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Calibrating Past Climate Change in the High Arctic: Svalbard REU, Norway Werner, 1 A. , Roof, 2 S. , 3 Brigham-Grette,J. , Powell, 4 R. , Retelle, (1) Department of Earth and Environment, Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA 01075, [email protected] (2) School of Natural Science, Hampshire College, Amherst, MA 01002, [email protected] (3) Department of Geosciences, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, 01003 [email protected] (4) Department of Geology, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL, 60115 [email protected] (5) Department of Geology, Bates College, Lewiston, ME 04240 [email protected] 5 M.J. http://www.mtholyoke.edu/go/svalbard OVERARCHING GOAL: EXOTIC LOCATION Svalbard International Location - Norwegian Arctic To expose undergraduate students to the excitement and challenges of conducting arctic climate change research. UNIQUE FEATURES Exotic international location High-Arctic Field-Based Program Intense – hands-on fieldwork Remote Field Site Students have ownership of their research projects RESEARCH OBJECTIVES Participation at professional conferences To better understand climate change in the Arctic, students are monitoring… …all so we can •Glacier health (snow better accumulation vs. melting) interpret the 26cm records of past climate change preserved in lake and fjord 28cm sediments Continuing collaboration by former participants TREC K-12 TEACHER INVOLVEMENT •Sediment transport and deposition ARCUS and NSF sponsor a K-12 teacher who • 30cm Works closely with all field teams Maintains an active web diary of the project Discusses careers in teaching with students Develops engaging science K-12 activities EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES See http://www.arcus.org/TREC/ Training students to become proficient scientists We provide: Safety and classroom training PEER MENTORING Broad research objectives Our students take charge! Mentoring, equipment, moral support They collaborate Students: Design and defend individual research project Collect and analyze data and samples Learn many practical facets of field research Continue projects at home institution Benefits: Students become vested in their projects Students carry excitement back home Students serve as role models to peers They evaluate each others’ ideas They motivate each other (and us!) They lead and assist each other COMMUNITY OUTREACH BY STUDENTS Seminars at their home institutions Presentations to local K-12 schools Interviews with local papers Presentations at professional meetings CROSS-CULTURAL BENEFITS Our REU students Live and work with international students Experience different cultures Interact with international scientists