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To learn more about the JSEP program, check out their official webpage at http://www.arcus.org/jsep.

What Are They Doing?

Glacier outside of Kangerlussuaq, Greenland
Glacier outside of Kangerlussuaq, Greenland
The expedition members visited several research sites in Greenland as part of an initiative to foster enhanced international scientific cooperation between the countries of the United States, Denmark, and Greenland. The expedition members spent several days learning about the research conducted in Greenland, the logistics involved in supporting the research and gained first-hand experience conducting experiments and developing inquiry-based educational activities.

The 2012 expedition's work built on past expeditions and was supported by the National Science Foundation. The project was developed through cooperation with the U.S.-Denmark-Greenland Joint Committee, which was established in 2004 to broaden and deepen cooperation among the United States, the Kingdom of Denmark, and Greenland.

US JSEP Delegation
JSEP Participants from the United States

The program had two components.
Kangerlussuaq Science Field School: 29 June - 12 July 2012
US Science Education Week: 12- 22 July 2012

Where Are They?

View over the Greenland Coast
View over the Greenland Coast
The group traveled to Kangerlussuaq on the west coast of Greenland and then to Summit Station at the peak of the Greenland Ice Sheet, atop 3,200 meters of ice. Summit Station is a year-round scientific research station funded by the National Science Foundation. The climate in Kangerlussuaq is arctic, with temperatures ranging from -25 to 18 degrees Celsius throughout the year and averaging between 5 and 18 degrees during July.

Latest Journals

Summary Nivi Rosing of Nuuk was the first student to leave at 8:05am followed closely by Aggu Broberg and Cecilia Heilmann. The Danes left next followed by the Greenlandic and Danish teachers Lisbeth and Torben. By the afternoon we were down to the two US students, 2 US teachers and one…
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Summary This post contains all of our activities at NEEM. We arrived on July 19 and left on July 20. We arrived at NEEM yesterday and have been busy since we hit the ground. Yesterday students toured the ice core site, learned about research that will happen after the ice coring complete (which…
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Summary Students spent the morning working on their Summit video and the afternoon with Lisa Pratt's Indiana University group. The group is testing various types of equipment to determine whether they may be able to detect methane in the field. If the equipment performs well here they hope that…
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Summary In the morning students worked with IGERT fellow Kaitlin Keegan. Kaitlin had the students use their snow pit measurements they took at Summit to calculate the snow density as a function of depth. She then showed them data from 2010 and compared the results. Fie Thorup Hansen wrote up…
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Project Information
Dates
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Greenland
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Kangerlussuaq Science Field School and the US Science Education Week
Related Expeditions
Greenland Education Tour 09
Greenland Education Tour 10
Greenland Education Tour 2011
Joint Science Education Project 2013

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Greenland Education Tour 2012 Resources

Snow Runways, Fly or No Fly?

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At Summit Station, Greenland, science technicians measure the snow conditions of the runway to determine if the LC-130 aircraft which brings supplies and people in and out of Summit can land and takeoff safely. Students can use data taken by technicians at Summit Station, Greenland and develop a model to determine if snowpack conditions on the runway are sufficient

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US Students Experience Hands-On Science In Greenland

Science360 News focuses on the latest developments in scientific research. This link provides a short video on the 2012 Joint Science Education Program (JSEP). JSEP brings high-school students from diverse countries to Arctic research sites to experience hands-on science. Provided by the National Science Foundation.

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2012 JSEP Student Biography: Agnes Avakumoff

Agnes Avakumoff is a 2012 JSEP student. This is her biography in powerpoint form.

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2012 JSEP Student Biography: Dana Cucci

Dana Cucci is a 2012 Joint Science Education Project participant. This is her biography in PowerPoint form.

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2012 JSEP US Student Biography: Agnes Avakumoff

Agnes Avakumoff is a 2012 Joint Science Education Project participant. This is her biography and presentation about her community in Alaska.

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2012 JSEP Program US Student Bios

This PDF contains the written biographies and pictures of the 6 US students selected to participate in the Joint Science Education Project

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2012 JSEP US Student Video Biography: Marisa LaRouche

Marisa LaRouche is a 2012 Joint Science Education Project participant. This is her biography.

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2012 US Student Blog: Marisa LaRouche

Marisa LaRouche's personal blog for the 2012 JSEP program. This compliments her work in the 2012 JSEP expedition team journals.

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2012 JSEP US Student Video Biography: Maeve McCormick

Maeve McCormick is a 2012 Joint Science Education Project participant. This is her biography.

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2012 JSEP Program: US Student Blog - Maeve McCormick

Maeve McCormick's personal blog for the 2012 Joint Science Education Project trip to Greenland

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2012 JSEP Program: US Student Blog - Sydney Barnes

This is Sydney Barnes' blog where she keeps everyone up to date on her trip to Greenland

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Arctic Research Mapping Application

Arctic Research Mapping Application. ARMAP is a suite of online, interactive maps and services that support Arctic science. Learn more about research projects in your region of interest or scientific discipline. Explore available data or possible collaborations. Use the online mapping tools to meet your own project's specific goals.

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Summit Station, Greenland Website

Summit Station, Greenland Website. The station is located atop 3200 m of ice and is nearly 400 km from the nearest point of land. Summit supports a diversity of scientific research, including year-round measurements of air-snow interactions that provide crucial knowledge for interpreting data from deep ice cores drilled both at Summit and elsewhere.

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North Greenland Eemian Ice Drilling

North Greenland Eemian Ice Drilling website. The North Greenland Eemian Ice Drilling - NEEM - is an international ice core research project aimed at retrieving an ice core from North-West Greenland (camp position 77.45°N 51.06°W) reaching back through the previous interglacial, the Eemian.

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