NNA Community Newsletter

September 2023 Issue

Call for Posters: Virtual NNA Student Research Showcase
Upcoming Webinars
Opportunities for Early Career Researchers
Call for Abstracts: Alaska Marine Science Symposium
NNA Project Highlight: Greenland Hazards Project
Upcoming Events

Call for Posters: Virtual NNA Student Research Showcase

The NNA-CO invites all undergraduate and graduate students associated with an NNA project to share their research at our Virtual NNA Student Research Showcase! This virtual poster session will be hosted by the NNA-CO Education & Outreach team on November 6, 2023 from 2-3pm AKT / 4-5pm MT / 6-7pm ET (tentative). Students will have the chance to present their posters or 1-2 slides about their research in 3-minute presentations, followed by questions from the audience. This is a great opportunity for students to present and receive valuable feedback from the NNA community prior to AGU and the 2024 NNA Annual Community Meeting.

Please use the form below to register a student presentation by October 30 at 11:59pm MT.

Upcoming Webinars

ARCUS Arctic Research Seminar Series: Effects of Arctic Commercial Shipping on Environments and Communities: context, governance, priorities

October 4, 2023 | 9:00-10:00am AKT / 11:00am-12:00pm MT / 1:00-2:00pm ET

ARCUS invites leading Arctic researchers and community leaders to share the latest findings in Arctic research and what they mean for decision-making. Join ARCUS for their next webinar featuring speaker Henry Huntington, Arctic Science Director for Ocean Conservancy and independent researcher. Huntington will speak to his recent examination of shipping trends in the Arctic and how they have impacted Arctic environments and communities, as well as the need for greater international coordination in Arctic shipping.

Learn more here.

IARPC Public Webinar Series: Seascape Alaska

October 12, 2023 | 11:00am-12:00pm AKT / 1:00-2:00pm MT / 3:00-4:00pm ET

Seascape Alaska is a collaborative project to fully map coastal and ocean waters throughout the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone. Please join IARPC Collaborations for a webinar on this exciting mapping campaign. Seascape Alaska includes efforts to not only gather bathymetric data, but also understand the habitat, seafloor, archaeological, biological, chemical, and other oceanic attributes.

Learn more here.

Opportunities for Early Career Researchers

PSECCO BAJEDI Workshop for Polar Early Career Scientists

The Polar Science Early Career Community Office (PSECCO) is excited to announce its second belonging, accessibility, justice, equity, diversity and inclusion (BAJEDI) workshop specifically designed for polar early career scientists. This workshop will be run by the excellent folks with THRIVE Lifeline (https://thrivelifeline.org) in conjunction with PSECCO. This free online virtual workshop will be run via Zoom, taking place on Tuesday, October 3rd, 2023, between 10am and 1pm MT.

Learn more and register here.

PSECCO 2023 BAJEDI Micro-grant Solicitation

PSECCO is committed to enhancing diversity and inclusion, and working towards building a just and equitable environment in the polar sciences. To support this mission, PSECCO is excited to announce the 2023 cycle of PSECCO BAJEDI Microgrants. Awards should support the work of historically excluded scholars in the polar sciences, bring polar education to communities historically excluded from the polar sciences or it should advance the work of a person, program or group that is already doing that work.

Learn more and apply here.

IASC Fellowship Program 2024

The International Arctic Science Committee (IASC), in cooperation with the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation and the Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS), is launching its IASC Fellowships Program 2024. The program will engage early career researchers in the work of the IASC Working Groups, the 4th International Conference on Arctic Research Planning Process (ICARP IV), and key IASC partners, including the Sustaining Arctic Observing Network (SAON).

The deadline for applications for all fellowships is October 18, 2023 at 7:00am MT.

Learn more and apply here.

Call for Abstracts: Alaska Marine Science Symposium

The Alaska Marine Science Symposium (AMSS) has been bringing together scientists, educators, resource managers, students, and interested public for over thirty years to discuss the latest marine research being conducted in Alaskan waters. In the past, the Symposium has included papers on the human dimensions of marine science. This year, organizers would like to bring back that tradition by encouraging presentations on the human dimensions of marine science and research that include collaborations with local place-based researchers.

Submission deadline: October 6, 2023 at 11:59pm AKT

Learn more here.

NNA Project Highlight

Greenland Hazards Project

The goal of the Greenland Hazards Project is to investigate changing hazards due to climate change, including cascading hazards such as the increased occurrence of large landslides and the resulting tsunami potential, through a combination of remote sensing analysis and field research. The objectives of the 2023 field season were: 1) to install GNSS stations that would serve as tide gauges and build a data network designed to test the ability of these stations to accurately identify large waves, and 2) to foster and develop relationships with both research colleagues and the local communities that would be affected by the potential hazards. The team started the season in Nuuk, Greenland, where they successfully connected a GNSS station/tide gauge and strengthened partnerships with Asiaq Greenland Survey and the Greenland National Museum. These interactions and the time spent in Nuuk better prepared the group for their visit to Uummannaq, Greenland, where they spent the bulk of their time.

In Uummannaq, the team successfully installed a bedrock GNSS station/tide gauge close to the main harbor and that station is transmitting complete, usable data. The group also scouted for potential locations for a remote GNSS station(s) in a nearby fjord so that they can be deployed safely and effectively next field season. While the team conducted their research, they also spent time and effort establishing a positive reciprocal relationship with the Uummannaq community at large. It remains a goal of the project to continue developing this relationship in the years to come.

For more detailed information about the project, visit the project website.

Photo: The Greenland Hazards Project 2023 Field Team: CU Boulder Graduate students Cole Lombardi (left) and Adriana Alfaro (middle left), and Virginia Tech faculty Mike Willis (middle right, PI) and Jessica Rich (right) pictured outside their home for the summer in Uummannaq, Greenland.

Article and photo submitted by the Greenland Hazards Project team.

Upcoming Events

Science Storytelling Series - Community Storytelling with Data from your Project and Scenarios of Change

October 19, 2023 | 11am AKT / 1pm MT / 3pm ET

Indigenous Evaluation Training

November 2023 (Exact dates/times TBD)

AGU AGU Session on “Arctic Education & Outreach - Effective Ways of Engaging Diverse Learners in Arctic Science (ED004)

December 11-15, 2023 (Exact date/time TBD)

Science Storytelling Series - Creating Virtual Tours with Infiniscope

January 25, 2024 | 10am AKT / 12pm MT / 2pm ET

2024 NNA Annual Community Meeting

March 5-7, 2024

We welcome submissions for items to be considered for upcoming NNA Community Newsletters or the NNA News page.

The Navigating the New Arctic Community Office (NNA-CO) is jointly implemented by the University of Colorado Boulder, Alaska Pacific University, and the University of Alaska Fairbanks. The NNA-CO is supported through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. National Science Foundation (Award #2040729).

https://www.nna-co.org