Sea Ice Field Course Announcement
Field Techniques In Interdisciplinary Sea-ice Research
University of Alaska Fairbanks
Hokkaido University
17-28 May 2008
Barrow, Alaska, USA
Application Deadline: Friday, 22 February 2008
For course and registration information, please go to:
http://www.sfos.uaf.edu/research/seaicebiota/barrowcourse/
The University of Alaska Fairbanks and Hokkaido University announce a
sea-ice field course on 17-28 May 2008, in Barrow, Alaska, that is open
to graduate-level students and postgraduate professionals from relevant
fields. Openings may also exist for a small number of advanced
undergraduate students with appropriate background with permission from
the instructors.
The course offers a hands-on introduction to the principal field
techniques employed in sea-ice studies of an interdisciplinary
(geophysical-biogeochemical) nature. The course focuses on sea ice as an
instructive example of the close intertwining between ocean, ice, and
biosphere processes and humans in the polar regions. The use of the ice
cover by different stakeholders in the context of research program
design will receive particular attention. The course will consist mostly
of field- and lab-based instruction with some introductory lectures and
evening seminars/discussions. In the spirit of the International Polar
Year, the instructor team includes recognized experts from a number of
different nations who will lead different course modules (see website
for details).
Tuition for the course includes university registration fees and a $500
USD course fee (modest support may be available to help a very small
number of students who may be lacking funds; see course application
documents for information). Prior to final registration, applications
will be reviewed by the instructors. The application deadline is Friday,
22 February 2008, with selection of course participants to be announced
in early March.
Application information is available at:
http://www.sfos.uaf.edu/research/seaicebiota/barrowcourse/
For further information please contact:
Hajo Eicken, UAF, hajo.eicken [at] gi.alaska.edu
Rolf Gradinger, UAF, rgradinger [at] ims.uaf.edu
Kunio Shirasawa, Hokkaido University, kunio [at] lowtem.hokudai.ac.jp