This informational webinar, given on 30 August 2017, gives an overview of the 2018-19 PolarTREC program, its goals and objectives, program components, the application process, and addressed questions from webinar participants.
High Flight! Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of earth, And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings *Excerpt of High Flight a poem by John Gillespie Magee, Jr. When I first met Jonathan Hanson he was working at the front desk of the Aurora Hotel in Nome Alaska. He and his wife are here for
Why study phytoplankton? Why study these microscopic floating plants? Because despite their tiny size, they are critical to much of life on Earth. They are the foundation of the bountiful marine food web, produce oxygen for the air we breath and take in harmful carbon dioxide. That's why
My transition home was abrupt. Only 12 hours after arriving home, still sleep deprived and disoriented, I returned to my normal school routine. I admit that at moments, I didn't feel ready for the end of my summer. That mood evaporated as soon as I walked through the doors of Escalante High School
Ellie and I made our last day in Alaska count. We met Janet, the wonderful PolarTREC PI, for quick coffee break - a nice change from all of our video conferences! Afterward, we spent the rest of the day on a fieldwork road trip south of Anchorage to the Kenai Peninsula to collect samples for Ellie's
Up In The Sky! Is It A Bird? It’s A Plane? No, It’s Jennifer’s Drone! It wasn’t long after most of the research team had touched down in Nome AK that I met Jennifer Johnson from Woods Hole Massachusetts. We compared stories about living on a boat, as she presently lives on a powerboat in Great
Thar She Blows! What a way to start our first full day at sea! Whales off the starboard bow and freshly baked cinnamon buns fresh from the oven! Before breakfast I raced up to the bridge when I heard there were whales. As soon as I got there I could see multiple blows far away on the horizon from
Teacher Rebecca Harris and Researcher Ellie Broadman discuss field work, weather and life at the remote field site near Lake Peters, Alaska as part of the Arctic Glacial Lakes Expedition. This live event was broadcast from Kaktovik, Alaska.
This lesson focuses on the diffusion of gas molecules across the cuticle membrane of sea spider legs and the role body size plays in the ability of sea spiders to uptake gases. Students construct model sea spider legs of varying diameters and use them to investigate the relationship between surface area-to-volume ratios and diffusion.
