost. The event will begin with lectures given in Fairbanks by experts in numerous Arctic physical and biological sciences. The focus will be on permafrost. The course will examine its distribution, how it forms, its variable nature, the effects of climate change, and how permafrost affects arctic ecosystems, infrastructure, and the people who live in northern regions. Special emphasis will be placed on the complex interactions between climate, soils, vegetation, and permafrost. Lecturers will describe the current state of knowledge, disciplinal links, and research gaps. Our expert guides will offer an in-depth view of the landscapes and research along one of the most remote and scenic highways in North America (Dalton Highway). Major themes will include permafrost and ecosystem variation along the arctic climate gradient, biocomplexity of patterned ground, and arctic engineering.
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Under the European Facility for Airborne Research, this Training Course will take place in Bad Schandau (Germany), from 25th to 30th April 2010. The topics covered are, among others: Sources of uncertainty, ensemble modeling, parameter estimation method, state estimation e.g. by Ensemble Kalman filters, bias estimation and correction and perspectives of comprehensive data assimilation. More information is available here. |
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This 10-day course run by Hokkaido University will introduce students to the physical properties of sea ice and the biological communities living within the ice in the Okhotsk Sea. The course will include a combination of fieldwork, lectures and a small research project. Cost of the course is approximately 25,000 yen for travel within Japan, food and accomodation, plus travel expenses to Japan.
For more information or to apply for the course, contact Dr Shigeru Aoki.
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