Alaska NSF EPSCoR

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Alaska NSF EPSCoR is dedicated to improving Alaska's research capacity. We support, promote & encourage STEM across Alaska. Our current 5-year project is "Fire & Ice: Navigating Variability in Boreal Wildfire Regimes and Subarctic Coastal Ecosystems."
Alaska NSF EPSCoR Wepagehttps://www.alaska.edu/epscor/
NSF EPSCoR Webpagehttps://new.nsf.gov/funding/initiatives/epscor
Alaska NSF EPSCoRDec 16
The Alaska EPSCoR Interface of Change team had a great time convening in Fairbanks at the University of Alaska Fairbanks for our All Hands Meeting this week. On the first day of the meeting, we bundled up for temperatures of -30 F. On the second day of the meeting, it warmed up enough to dump several inches of snow in the morning! That didn't stop us from having a joyous and productive time exchanging project updates and feedback.
Alaska NSF EPSCoRDec 19, 2023
Josh Hostler of the Fire & Ice Boreal Fires Team presenting a poster at #AGU23 on his research on predicting lightning occurrence using machine learning techniques: self-organizing maps with a random forest classifier. #UAFxAGU
Alaska NSF EPSCoRDec 19, 2023
Fire & Ice Co-PI Uma Bhatt at #AGU23 with graduate students Mary Butwin and Cece Borries-Strigle. #UAFxAGU
Alaska NSF EPSCoRDec 16, 2023
Alaska EPSCoR researchers at AGU 2024: @chrys speaking on a panel, "Amplifying Climate Adaptation Partnerships in the Arctic" organized by Alaska Climate Adaptation Science Center Deputy Director Jessica Garron. #AGU23 #UAFxAGU
Alaska NSF EPSCoRDec 13, 2023
📆 Save the date for the Kachemak Bay Science Conference:
March 17-20, 2024
Homer, Alaska
This year's theme is "Cultivating Knowledge for Healthy Ecosystems and Communities."
Registration is free.
The call for presentations will open later this month.
http://kachemakbayscience.org
Home - Kachemak Bay Science Conference (2021)

The Kachemak Bay Science Conference is held every other year. Registration for the 2015 conference is now open. Accepting abstracts for presentations until January 23, 2015.

Alaska NSF EPSCoRDec 13, 2023

👩‍🔬Researchers & research support staff:

EPSCoRs in Alaska, Virgins Islands, Hawai'i, Guam and Puerto Rico received an NSF GRANTED award to strategize solutions to overcome barriers at remote research institutions, and we would like your input! 🏝️

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Alaska NSF EPSCoRNov 21, 2023

🤿 Thank you to everyone who applied for Alaska EPSCoR's SCUBA Inclusion Awards! We received many compelling applications.

🌈 The goal of these awards is to offer an opportunity for those underrepresented in scientific diving and to increase diversity & inclusion in the SCUBA community.

📸 Here is Nathan Stewart, a UAF alum who is now a faculty member at Colorado Mountain College. In this photo, he is performing a habitat survey in the Aleutian Islands as a grad student with Brenda Konar.

Alaska NSF EPSCoRNov 11, 2023
✨ Augmented reality ✨ is a blend of reality and virtual elements. Join Alaska EPSCoR Data Visualization Specialist Naomi Hutchquist Monday, Wednesday and Friday to learn the basics on how to create your own augmented reality mobile app in a free, three-part Zoom workshop, Nov. 13, 15 and 17 from 3–4 p.m.
Register: https://bit.ly/463DPxW
Register for the AR Workshop

Register for Alaska NSF EPSCoR's free three-part virtual workshop on the basics of creating your own augmented reality application in Unity. You will need a computer with Unity installed if you'd like to follow along with step-by-step instructions, and a mobile device to build your app to. Don't want to build your own app? We will also have a demonstration from AR Hero, an easy to use platform for putting together an augmented reality experience, no app required! You will receive a Zoom link after completing this registration form. For more information, email Naomi at [email protected]

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Alaska NSF EPSCoRNov 8, 2023

🤿 To increase diversity and inclusion in scientific diving, Alaska EPSCoR is sponsoring 5 SCUBA Inclusion Awards for University of Alaska students to use in Spring 2024: 5 awards of $1,000 each for SCUBA cert courses.

🫧 Application deadline is November 17, 2023.

🐙 More info and application form at: alaska.edu/epscor/awards

📸 Photo courtesy of Dr. Brenda Konar: Melissa Good as a graduate student performing a habitat survey in the Aleutian Islands. Melissa Good now works for Alaska Sea Grant!

Alaska NSF EPSCoROct 23, 2023
Registration is now open for 🔥IGNITE: Individual Growth & New Ideas Through EPSCoR/INBRE, a professional development workshop for University of Alaska faculty, researchers, university staff, and students, hosted by Alaska EPSCoR and Alaska INBRE!
🏨 Hotel Captain Cook, Anchorage
📆 Jan. 8-9, 2024
Deadline to register: Dec. 11
➡️ More information and registration at alaska.edu/epscor/events/ignite/