In some jobs, safety training involves completing a computer module and practicing the proper way to lift a box. For research professionals, it means jumping into Arctic rivers, shooting off flares and learning to “cook” Ramen noodles with body heat.
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March 21, 2012
Survival of the fittest: WERC students, staff prepare for the field with diverse survival training
March 2, 2012
Lighten the load: Researcher explains research to ‘get the metal out’ of wastewater
PhD research student Abhijit Chatterjee will exlpain his research on methods for treating metal-bearing wastewater at the March 9 WERC Friday Seminar.
(more…)February 28, 2012
Research uses carbon as clue to understanding the Bering Sea
PhD research student Laura Oxtoby used study of carbon to gain better understanding of sea ice and other ecosystem characteristics of the Bering Sea.
(more…)February 17, 2012
How much wood can …. an Alaskan harvest? Study uses driftwood harvest model to answer hydrology questions
PhD research student Charles (Chas) Jones discusses questions about perceived changes in driftwood harvests in the Yukon River.
(more…)February 10, 2012
Arctic melting? Not everywhere says study of Alaska Range glaciers
Undergraduate research student Sam Herreid will discuss a surprising lack of response to global warming.
(more…)February 4, 2012
Researcher takes integrative approach in her work on freshwater
IARC research faculty Jessie Cable will discuss her work on Bayesian modeling approaches and their connection to hydrology research.
(more…)January 31, 2012
Looking back: What organic carbon history can tell us about Arctic carbon cycling
WERC graduate research assistant Ben Gaglioti discuss his work on stored organic carbon in arctic permafrost at the Feb. 3 WERC Friday Seminar Series.
(more…)January 25, 2012
WERC project uses ice-out timing to answer questions about ecocystem response to climate change
Imagine what you could learn about a far-off landscape by looking at it through a telescope. Now imagine what you could learn by looking at pieces of that landscape through a microscope. What if you did both? What could you learn then?
(more…)January 20, 2012
AWRA offers scholarships to undergraduate and graduate students in Alaska
The Alaska Section of the American Water Resources Association (AWRA) is committed to supporting future researchers in the area of water resources. In addition to offering travel grants for students interested in attending the 2012 AWRA annual meeting, AWRA is once again offering scholarships to current graduate and undergraduate students working in the area of water-resources research in Alaska.
(more…)January 13, 2012
Deadline approaching for travel grants to AWRA conference
It’s time for requests for travel funds to flood in to the American Water Resources Association (AWRA) Alaska Chapter.
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