Summer 2016 Field Course Arctic Alaska Environmental Change University of Alaska Fairbanks
1-15 June 2016 Registration begins: 29 February 2016 For more information and to register, please go to: http://www.uaf.edu/summer/arcticveg -------------------- The University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) announces a 15-day summer course entitled "Arctic Alaska Environmental Change." Open to undergraduate and graduate students interested in Arctic environmental change, the 3-credit course will be held 1-15 June 2016. The class includes 2 days of classroom instruction and local field trips in the Fairbanks area, an 11-day field excursion to Alaska's North Slope, and 2 days for student presentations and local field trips at the end. The field excursion will have a strong emphasis on Arctic environments, local people, and field sampling. Students will learn about Arctic vegetation, soils, landforms, permafrost, geology, wildlife, and land-use. The class will travel along the latitudinal transect from Fairbanks to Prudhoe Bay, which traverses boreal forest, alpine, and Arctic biomes. Students will undertake an independent research project of their choosing. Nine days will be spent camping at different locations along the route. We will also stay two nights at Toolik Field Station, a world-renowned Arctic research station. Guest instructors will discuss Arctic ecology, permafrost, life in Arctic communities, and environmental issues related to oilfield development and other aspects of Arctic social- ecological systems. The cost of transportation and meals during the field excursion is included in the course fee, as well as two nights lodging at Toolik Field Station and up to six nights campus dorm housing. (Students are responsible for meals during the four-day campus portion of the course.) Students will need to bring all-weather clothing including winter jackets and rubber boots, and a warm sleeping bag. Expedition tents will be provided. The course is limited to 12 undergraduate and/or graduate students. To register, please follow the specific instructions for this course at: http://www.uaf.edu/summer/arcticveg. A $500 non-refundable deposit is required by 15 April 2016. The balance of the course payment is due 15 May 2016. International students must submit an International Student Summer Application and supporting documents by 15 March 2016 (see www.uaf.edu/summer/students/international). A $2,000 scholarship is available for one Alaska Native student or an indigenous student from a circumpolar nation. To apply for the scholarship, submit a one-page letter to Prof. D.A. Walker ([email protected]) about how this course would advance your interest in Arctic science.
