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Chris and Andy on the radio
Seattle NPR listeners got a taste of Siberia with their coffee yesterday morning–Andy Bunn woke up at 4am in Cherskiy to talk with KUOW host Marcie Sillman. They were joined in the studio by Polaris Project photographer Chris Linder. Listen to the interview here.…
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Nice Article About Our Upcoming Trip
Nice article about our upcoming trip to Siberia
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Congratulations Polaris Alums!
Polaris Project students have achieved great research successes through their publications, presentations at national meetings, and awards and fellowships. Just to highlight a few…
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Reading list for 2013 and research goals
The core faculty (Sue, John, Paul, myself) have worked to come up with a reading list for all the new students that will be travelling to Cherskiy in July. It’s organized around the science themes we pursue while there and reflects a mix of really big picture ideas – say restoring
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Polaris 2013 Aquatic Satellite group
With a small but international group we will spearhead this summer’s Polaris Project with the first expedition to Cherskiy (June 14 through July 9).
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Polaris 2013 Permafrost satellite group
The main topic of our research is investigation of frozen sediments at the lower Kolyma area: its composition, genesis, physical properties and thermal state. We will do a lot of drilling, digging, sampling and a little bit of scientific research afterwards.
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Polaris 2013 Core Group Students
Congratulations to the new students who will participate in the 2013 Polaris Project field course and research experience in the Siberian Arctic!
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Returning Student Applications
Applications for Returning Students and Graduate Students are due December 15.
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Core and Satellites
Although the Polaris Project has enjoyed remarkable success in the past, each year we try new things as we strive to continuously improve. The evolution of the Polaris Project will continue in 2013.
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Polaris Project Research Symposium
Students in the Polaris Project are asked to do the impossible: travel more than half way around the world to the Siberian Arctic, design and implement a research project, and less than one month later present the results in a research symposium.
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Bringing Siberia to Seattle
Photographer (Polaris Project 2009 & 2010 field seasons) Chris Linder was awarded two honorable mentions in the 2012 International Conservation Photography Awards.
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Polaris 2012 Launches Tomorrow!
The grueling 4-day journey to our destination in the Siberian Arctic begins tomorrow. This year we have 33 participants, almost certainly the largest international expedition to the Siberian Arctic ever.
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Congrats to Ludda!
Many congratulations to 2011 student Sarah Ludda Ludwig. Ludda won one of this year's prestigious Goldwater scholarships.
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Congratulations to Claire Griffin!
Claire Griffin (Polaris 2009) has just been awarded a prestigious NSF Graduate Research Fellowship to support her PhD research on organic matter in large arctic rivers.
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