SEARCH : Study of Environmental Arctic Change

Student Posters

SEARCH Open Science Meeting 2003

ARCUS partnered with the SEARCH Open Science Meeting (OSM) sponsoring agencies and the meeting organizers to hold a student poster competition to recognize research excellence in student posters submitted to the SEARCH OSM. The student posters were judged by the meeting organizing committee, which was a representative multi-agency and multi-disciplinary group. The judging criteria included:

significant contribution to arctic science research
clear, concise statement of problem and organization of ideas and information
textual and visual acuity

ARCUS partnered with the Arctic Institute of North America (AINA) to offer awards to the the competition winners. The winners (featured below) will receive support to attend a relevant conference on the Arctic and their work will be highlighted at the 2004 Arctic Forum in Washington DC. They also will receive a two-year Arctic Institute of North America membership, which includes a subscription to the interdisciplinary journal ARCTIC.

Congratulations to Philip, Kenneth, Matthias, and all of the student scholars for their excellent posters and their contributions to SEARCH scholarship. Scroll down the page to view the student posters presented at the meeting.

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Philip Higuera	*1st Place*
	Paleo Investigations of Climate and Ecosystem Archives (PICEA): Holocene Fire and Vegetation History from Ruppert Lake, Brooks Range, Alaska Philip Higuera, Linda B. Brubaker, Patricia M. Anderson, Feng Sheng Hu, Ben Clegg, Tom Brown, Scott Rupp Full Abstract View Philip's Poster (2.3 MB - PDF or 1.3 MB - JPEG)

Kenneth Tape	*Honorable Mention*
	Photography-based Measurements of the Expansion of Shrubs in Northern Alaska Kenneth D. Tape, Charles Racine, Matthew Sturm Full Abstract **Display Aerial Photos Kenneth D. Tape, Matthew Sturm Full Abstract View Kenneth's Poster (2.3 MB - PDF)

Matthias Zielke	*Honorable Mention*
	The Effect of Temperature, Water Content, and Light Intensity and Quality on Nitrogen Fixation in High Arctic Tundra Vegetation Matthias Zielke, Rolf A. Olsen, Bjørn Solheim Full Abstract View Matthias' Poster (1.3 MB - PDF)

	Late-Holocene Lake-Level Variation in West Greenland Frank A. Aebly, Sherilyn C. Fritz Full Abstract
	Rapid Wastage of Alaska Glaciers: the Search for Climatic Causes Anthony Arendt, Keith Echelmeyer, William Harrison, Craig Lingle, Virginia Valentine, Sandra Zirnheld Full Abstract
	The Common Raven (Corvus corax) on the North Slope of Alaska: Wildlife Management and the Human Dimension Stacia A. Backensto Full Abstract
	Using a Spatially Distributed Model to Characterize the Influence of Permafrost on Hydrological Processes William R. Bolton, Larry D. Hinzman, Scott Peckham, Douglas L. Kane, Kenji Yoshikawa Full Abstract
	Covariability in Arctic Climate Variables: Observations and Model Simulations Yonghua Chen, James R. Miller, Jennifer A. Francis, Gary L. Russell, Filipe Aires Full Abstract
	North Atlantic Oscillation Driven Changes To Wave Climate in the Northeast Atlantic and Their Implications for Ferry Services to the Western Isles of Scotland John Coll, David K. Woolf, Stuart W. Gibb, Peter G. Challenor, Michael Tsimplis Full Abstract
	Shaking up the Neighborhood: Historic Perspective on Resilience and Vulnerability in the Gulf of Alaska Jennie N. Deo, Catherine W. Foster, Margaret R. Berger, Ben Fitzhugh Full Abstract
	Human Impacts to Fire Regime in Interior Alaska La'ona DeWilde Full Abstract
	Analyzing the Implications of Climate Change Risks for Human Communities in the Arctic: A Vulnerability Based Approach James D. Ford, Barry Smit Full Abstract
	Lightweight Shallow Ice Coring and Borehole Logging Can Provide Decadal- to Millenial-Scale Indicators of Climate Change Around the Arctic Basin Robert L. Hawley, Edwin D. Waddington, Joseph R. McConnell, Dale P. Winebrenner Full Abstract
	In Search of the Younger Dryas at Elikchan Lake, Northeast Siberia Heather D. Heuser, Patricia M. Anderson, Linda B. Brubaker, Ron S. Sletten, Thomas A. Brown, Anatoly V. Lozhkin Full Abstract
	Carbon Storage and the Role of Cryoturbation in the High Arctic: Thule, Greenland Jennifer L. Horwath, Ronald S. Sletten Full Abstract
	Field Studies on Basin Scale Water Balance on North Slope, Alaska Danielle C. Kitover, Doug Kane, Rob Gieck, Larry Hinzman Full Abstract
	The Physical and Hydrological Impacts of a Wildfire on an Arctic Tundra Ecosystem, Seward Peninsula, Alaska Stefan Kooman, Larry D. Hinzman Full Abstract
	Vertical Export of Particulate Organic Carbon and Calibration of Sediment Traps Using 234Th in the Barents Sea Catherine Lalande, Jackie M. Grebmeier, Paul Wassmann, S. B. Moran, Lee W. Cooper Full Abstract
	Modelling Ice Algae Growth and Decay in Seasonally Ice-covered Regions of the Arctic Ocean Diane Lavoie, Ken Denman Full Abstract
	Geological and Geophysical Research into the Impact of Earthquakes on Prehistoric Coastal Occupation: the Mid-Holocene Occupation and Abandonment of the Tanginak Spring Site Elizabeth Mahrt, Bretwood Higman, Joseph MacGregor, Joanne Bourgeois, Ben Fitzhugh Full Abstract
	An Ecopath Model of the Arctic Ocean: The Time is Ripe Thomas A. Okey Full Abstract
	Quantitative Importance of Macrofauna: A Test of Sieve Mesh Size Biases on Sampling in a High Benthic Biomass Area Rebecca Pirtle-Levy, Jackie M. Grebmeier, Lee W. Cooper Full Abstract
	In Situ Warming Chambers Stimulate Early Season Production of Eriophorum Vaginatum Leaves and Roots Patrick Sullivan, Jeffrey Welker Full Abstract
	Adjustment to Reality- Cases of Detached, Dependent, and Sustained Community Development in Greenland Daniela Tommasini, Rasmus O. Rasmussen Full Abstract
	Hydrographic Changes in Baffin Bay, 1916-1999 Melissa Zweng Full Abstract