Summer Course Announcement
Field Course In Arctic Science
20 May-6 June 2007
University of Alaska Fairbanks and Toolik Field Station
Application Deadline: Friday, 20 April 2007
For further information, please contact:
Anja Kade
Phone: 907-474-7094
E-mail: ftank [at] uaf.edu
The new "Field Course In Arctic Science", a sixteen-day, four-credit
summer field course offered through the University of Alaska (UAF)
Summer Sessions, will be held on 20 May-6 June 2007, at UAF and Toolik
Field Station.
Students will learn about ecology of the Arctic and boreal systems
through daily lectures delivered by a variety of scientists, 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, snow ecology, plant ecology, invertebrate and mammal biology,
carbon budgets, and the implications of a warming climate. 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
useful to ecological field research.
The course is open to 10 finishing undergraduate or starting graduate
students. The costs of food, lodging, and travel between the field sites
will be covered and students are expected to pay for their travel to
Fairbanks, Alaska. 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:
Anja Kade
E-mail: ftank [at] uaf.edu
Applications must be received by Friday, 20 April 2007.