Polar Science Center

PSC's Karen Junge & the ICEX2024 Astrobiology team join w/ the Navy to conduct biennial Ice Exercise 'Operation ICE WHALE' off coast of Prudhoe Bay, AK. Photo: Their 1st night on the ice: 1 tent, 100s of miles from land, floating on a piece of ice.#OperationIceCamp #IceCampWhale

The APL-UW Science & Engineering Enrichment & Development Postdoc Scholar Program welcomes proposals for novel research projects. Polar Science is one of the possible research areas included. Follow the link for more information! ap.washington.edu/ahr/position-d…

PSC's Kristin Laidre featured for her work on climate-sensitive Arctic mammals in this poignant article in The New York Times Magazine. nytimes.com/2023/10/26/mag…

Check out this new paper in Science magazine co-authored by PSC's very own Ron Kwok! Why has the loss of Arctic sea ice slowed in recent years? They've found an important clue! science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…

Our new paper in Science is out today! Why has the loss of Arctic sea ice slowed in recent years? We found an important clue. science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…

Environmental Evaluation: ONR & UW Polar Science Center Part of Joint Effort to Deploy Data Buoys Across Arctic Ocean nre.navy.mil/organization/o… (Photo by Airman 1st Class Shelimar Rivera-Rosado)

PSC scientists attend the International Glaciological Society Symposium on Sea Ice in Bremerhaven, Germany 5 - 9 June 2023. Photo Credit Amy Lauren.

UW News asked PSC's Dr. Eric Regehr a few questions about his research studying a population of polar bears that traverse the waters between Alaska and Russia. washington.edu/news/2023/05/2…

Join Pacific Science Center for the premiere showing of Arctic: Our Frozen Planet at our Science and a Movie event featuring PSC’s Eric Regehr! pacificsciencecenter.org/events/saturda…

Ice 🧊 Core Collection!! National Naval Ice Center has @USNavy Sailors & Civilian teammates up on the ice 🧊 working alongside other government agencies! The International Arctic Buoy Program's partners helped facilitate a day of #STEM learning about sea ice off the coast of…

Scientists from four international institutions and a filmmaker have come to Bremerhaven to process and analyze sea-ice cores samples from MOSAiC expedition. meereisportal.de/newsliste/deta… #MOSAiC

PSC's Ignatius Rigor Collaborates with Professor Combining Art and Data to Capture Beauty, Diversity of Arctic Ice. today.umd.edu/professor-comb…

Join us for Polar Science Day at Pacific Science Center on December 3, 2022! Meet Polar researchers from the UW and delve into current field research through demonstrations & hands-on activities. We hope to see you there! pacificsciencecenter.org/events/polar-s…

For those who prefer audio, just discovered this really nice clip with @KristinLaidre explaining why we were so fascinated by our recent @ScienceMagazine results. scientificamerican.com/podcast/episod… via @sciam

A new population of polar bears documented on the southeast coast of Greenland use glacier ice to survive despite limited access to sea ice. This genetically distinct group of polar bears could be important to the future of the species in a warming world. washington.edu/news/2022/06/1…

March 2022 update for PIOMAS posted. Sea ice volume 6th lowest since 1979. Thickness anomalies split across the Arctic.

📢 New paper alert 📢 Sperm whales are making an appearance in the Canadian Arctic, a region they are not historically found in. @Scripps_Ocean @Scripps_MBARC @Scripps_AEL @KWestdal @solsona_alba

Do mountains wear hats? #ICESat2 & research scientist Tyler Sutterley tackle this age-old question in today's #PhotonPhriday. Special bonus alert – we hit the eponymous trifecta of measurements: ice, clouds AND land elevation! 🧊 ☁️ 🗻

New snow/ice thickness measurements over sea ice using ICESat2 and CryoSat2 by JPL's Sahra Kacimi and @PolarScience_UW Ron Kwok washington.edu/news/tag/ron-k… @NASA_ICESat2 @NASA_ICE

3rd ICESat-2 Hackweek underway today. icesat-2.hackweek.io @PolarScience_UW @ICEsat