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Nontechnical The Polar Research Board (PRB) is the focal point within the US National Academies for providing scientific advice on issues related to the Arctic, Antarctic, and cold regions in general. The PRB does not conduct scientific research, but instead works to synthesize existing information so it is useful to decision makers. The PRB seeks to increase understanding of the polar sciences among state and federal decision makers and others. The Board's overall mission is to help polar science have a broader impact on society, both in the United States and in the international arena. This award will provide partial support for the expenses associated with the activities and operations of the PRB over a period of three years. NOAA and NASA provide additional funds toward the PRB's operations and activities. Technical The PRB serves at the interface of polar science and policy, across disciplines, and across both northern and southern Polar Regions. The PRB's mission is to advance understanding of the polar regions, including all areas of science, engineering, human dimensions, and policy; foster application of polar science to benefit the public and decision makers; advise U.S. research programs so they are responsive to the needs of the nation; encourage interdisciplinary and cross polar perspectives; and provide a forum for independent discussion of polar issues. Activities include discussion forums, program reviews, assistance in setting priorities and identifying research opportunities, evaluation of relevant technologies, analyses of controversial and nationally important topics, and other tasks as needed. The Board does not conduct research, but helps to focus and integrate information and thus give polar research more visibility and a broader impact on society, both in the United States and internationally. The PRB also serves as the U.S. National Committee to two international polar science organizations -- the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) and the International Arctic Science Committee (IASC). The PRB's activities bring diverse scientific perspectives together in service to national needs. The PRB strives to enhance understanding of the Arctic and Antarctic, provide independent views on U.S. research efforts, ensure that the polar science community is involved in government decision-making, and grow US leadership in international activities. The Board asks the "best and brightest" scientists to volunteer their time, and these volunteers are the intellectual force behind all the Board's work. Participants are selected with care to bring a diversity of expertise and experience; they are broad thinkers who can both react to requests for assistance and look ahead to anticipate issues. The Board is increasingly effective, conducting more visible activities, and has earned a reputation for timely and frank guidance. In the three years of this award, the PRB expects to serve the Nation by addressing priority issues either requested by agencies or identified by the Board's members --through informal discussions at the Board meetings, and through the development of new ad hoc study and workshop activities. The Board will also continue to facilitate U.S. participation in IASC and SCAR, and seek ways to make these organizations valuable to U.S. interests.
Title | Project start | End date | Organisation | Department | Project study region |
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Broadening Participation in the 10th International Congress of Arctic Social Sciences (ICASS X) | 01.01.2020 | 31.12.2022 | University of Northern Iowa | University of Northern Iowa, dept. | |
STEM at the Poles! Research Experiences for Formal and Informal Educations in the Polar Regions | 01.01.2020 | 31.12.2021 | Edward Little High School | Edward Little High School, dept. | Greenland, Mid-West |
NNA Track 2: Atautchikkun Ilitchisukluta (Coming together to learn): Co-producing knowledge across the Northwest Passage | 01.01.2019 | 31.12.2021 | University of Alaska | University of Alaska Fairbanks, Department | |
Developing Science Drivers for a Proposed US High Arctic Research Center: Fairbanks, AK - October 2019 | 01.01.2019 | 31.12.2020 | University of Alaska | University of Alaska Fairbanks, Department | |
Early Career Participant Support for a Chapman Conference in Selfoss, Iceland on Arctic Magmatism and Tectonics | 01.01.2019 | 31.12.2020 | University of Alaska | University of Alaska Fairbanks, Department | |
NNA Track 2: Developing Arctic village resilience to changes in the water cycle, river systems, and coasts | 01.01.2019 | 31.12.2021 | University of Massachusetts | University of Massachusetts, Amherst, dept. | |
Advancing US Participation in the International Synoptic Arctic Survey | 01.01.2019 | 31.12.2020 | Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute | Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, Department | |
STEM at the Poles! Research Experiences for Formal and Informal Educations in the Polar Regions | 01.01.2019 | 31.12.2020 | St. Thomas Aquinas High School | St. Thomas Aquinas High School | Arctic (entire region) |
Engaging the Next Generation of Arctic Researchers: UArctic Conference 2019 | 01.01.2018 | 31.12.2019 | University of Alaska | University of Alaska Anchorage, Department | |
STEM at the Poles! Research Experiences for Formal and Informal Educations in the Polar Regions | 01.01.2019 | 31.12.2022 | Arctic Research Consortium of the United States (ARCUS) | Arctic Research Consortium of the United States (ARCUS), Dept | |
NSF Summer 2019 workshop: Computing Arctic Data: Orono, ME - Spring 2019 | 01.01.2018 | 31.12.2019 | University of Maine | University of Maine, Department | |
Early Career Polar Research Conference: Building Collaborative Networks and Providing Professional Training Opportunities to Facilitate Success | 01.01.2018 | 31.12.2019 | University of Southern California | University of Southern California, dept. | |
STEM at the Poles: Teachers and Researchers Exploring and Collaborating | 01.01.2018 | 31.12.2019 | US High Schools, Various | Melvin H. Kreps Middle School, dept. | North Pacific |
PolarTREC - Teachers and Researchers Exploring and Collaborating | 01.01.2017 | 31.12.2018 | US High Schools, Various | Booker T. Washington High School, dept. | North Pacific |
PolarTREC - Teachers and Researchers Exploring and Collaborating | 01.01.2012 | 31.12.2013 | US High Schools, Various | J. C. Parks Elementary School, Department | Arctic (entire region) |
PolarTREC - Teachers and Researchers Exploring and Collaborating | 01.01.2013 | 31.12.2014 | US High Schools, Various | Brundrett Middle School, Department | Arctic (entire region) |
Convergence NNA: Navigating the New Arctic- Understanding Future Systems of Transportation in Arctic Regions, a Workshop Proposal | 01.01.2017 | 31.12.2018 | Carnegie-Mellon University | Carnegie-Mellon University, dept. | |
Workshop: Navigating The New Arctic: Bridging Science, Art, and Community | 01.01.2018 | 31.12.2019 | University of Virginia | University of Virginia, dept. | |
Convergence NNA: Adaptive Capacity and Resilience in the New Arctic: Identifying Pathways to Equitable, Desirable Outcomes for People and Nature through Convergence | 01.01.2017 | 31.12.2018 | University of Nebraska | University of Nebraska, Lincoln, dept. | |
Collaborative Research: Forging Collaboration and Encouraging Research on the Arctic Economy | 01.01.2017 | 31.12.2018 | Babson College | Babson College, dept. | |
Collaborative Research: Forging Collaboration and Encouraging Research on the Arctic Economy | 01.01.2017 | 31.12.2018 | Middlebury College | Middlebury College, dept. | |
2017 North Pacific Arctic Conference: Building Capacity for a Sustainable Arctic in a Changing Global Order | 01.01.2017 | 31.12.2018 | East and West Center Inc | Center for Cultural and Technical Interchange between East and West Inc, dept | |
Local and Traditional Knowledge and the Role of Storytelling in Building and Sustaining Resilience in African American and Alaska Native communities | 01.01.2017 | 31.12.2018 | Oberlin College | Oberlin College, dept. | |
Co-Producing Sustainability: Knowledge Co-Production, International Collaboration and Sustainable Development in the Arctic (Workshop) | 01.01.2017 | 31.12.2018 | University of Northern Iowa | University of Northern Iowa, dept. | |
Alaska Science Communication Workshop | 01.01.2016 | 31.12.2017 | Sitka Sound Science Center | ||
RCN: EyesNorth - A Research Coordination Network of Community-Based Observing Initiatives in the Arctic and Beyond | 01.01.2016 | 31.12.2020 | University of Idaho | University of Idaho, Moscow, dept. | |
Hybrid Governance in the Arctic: Carving out a Political Space for Coastal Indigenous Communities in Arctic Emergency Preparedness and Response | 01.01.2016 | 31.12.2017 | Aleut International Association | Aleut International Association, dept. | |
Partial Support for the Ninth International Congress of Arctic Social Sciences (ICASS IX) | 01.01.2017 | 31.12.2019 | University of Northern Iowa | University of Northern Iowa, dept. | |
Conference Proposal: Labrador Research Forum and Rigolet Community Meeting | 01.01.2017 | 31.12.2018 | Antioch University New England | Antioch University New England, dept. | |
The Science of the Narwhal through Technological Innovation, HoloLens | 01.01.2017 | 31.12.2018 | Case Western Reserve University | Case Western Reserve University, dept. | |
IUSE-Polar: PolarTREC - Teachers and Researchers Exploring and Collaborating | 01.01.2016 | 31.12.2017 | Broadwater Academy | Broadwater Academy, dept. | Arctic (entire region) |
ASUS: Arctic SUStainability: A Synthesis of Knowledge | 01.01.2015 | 31.12.2018 | University of Northern Iowa | University of Northern Iowa, dept. | |
Collaborative Research: Resilience and adaptive capacity of arctic marine systems under a changing climate (RACArctic) | 01.01.2015 | 31.12.2018 | Huntington Consulting | Huntington Consulting, dept. | |
PIRE: Promoting Urban Sustainability in the Arctic | 01.01.2016 | 31.12.2021 | George Washington University | George Washington University, dept. | |
Inuit Collaborative Workshop in Preparation for the Smithsonian Exhibit, Narwhal, Inuit and Ice in a Changing Artic, 2017 | 01.01.2015 | 31.12.2016 | Case Western Reserve University | Case Western Reserve University, dept. | |
Partial Support for the Eleventh Conference on Hunting and Gathering Societies | 01.01.2015 | 31.12.2016 | University of Northern Iowa | University of Northern Iowa, dept. | |
Workshop: Research Processes in Western Alaska Indigenous Communities | 01.01.2016 | 31.12.2017 | Kawerak, Inc. | Kawerak, Inc., dept. | |
PolarTREC - Teachers and Researchers Exploring and Collaborating | 01.01.2017 | 31.12.2018 | US High Schools, Various | Stoneman Douglas High School, dept. | Greenland, Mid-West |
PolarTREC - Teachers and Researchers Exploring and Collaborating | 01.01.2017 | 31.12.2018 | US High Schools, Various | Big Sky High School, dept. | Arctic (entire region) |
PolarTREC - Teachers and Researchers Exploring and Collaborating | 01.01.2017 | 31.12.2018 | US High Schools, Various | Liberty Pines Academy, dept | Greenland, Mid-West |
IUSE-Polar: PolarTREC - Teachers and Researchers Exploring and Collaborating | 01.01.2016 | 31.12.2017 | US High Schools, Various | Seton Catholic School, dept. | Greenland, Mid-West |
IUSE-Polar: PolarTREC - Teachers and Researchers Exploring and Collaborating | 01.01.2016 | 31.12.2017 | US High Schools, Various | Our Lady of Lourdes Regional School, dept. | Greenland, Mid-West |
The Heritage of Science and Technology in the Arctic, April 21-25, 2013 | 01.01.2013 | 31.12.2013 | North Dakota State University Fargo | North Dakota State University Fargo, dept. | |
Arctic Observing Summit 2013 US Coordination and Support for Participants | 01.01.2013 | 31.12.2014 | University of Calgary | University of Calgary, dept. | |
A Workshop to Develop a Conceptual Model of the Future High Arcitc Marine Ecosystem | 01.01.2013 | 31.12.2014 | University Corporation for Atmospheric Research | University Corporation for Atmospheric Research, dept. | |
PolarTREC - Teachers and Researchers Exploring and Collaborating | 01.01.2014 | 31.12.2015 | US High Schools, Various | Crawford Middle School, dept. | Greenland, Mid-West |
PolarTREC - Teachers and Researchers Exploring and Collaborating | 01.01.2014 | 31.12.2015 | US High Schools, Various | East High School, dept. | Greenland, Mid-West |
The Place Names of Franz Josef Land: A workshop on the historical geography of an archipelago of polar explorers | 01.01.2015 | 31.12.2015 | Penn State Abington College | Penn State Abington College, dept. | |
PolarTREC - Teachers and Researchers Exploring and Collaborating | 01.01.2014 | 31.12.2015 | US High Schools, Various | Ipswich Middle School, dept. | Greenland, Mid-West |
U.S. Annual Dues Support for IASC and SCAR 2014-2016 | 01.01.2014 | 31.12.2017 | National Academy of Sciences | National Academy of Sciences, dept. | |
RCN: Facilitating Indigenous Research, Science and Technology (FIRST) in Alaska, Hawai'i, and the Continental U.S. | 01.01.2015 | 31.12.2020 | University of Kansas | University of Kansas, dept. | |
APECS Nordic: Bridging Early Career Researchers and Indigenous Peoples in Nordic Countries | 01.01.2014 | 31.12.2015 | University of the South | University of the South, dept. | |
Community Workshops for Synthesis Studies of the Pan-Arctic/Earth System | 01.01.2015 | 31.12.2017 | City University of New York | City University of New York (CUNY), dept. | |
Arctic Observing Network Design and Implementation (ADI) Task Force Writing Workshop | 01.01.2012 | 31.12.2013 | University Corporation for Atmospheric Research | University Corporation for Atmospheric Research, dept. | |
Assessing the Vitality of Arctic Indigenous Languages - Research Development Workshops | 01.01.2012 | 31.12.2013 | Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC)-Alaska | Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC)-Alaska, dept. | |
Workshop Travel Support: Pribilof School District's | 01.01.2012 | 31.12.2012 | Western Washington University | Western Washington University, dept. | |
Alpine Summer School: Climate, aerosols, and the cryosphere | 01.01.2013 | 31.12.2013 | Duke University | Duke University, dept. | |
Adventure Learning @ Greenland | 01.01.2012 | 31.12.2013 | University of Idaho | University of Idaho, dept. | Greenland, Mid-West |
Athabaskan Conference 2012 | 01.01.2012 | 31.12.2013 | Western Washington University | Western Washington University, dept. | |
Arctic Library Portal Planning Workshop | 01.01.2016 | 31.12.2017 | Thomas Jefferson Institute for the Study of World Politics | Thomas Jefferson Institute for the Study of World Politics, Dept. | |
The Stability of the Greenland Ice Sheet | 01.01.2017 | 31.12.2018 | University at Buffalo | University at Buffalo, Department | |
Convergence NNA: Coordinate a Transdisciplinary Research Network to Identify Challenges of and Solutions to Permafrost Coastal Erosion and Its Socioecological Impacts in the Arctic | 01.01.2017 | 31.12.2021 | Penn State University | Penn State University, Department | |
Workshop: Enabling US Early Career Researchers to Advance Polar Science using High Performance Computing and Earth System Modeling | 01.01.2017 | 31.12.2018 | National Center for Atmospheric Research | National Center for Atmospheric Research, Department | |
STEM at the Poles: Teachers and Researchers Exploring and Collaborating | 01.01.2018 | 31.12.2019 | Rutgers University New Brunswick | Rutgers University New Brunswick, Department | |
Collaborative Research: Research, Synthesis, and Knowledge Transfer in a Changing Arctic: Science Support for the Study of Environmental Arctic Change (SEARCH) | 01.01.2014 | 31.12.2019 | Arctic Research Consortium of the United States (ARCUS) | Arctic Research Consortium of the United States (ARCUS), Dept | |
Collaborative Research: Research, Synthesis, and Knowledge Transfer in a Changing Arctic: Science Support for the Study of Environmental Arctic Change (SEARCH) | 01.01.2014 | 31.12.2019 | National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) | National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Dept | |
PolarTREC - Teachers and Researchers Exploring and Collaborating | 01.01.2012 | 31.12.2013 | US High Schools, Various | Oil City High School, Department | Greenland, Mid-West |
Participant Support for the Zero Emissions Category of the Clean Snowmobile Challenge | 01.01.2012 | 31.12.2015 | Michigan Technological University | Michigan Technological University, Department | Greenland, Mid-West |
Polar Data Planning Summit: Coordinating International Data Management, Mediation, and Sharing Activities in Support of Polar Observing, Science, Decision-making, and Arctic People | 01.01.2017 | 31.12.2018 | University of Colorado Boulder | University of Colorado Boulder, Department | |
Partnerships for polar science education and outreach in Greenland (JSEP) and Antarctica (JASE) | 01.01.2018 | 31.12.2022 | Dartmouth College | Dartmouth College, Department | Greenland Ice Sheet |
Workshop Proposal: The Summit Station Science Summit | 01.01.2017 | 31.12.2018 | University of Colorado Boulder | University of Colorado Boulder, Department | |
Week of the Arctic International Conference | 01.01.2017 | 31.12.2018 | University of Alaska | University of Alaska Fairbanks, Department | |
Convergence NNA: Preparing for a Northwest Passage, a Workshop on the Role of New England in Navigating the New Arctic | 01.01.2017 | 31.12.2018 | University of New Hampshire | University of New Hampshire, Department | |
A Workshop to Explore the Genetics, Paleoecology, Archaeology and Anthropology of Human Migrations across the Arctic, Fall 2015; Boulder, CO | 01.01.2015 | 31.12.2016 | University of Colorado Boulder | University of Colorado Boulder, Department | |
Alaska Community-based Monitoring Best Practices Workshop | 01.01.2014 | 31.12.2014 | University of Alaska | University of Alaska Fairbanks, Department | |
Coordination and Participation: Writing Workshops - Adaptation Actions for a Changing Arctic - Bering Beaufort Chukchi Region | 01.01.2014 | 31.12.2017 | University of Alaska | University of Alaska Fairbanks, Department | |
Response of high-latitude forests to a warmer and CO2-enriched atmosphere: tree rings in a process-based model | 01.01.2015 | 31.12.2018 | Columbia University | Columbia University, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory | |
Arctic Science Summit Week 2015 Travel Support | 01.01.2015 | 31.12.2018 | University of Alaska | University of Alaska Fairbanks, Department | |
Collaborative Research: Resilience and adaptive capacity of arctic marine systems under a changing climate (RACArctic) | 01.01.2015 | 31.12.2018 | University of Alaska | University of Alaska Fairbanks, Department | |
United States Representation in the International Arctic Science Committee (IASC): 2015-2018 | 01.01.2015 | 31.12.2019 | University of Alaska | University of Alaska Fairbanks, Department | |
A Dartmouth-JSEP partnership for international science education in Greenland | 01.01.2015 | 31.12.2018 | Dartmouth College | Dartmouth College, Department | Greenland, Mid-West |
Conference: Partial Support for Model Arctic Council (MAC) | 01.01.2016 | 31.12.2017 | University of Alaska | University of Alaska Fairbanks, Department | |
Support to convene the 2016 Arctic Science Summit Week (ASSW) and Arctic Observing Summit (AOS) at the University of Alaska Fairbanks | 01.01.2016 | 31.12.2017 | University of Alaska | University of Alaska Fairbanks, Department | |
Polar (NSF 15-114): Using Polar Science Data to Evaluate Media Claims in the Undergraduate Classroom | 01.01.2016 | 31.12.2019 | University of Delaware | University of Delaware, The Bartol Research Institute | |
Enhancing Weather and Climate Learning with Fluid Earth Viewer (FEVer) | 01.01.2016 | 31.12.2018 | Ohio State University | Ohio State University, Byrd Polar Research Center | |
Submerged Prehistoric Archaeology in North America: An Exploratory Workshop; Washington, DC, Fall 2018 | 01.01.2018 | 31.12.2019 | Oregon State University | Oregon State University, College of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences | |
Strengthening our Audience Connection with Icelights: Questions of the Moment (Phase II) | 01.01.2012 | 31.12.2014 | University of Colorado Boulder | University of Colorado Boulder, Department | |
Coordination and Participation: US-UK Joint Workshop on Arctic Research | 01.01.2012 | 31.12.2013 | University of Alaska | University of Alaska Fairbanks, Department | |
Partial Support of the Arctic Human Development Report II (AHDR-II) | 01.01.2013 | 31.12.2015 | University of Alaska | University of Alaska Fairbanks, Department | |
Characteristics of the Summer Arctic Frontal Zone Atmospheric Feature and Its Projected Changes through the 21st Century | 01.01.2014 | 31.12.2017 | University of Colorado Boulder | University of Colorado Boulder, Department | |
PolarTREC - Teachers and Researchers Exploring and Collaborating | 01.01.2013 | 31.12.2014 | US High Schools, Various | Kenwood Academy High School, Department | |
PolarTREC - Teachers and Researchers Exploring and Collaborating | 01.01.2013 | 31.12.2014 | US High Schools, Various | Libertyville High School, Department | Greenland, Mid-West |
IGERT: Adaptation to Abrupt Climate Change (A2C2) | 01.01.2012 | 31.12.2017 | University of Maine | University of Maine, Department | Greenland, Mid-West |
Workshop on Ice Sheet/Ocean/Atmosphere Interactions in Greenland | 01.01.2013 | 31.12.2013 | University of California | University of California, San Diego, Department | |
Collaborative Research: Resilience and adaptive capacity of arctic marine systems under a changing climate (RACArctic) | 01.01.2015 | 31.12.2018 | University of Washington | School of Oceanography | |
Arctic Basecamp 2018 Event at the Davos World Economic Forum | 01.01.2018 | 31.12.2018 | University of Washington | School of Oceanography |