Resources - Polar

Academic

• US Institutions
  • US Antarctic Program (USAP) - https://www.usap.gov/
  • USAP Job Opportunities - https://www.usap.gov/jobsandopportunities/
  • USAP Science Planning Summaries (current projects) - https://www.usap.gov/sciencesupport/
  • USAP Science Planning Summaries (prior projects by year) - https://www.usap.gov/sciencesupport/2179/
  • National Science Foundation Office of Polar Programs (NSF OPP) - https://new.nsf.gov/geo/opp
  • NSF OPP Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)- https://new.nsf.gov/geo/opp/faq
• US Projects
  • McMurdo Dry Valleys LTER - https://mcm.lternet.edu/
  • Palmer LTER - https://pallter.marine.rutgers.edu/
  • US Ice Drilling - https://icedrill.org/
  • Antarctic Search for Meteorites (ANSMET) - https://caslabs.case.edu/ansmet/
  • Many others
• International Institutions
  • Wikipedia - Arctic Lists: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_research_stations_in_the_Arctic, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Arctic_research_programs
  • Wikipedia - Antarctic Lists - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Research_stations_in_Antarctica, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Antarctic_Program
  • British Antarctic Survey (BAS) - https://www.bas.ac.uk/
  • Antarctica New Zealand (ANZ) - https://www.antarcticanz.govt.nz/
  • Australia Antarctic Program (AAP) - https://www.antarctica.gov.au/
  • Norwegian Polar Institute (NPI) - https://www.npolar.no/en/
  • Korean Polar Research Institute (KOPRI) - https://eng.kopri.re.kr/
  • Many others
• Associations / Conferences / Meetings:
  • Western Antarctic Ice Sheet Initiative (WAIS) - https://www.waisworkshop.org/
  • Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) - https://scar.org/
  • International Glaciology Society (IGS) - https://www.igsoc.org/
  • Arctic Research Consortium of the United States (ARCUS) - https://www.arcus.org/
  • Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS) - https://www.apecs.is/
  • International Network for Terrestrial Research and Monitoring in the Arctic (INTERACT) - https://eu-interact.org/
  • Arctic Hub - https://arctichub.gl
  • U.S. Arctic Research Commission - https://www.arctic.gov
  • Many others
• US Government Labs Etc.
  • NSF Ice Core Facility- https://icecores.org
  • NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) - https://nsidc.org/home
  • Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (CRREL) - https://www.erdc.usace.army.mil/Locations/CRREL/
  • IceX, US Navy - https://www.arcus.org/arctic-info/archive/33509, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ICEX:_US_Navy_Mission_in_Arctic, Arctic Submarine Lab
  • NOAA Global Monitoring Laboratory - https://gml.noaa.gov/
  • US Navy National Ice Center - https://usicecenter.gov

Education & Outreach

• Research / Graduate Education
  • Juneau Icefield Research Program (JIRP) - https://juneauicefield.org/
  • University of the Arctic (UArctic), a network of universities, colleges, research institutes - https://www.uarctic.org/
  • Svalbard Summer School - https://www.polar-academy.com/
• Outreach / Youth Education
  • Polar Trec - https://www.polartrec.com/
  • Antarctic Heritage Trust - https://nzaht.org/
  • Students on Ice - https://soifoundation.org/en/
• Antarctic Artists and Writers (AAW) Program
  • Polar STEAM — https://polarsteam.info
  • Application Page (not accepting in 2024)- https://polarsteam.info/application/
  • Archived Previously asked questions page: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2017/nsf17069/nsf17069.jsp
  • Prior Award Winners: https://www.nsf.gov/geo/opp/aawr.jsp
• Citizen Science
  • Polar Collective - https://polarcollective.org/

Companies

• Companies, Instrumentation
  • UNAVCO & IRIS PASCAL, GPS & Sesimics for Science - https://www.passcal.nmt.edu, https://www.earthscope.org/
• Companies, Science Support Contractors
  • USAP Contractors - https://www.usap.gov/jobsandopportunities/
  • Polar Field - https://www.polarfield.com/
  • Battelle - https://battellearcticgateway.org
• Companies, Expedition / Tourist Support
  • International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators (IAATO) - https://iaato.org/who-we-are/member-directory/
  • Antarctic Logistics & Expeditions (ALE), Primarily Non-Science Mountaineering Etc - https://antarctic-logistics.com/
  • White Desert, Primarily Non-Science - https://white-desert.com/
  • Eyos Expeditions, Expeditions & Operations - https://www.eyos-expeditions.com/
  • Additional Expedition Companies - https://www.consultingantarctica.com
  • Polar Cruises / Expeditions - Quark Expeditions, Linblad Expeditions, Ponant Cruises, Hurtigurten Expeditions

Job Boards Etc

• Job Boards
  • USAP - https://www.usap.gov/jobsandopportunities/
  • APECS Job Board - https://www.apecs.is/career-resources/job-board.html
  • Battelle Arctic Gateway - https://battellearcticgateway.org/careers-opportunities/
  • Polar Field - https://www.polarfield.com/jobs
  • Polar Jobs - https://polarjobs.com
• Links
  • List of Links - https://www.arcus.org/arctic-links/academic-programs
  • Cyrolist Email Lists - https://lists.cryolist.org/mailman/listinfo/cryolist

Field Work Resources

• Fieldwork Guides
  • US Antarctic Program, Field Manual - https://www.usap.gov/travelanddeployment/540/
  • Antarctica New Zealand, Field Manual - https://www.adam.antarcticanz.govt.nz/nodes/view/64579#idx239804
  • INTERACT, Practical Field Guide - https://eu-interact.org/publication/interact-practical-field-guide/
  • INTERACT, Fieldwork Planning Handbook - https://eu-interact.org/publication/interact-fieldwork-planning-handbook/
  • INTERACT, Communication and Navigation - https://eu-interact.org/app/uploads/2021/09/INTERACT-Communication-and-Navigation-guidebook-21-September-2021.pdf
• Companies & Vendors - Polar Field Equipment
  • Tents: Airframes Alaska - Arctic Oven, Rac Tent, Weatherhaven - Polarhaven / Endurance, Ratcliffe-Ellis - Scott Pyramid Tents
  • Sleds: Yukon Expedition Sleds - Arctic Nomad Sleds etc., Airframes Alaska / Northern Sled works - Siglin Sleds, Ratcliffe-Ellis - Nansen & Komatik Sleds
  • Ice Drills: Kovacs Drills, Jiffy Drills
  • Ground Transportation: Snowmobile, Pistenbully, Hagglund
  • Air Transportation: Twin Otter (DHC6) - Kenn Borek Air, Basler (DC3) - Kenn Borek Air, LC-130 (Hercules) - New York Air National Guard, 109AW