IARC 2015 Summer School
Arctic in a Warming Climate: Connection to Vegetation,
Permafrost, and Hydrology
26 May - 9 June 2015
Fairbanks, Alaska
Application deadline: 16 February 2015.
For questions, please contact:
Tohru Saito
Email: tsaito [at] iarc.uaf.edu
The International Arctic Research Center (IARC) announces a call for
applications for the 2015 Summer School program, entitled “Arctic in a
Warming Climate: Connection to Vegetation, Permafrost, and Hydrology.”
Sponsored primarily by the National Science Foundation, the program will
be held 26 May - 9 June 2015 in Fairbanks, Alaska.
The course is intended to provide graduate students and early-career
scientists with an overview of the controls of ecosystem variability in
northern Alaska from the Alaskan Interior to the Arctic, and an
illustration of the interplay between data collection and modeling. As
the primary control, climate combines with topography and disturbance to
produce a wide variety of ecosystems in this area, ranging from the
boreal forest to coastal tundra. The ecosystems are changing and these
changes can, in turn, affect climate through feedbacks involving changes
in albedo, permafrost, hydrology, trace gas exchanges with the
atmosphere, and other processes.
The summer school will consist of background lectures, participation in
fieldwork, and mini-projects in collaboration with summer school
instructors. The event will begin with lectures given in Fairbanks by
experts in permafrost, vegetation and hydrologic sciences, and other
related fields (engineering, biology, ecosystem modeling, disturbance,
climate modeling, social sciences). Lecturers will describe the current
state of knowledge, disciplinary linkages, and research gaps. Over the
course of the next 7-10 days, the students will experience first-hand
the landscapes and research along one of the most remote and scenic
highways in North America. Major themes will include permafrost and
ecosystem variation along the Arctic climate gradient, hydrologic
processes, and engineering solutions. The group projects will cross the
boundaries between disciplines in exploring topics in
hydrology/permafrost/vegetation science. Students will conduct the
research on these projects during the summer school and present their
findings at the final meeting.
IARC will issue partial travel grants for travel to/from Fairbanks, with
amounts determined through the application process.
Application packages must include a curriculum vitae, letter of
interest, and a letter of support from supervisor. The cover letter
should include estimates for the participant’s travel expenses to/from
Fairbanks. To apply, please email Tohru Saito (tsaito [at] iarc.uaf.edu) with
the application materials prepared as a PDF.
Application deadline: 16 February 2015.
For questions, please contact:
Tohru Saito
Email: tsaito [at] iarc.uaf.edu
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