to begin Spring/Summer 2015 A graduate student assistantship (M.S. or Ph.D.) is available in the laboratory of Dr. Eric Collins at the University of Alaska Fairbanks (http://www.reric.org). Contact Dr. Collins (student-app@reric.org) to discuss the position in more detail. Please include a brief description of your research interests, experience, and academic preparations. Competitive applicants will have […]

My Astrobiology course was approved by the Provost, so next spring I will be able to offer MSL294 Astrobiology: Planets, Oceans, and Life at the University of Alaska Fairbanks!! From the syllabus— Astrobiology is the study of the origins, evolution, and future of life on Earth and elsewhere in the Universe. From humble beginnings as […]

Barrow, Alaska January 17, 2014 -34°C (-30°F), clear, no wind WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM AKST SATURDAY… A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR WIND CHILL AND LOCAL BLIZZARD CONDITIONS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM AKST SATURDAY. * WIND CHILL…TO 65 BELOW. […]

Barrow, Alaska January 16, 2014 -32°C (-26°F), clear, light wind Sometimes it seems like 90% of my job is waiting for ice to melt. And the other 10% is me taking selfies of my epic beard-cicles. We measured the temperature of this ice every 10 cm (4 in) in the field and then cut it […]

Barrow, Alaska January 14, 2014 -28°C (-18°F), cloudy, moderate wind Today — in our continued quest to find life in, on, and under Arctic sea ice in the dead of winter — we hit rock bottom. Well, ok… more of a sandy bottom. We were using a Ponar-type grab sampler to collect sediment from underneath […]