Multiple Training Opportunities Available
NSF Advanced Training Program in Antarctica
July 2016
Palmer Station, AntarcticaUAF Fourth International Summer School in Glaciology
7-17 June 2016
McCarthy, AlaskaIARC Summer School
11-23 July 2016
Alaska, FairbanksGirls on Ice
10-21 July 2016 in Washington State
17-28 June 2016 in Alaska
- NSF Advanced Training Program in Antarctica
July 2016
Palmer Station, Antarctica
A U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) sponsored course for early
career scientists will be held in Antarctica at Palmer Station
(Antarctic Peninsula) in July 2016.
The course is designed to train scientists who are interested in the
study of extreme environments and the biology of Antarctic organisms.
The emphasis of the Antarctic Biology Course is on integrative biology,
with laboratory- and field-based projects focused on adaptations in an
extreme polar environment. This program will also provide opportunities
to understand and appreciate the complexities and logistical challenges
of undertaking successful science in Antarctica. A diverse teaching
faculty will offer students the opportunity to study a wide range of
Antarctic organisms (bacteria, algae, invertebrates, and fish) using
several different levels of biological analysis (molecular biology,
physiological ecology, species diversity, and evolution).
Applications are invited from graduate students currently enrolled in a
PhD program and researchers who have an earned PhD within the past five
years. This is an international course, open to all nationalities.
Partial scholarships are available to cover the cost of travel from home
institution and full support is provided for room/board and science
activities while in Antarctica.
Application deadline: 25 January 2016
For further information or to apply, please go to:
https://www.usfca.edu/arts-sciences/antarctic-biology-training-program
- UAF Fourth International Summer School in Glaciology
7-17 June 2016
McCarthy, Alaska
The University of Alaska Fairbanks announces that the Fourth
International Summer School in Glaciology will be held 7-17 June 2016 in
McCarthy, Alaska.
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 of glaciers and ice sheets. The course is taught by
glaciology faculty of the University of Alaska, Fairbanks, and several
invited guest lecturers.
Current sponsors include NASA, the International Glaciological Society
(IGS), the International Association of Cryospheric Sciences (IACS) and
the Geophysical Institute of the University of Alaska Fairbanks.
Application deadline: 1 February 2016
For more information or to apply, see:
http://glaciers.gi.alaska.edu/courses/summer-school/2016
- IARC Summer School
11-23 July 2016
Alaska, Fairbanks
The International Arctic Research Center (IARC) at the University of
Alaska Fairbanks announces that the 2016 IARC Summer School will be
held 11-23 July.
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. Since changes in the Arctic may well have global
implications, it is essential that Arctic climate simulations be
enhanced in order to reduce the uncertainties in projections of climate
change.
The two-week summer school will bring graduate students and young
scientists together with specialists in Arctic climate and climate
modeling to convey to a new generation of scientists the opportunities
and challenges of Arctic climate modeling.
The summer school will consist of background lectures in the mornings
and mini-projects and informal discussions in the afternoons.
Mini-projects will be performed in collaboration with faculty members or
lecturers. All participants will give short presentations on their
mini-projects at the end of the two-week period.
Application deadline: 15 February 2016
For further information or to apply, please go to:
http://www.iarc.uaf.edu/education_outreach/summer/2016
- Girls on Ice
10-21 July 2016 in Washington State
17-28 June 2016 in Alaska
Organizers announce that the Girls on Ice 2016 Expeditions are now
accepting applications. The 2016 program includes two expeditions. The
original North Cascades expedition in Washington State will be held
10-21 July 2016, and an Alaska-based expedition will take place 17-28
June 2016.
Girls on Ice is a unique, free, wilderness science education program for
high school girls. Each year a team of nine teenage girls and three
instructors spend 12 days exploring and learning about mountain glaciers
and alpine landscapes through scientific field studies with professional
glaciologists and mountaineers.
Applicants must be at least 16 years old by the Alaska program
start-date (17 June) and no older than 18 on the North Cascades program
end-date (21 July). International students are welcome to apply to the
North Cascades expedition. The Alaskan expedition is primarily intended
for girls from Alaska and the Pacific Northwest.
Application deadline: 29 January 2016.
For further information or to apply, please go to:
http://girlsonice.org/
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