BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//jEvents 2.0 for Joomla//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT UID:74972e54cb7838e80d2094f9b04898de CATEGORIES:Field and Summer Schools CREATED:20211209T084756 SUMMARY:GLAcial Sedimentation School (GLASS) LOCATION:Corvallis\, OR\, USA DESCRIPTION:

I would like to draw your attention to this training opportunity, funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) INStabilities &a mp; Thresholds in ANTarctica (INSTANT) Programme:

GLAcial Sedimentation School (GLASS): Interpreting past c limate using Antarctic and Greenland sediment cores

Dates: 23–27 May 2022
Lo cation: Oregon State University Marine and Geology Repository (OSU -MGR), Corvallis, OR, USA
Website: https://osu-mgr.org/glacial_sedimentation_school_2022
De adline to apply: 7 January 2022 

School Objectives
Increased understanding of p ast ice sheet response to warmer-than-present climates is critical to impro ve models of future climate warming, ice sheet melt, and sea level rise. Mo re accurate predictions are necessary for policy makers to mitigate future impacts of climate change. Sediment cores collected through scientific dril ling and coring campaigns provide the opportunity to ground truth past envi ronmental conditions and associated ice sheet response. Over the last few y ears there have been a number of polar campaigns to collect cores for this purpose, including several International Ocean Discovery Program (IODP) exp editions to the Antarctic (374: Ross Sea West Antarctic Ice Sheet [WAIS] Hi story; 379: Amundsen Sea WAIS History; 382: Iceberg Alley; and 383 [DYNAPAC C]), as well as other collaborative projects such as the Thwaites Glacier I nternational Collaboration, SALSA, etc. In late 2022, the IODP drilling ves sel JOIDES Resolution will begin operations in the North Atlantic, with Exp. 400 to NW Greenland already scheduled and several other proposal s to drill in the Greenland/Arctic region available to schedule in 2023–202 4. Additionally, other non-IODP campaigns to Greenland are in progress. Sed iment cores collected by these campaigns are crucial to investigate the sta bility of the Antarctic and Greenland Ice Sheets under past warm environmen ts and to provide analog scenarios for ice retreat and consequent sea level rise due to future climate warming. To help ensure that research results f rom these sediment cores yield data required to improve climate and ice she et models, we are hosting a one week glacial sediment core school to provid e an introduction to Polar paleoclimate research using such cores. The prim ary goals of the school are to:

< p style="text-align: justify;">School Schedule
Mornin gs (Monday–Thursday) will include lectures and an exercise targeted to a da ily theme, with afternoons dedicated to hands-on activities in the Marine a nd Geology Repository. School participants will be divided into ~5 groups a nd assigned a set of cores. Each day they will collect a different dataset on their cores, rotating through 4 laboratories by the end of the week. The laboratories include macroscopic core description, microscopic (smear slid e) analysis, physical property data and downhole logging, and chronostratig raphy (integrating bio- and magnetostratigraphy). On Friday, each group wil l spend the morning integrating and finalizing results, which they will pre sent in the afternoon. 

Sch ool Participation
We will invite ~25 early career scientists (including graduate students and post-docs) to participate in the core scho ol. This will include ~15 US-based scientists and ~10 international scienti sts, particularly targeting those who are conducting research on recent or upcoming campaigns, or who will participate on upcoming cruises. Given the diversity of potential topics covered at the school, we envisage participan ts with a variety of specialties, including (but not limited to) sedimentol ogy, paleontology, geochemistry, paleomagnetism, physical properties, downh ole logging, glaciology, and climate/ice sheet modeling. Travel support is available from the U.S. National Science Foundation for US-based participan ts and SCAR-INSTANT for international participants.

Apply to Attend
This workshop is funded b y NSF and SCAR-INSTANT, with potential additional funding from individual I ODP member-countries, so we welcome applications from scientists in the U.S . and IODP and SCAR member countries (https://www.scar.org/ab out-us/members/overview/). We particularly encourage applications from students and early career scientists who are participating on upcoming pola r expeditions (including non-IODP cruises/field work). We are committed to improving diversity and representation in polar geoscience research and welcome applications that help to achieve these goals. The deadline t o apply is 7 January 2022.

Your application should include the following:

  1. Application form
  2. Short (preferably 2 page) CV or NS F-style biographical sketch
  3. Statement of interest including how the school will advance your career in polar science
  4. Letter of support from your advisor (students only, indicate advisor name on application for m); letters can be sent by you or by your advisor

Submit your application materials by 7 January 2022 using this form: https://www.cognitoforms.com/OregonStateUniversity1/glacialsedimentat ionschool2022glass

Letters of suppor t can be submitted via email to Val Stanley (This em ail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled t o view it.)
Denise Kulhanek (This ema il address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)
T revor Williams (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to v iew it.)

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