Hello, We are offering a new field course in Arctic Science at the University of Alaska Fairbanks early this summer. Please distribute following announcement to any interested students you know. Thank you, Anja Kade
Anja Kade, Ph.D. Biology and Wildlife Department University of Alaska Fairbanks Phone: (907) 474-7094 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___________________________________________________ FIELD COURSE IN ARCTIC SCIENCE The new Field Course in Arctic Science will be offered through Summer Sessions at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. This 16-day, 4credit course will be taught both at the University of Alaska Fairbanks and at the Toolik Field Station in northern Alaska from May 20 to June 6, 2007. The course is limited to ten finishing undergraduate or starting graduate students. The cost of food, lodging and travel between the field sites will be covered, and students are expected to pay for their travel to Fairbanks, Alaska. The students will need to bring all-weather clothing including winter jackets and rubber boots, a warm sleeping bag, and preferably a tent. The students will learn about the 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. The 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. 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 (email: [EMAIL PROTECTED], phone: 907-474-7094) by April 20, 2007.
