ArcticSIZE was well represented at the Gordon Research Conference – Polar Marine Science in Barga, Italy. Two PhD, one post-doc and two senior scientists from the group attended. Marit Reigstad delivered a keynote talk on “The Atlantic Inflow into the … Continued
On February 19 Paul Wassmann gave the talk “Tools for pan-Arctic integration: the case for conceptual models” at the Revelle Conference Room of Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Conceptual models allow to go from 1) creating testable hypotheses, 2) to plan and then modify field campaigns, to 3) construct models … Continued
During the annual meeting of the Norwegian marine researcher association (Norges Havforskerforening), marine researchers from Norway convened in Tromsø. The first day focused on making ecological research more relevant to society, politics, and stakeholders. The second day was filled with … Continued
Last week, Emma Persson started her master’s thesis research by conducting her first sea ice sampling in Ramfjorden. Together with Tobias, Ulrike, and Rolf, Emma will investigate what happens when sea ice forms. She will specifically look into the incorporation … Continued
Arctic SIZE postdoc Brandon Hassett was recently awarded a Young Explorer’s Research Grant from National Geographic to explore the relevance of Fungi in the Arctic Ocean. Between the research efforts of Arctic SIZE and the extent of the National Geographic … Continued
The final ArcticNet Annual Science meeting 2018 took place in Ottawa, 10-14 of December. Arctic SIZE was present, discussing aspects of future cooperation between Canada and UiT The Arctic University of Norway. Paul Wassmann also visited the Royal Norwegian Embassy … Continued
The new Norwegian icebreaker RV Kronprins Haakon was baptized right here in Tromsø! And not by anyone, but by the namegiving crownpince’s daughter, HRH Princess Ingrid Alexandra. Both Crownprince and daughter got a tour over the vessel and participated in … Continued
Last week, Ulrike Dietrich and Tobias Vonnahme participated in a workshop on Arctic microalgae taxonomy. The workshop was organized by the Arved etter Nansen project, where Tobias and Ulrike joined and collaborated during a cruise last August. During the workshop experts and … Continued
SIZE postdoc Brandon Hassett was invited to travel to China to give a plenary lecture on Arctic marine fungi. Brandon spent a week in Xiamen culturing chytrids and discussing the ecological roles of the Chytridiomycota in the Arctic marine environment. … Continued
Last week a seasonal study in Ramfjorden started with the first cruise. Ramfjord is a seasonally ice covered fjord near Tromsø and will be sampled every month from September throughout the polar night until sea ice formation and the light … Continued