Field Notes
During, before, and after the field course, Polaris students and faculty share their thoughts through journal entries.
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hello there, my dear fellow bloggers.
Before I begin my blog, I’d like to warn you all that I have no prior experience with blogs whatsoever. What does that mean, you may ask? Well, that means that I may end up writing about very non-bloggish things. For example, in a hypothetical blog reading context, I would
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2009 sea ice bets
Some of the folks here at Polaris headquarters are betting on the minimum extent of arctic sea ice in 2009. We did this last year and then wrote about it again this year. We are not alone. Look here, here, and here.…
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Documenting science in action
Thanks Andy for that great introduction. I’m very excited to join the team. I thought I would take this opportunity to introduce myself and talk about my role on the expedition. I am a science/nature photographer and researcher. I work part-time for the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in the Department
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Woo hoo we’re going to the Arctic!
All 4 of us here at Clark are getting very excited to get to Cherskiy! We recently made a trip down to visit Max Holmes and Kate Bulygina in Woods Hole, Massachusetts where we got a tour of the research center and got to ask questions about the upcoming trip!…
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Why do we fly all the way around the world?
The distance between my home in Bellingham, WA and the Northeast Science Station in Cherskiy is about 3,000 miles. That’s a long way but astute readers will notice that the field course participants end up traveling a long, long way to get to Cherskiy.…
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Outreach Abroad
I recently traveled back home to Bangkok, Thailand to visit family and thought this would be a great opportunity to share my research interests, experiences in Siberia, and thoughts on arctic science with the international community in Bangkok. I gave two presentations, one to the entire high school discussing the
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Google “sea ice pool”
Go ahead. Last year we had a Polaris Project bet going to see who could guess the minimum sea ice extent in 2008. Here were our guesses: Here’s what 2008 really looked like: Holly won the pool and got the glory and acclaim that came with it (that was the
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Outreach in Wilbur
I had the opportunity yesterday to give three class presentations at the junior high and high school I attended in my hometown of Wilbur, Washington. I spoke with a wide range of students, from the 7th grade science class to the high school chemistry class. …
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Arctic Science Summit Week
I’m currently in Bergen, Norway at the 10th annual Arctic Science Summit Week (ASSW). One of the draws of attending the ASSW is the science symposium, in which I presented a couple talks and co-chaired the “Coastal Environments as a link between Land and Sea in the Arctic” session. …
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Peace Prize Highlights
We are wrapping up the Polaris Project at the Nobel Peace Prize Forum. It’s been a great experience for our team. We’ve had good meetings to plan logistics for the 2009 summer course in Cherskiy. We’ve had multiple chances to present our research to some of the 1000 participants at
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In Northfield
The American PI’s for the project are here in Northfield, MN for the Nobel Peace Forum. It is great to see everyone and begin discussions on our plans for Russia this year. The forum schedule looks pretty exciting and I am looking forward to hearing different topics related to climate
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Polaris and Peace
The Polaris Project PIs are in Northfield, MN at the 21st Annual Nobel Peace Prize Forum. The forum this year honors the scientists from the IPCC who won the Peace Prize in 2007. We’re being kept busy. The PIs are taking part in a panel discussion about climate change in
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At AGU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yesterday (Wednesday the 17th) we presented our poster titled “Biogeochemical characteristics of Siberia’s Kolyma watershed in relation to climate change and permafrost degradation” at the AGU conference. We spoke to the head coordinator of the International Polar Year for education and outreach. …
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AGU Presentation
Today, Tyler and I presented our poster at the AGU Conference, the most prominent earth science conference in the world, in San Francisco. Our poster was located in the biogeosciences section and was titled ‘Using Dendrochronology and Remote Sensing to Assess Drainage Rates of Pan-Arctic Lakes.’…
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AGU and Outreach
A few days ago, Tyler and I submitted an abstract to hopefully present at the AGU Conference in San Francisco in December. With the help of Andy, Max, and Karen – we sent it in! Thank you for the feedback and input!!…
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