Summer Field Course in Arctic Science
University of Alaska Fairbanks and Toolik Field Station
3-28 August 2009
Deadline for applications: 30 April 2009
For more information or to apply, contact:
Syndonia Bret-Harte
Email: Syndonia.BretHarte [at] uaf.edu or ffmsb [at] uaf.edu
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, and as a component of the University of the Arctic
Thematic Network on Global Change in the Arctic. This 4-week, 4-credit
course will be taught at the University of Alaska Fairbanks and the
Toolik Field Station in northern Alaska 3-28 August 2009.
Students in the course will learn about the ecology of arctic and boreal
ecosystems through daily lectures delivered by a variety of scientists
and guest faculty, active participation in field sampling, and evening
discussions of the relevant science literature. The field course will
span a broad range of disciplines, including local geomorphology and
natural history, fire ecology, plant ecology, invertebrate and mammal
biology, carbon budgets, and the implications of a warming climate. The
students will gain a firm background in the structure and function of
the ecosystems in northern Alaska and become familiar with the tools and
techniques used to measure the ecological impacts of climate change.
The course is limited to 10 finishing undergraduate or starting graduate
students. The cost of food, lodging and travel between the field sites
will be covered. Students are expected to pay for their round trip
travel to Fairbanks, Alaska, tuition at the University of Alaska (summer
tuition is at the in-state rate) and their food when based in Fairbanks.
Students will need to bring all-weather clothing including winter
jackets and rubber boots, a warm sleeping bag, and preferably a tent.
Interested students should submit a current curriculum vitae and a cover
letter stating their experience and how the course would benefit them to
Syndonia Bret-Harte (ffmsb [at] uaf.edu) by 30 April 2009.
Deadline for applications: 30 April 2009
For more information or to apply, contact:
Syndonia Bret-Harte
Email: Syndonia.BretHarte [at] uaf.edu or ffmsb [at] uaf.edu