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Angelika Brandt, Zoological Museum Hamburg
BIODIVERSITY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY OF THE DEEP SOUTHERN OCEAN BENTHOS
Abstract / Bio

Noel D. Broadbent, National Museum of Natural History
FROM BALLOONING IN THE ARCTIC TO 10,000 FOOT RUNWAYS DURING THE 1957-1958 IGY: POLAR AERONAUTICS AND HISTORIC ARCHAEOLOGY IN SVALBARD, AND ANTARCTICA
Abstract / Bio

Ernest S. Burch, Jr., National Museum of Natural History, Arctic Studies Center
SMITHSONIAN CONTRIBUTIONS TO ALASKAN ETHNOGRAPHY:
THE FIRST IPY EXPEDITION TO BARROW, 1881-1883
Abstract / Bio

John E. Carlstrom, University of Chicago
THE 10-METER SOUTH POLE TELESCOPE: UNRAVELING THE MYSTERY OF DARK ENERGY
Abstract / Bio

Douglas Causey, University of Alaska, Anchorage
FIVE THOUSAND YEARS OF CHANGE: INTERACTIONS BETWEEN HUMANS AND MARINE ANIMALS IN THE BERINGIAN ENVIRONMENT
Abstract / Bio

Robert W. Corell, The Heinz Center
ARCTIC CLIMATE IMPACT ASSESSMENT
Abstract / Bio

Aron L. Crowell
National Museum of Natural History, Arctic Studies Center
THE PEOPLE OF WHALING: ALASKA NATIVE INTERPRETATION OF SMITHSONIAN COLLECTIONS
Abstract / Bio

David H. DeVorkin
National Air and Space Museum
PRESERVING THE ORIGINS OF THE SPACE AGE: THE MATERIAL LEGACY OF THE IGY AT THE NATIONAL AIR AND SPACE MUSEUM
Abstract / Bio

Kenneth H. Dunton
The University of Texas at Austin
THE GROWTH AND PRODUCTIVITY OF ARCTIC KELP POPULATIONS:
THIRTY YEARS OF OSERVATIONS
Abstract / Bio

Ann Fienup-Riordan
National Museum of Natural History, Arctic Studies Center
YUP'IK ESKIMO CONTRIBUTIONS TO ARCTIC RESEARCH
AT THE SMITHSONIAN
Abstract / Bio

William W. Fitzhugh
National Museum of Natural History, Arctic Studies Center
TRASH TO TREASURE: THE SMITHSONIAN ARCTIC VENTURE, 1859-2007
Abstract / Bio

James R. Fleming
Colby College
ADVANCING POLAR WEATHER AND CLIMATE RESEARCH
AND COMMUNICATING ITS WONDERS: A HISTORY OF QUESTS, QUESTIONS, AND CAPABILITIES
Abstract / Bio

Chad L. Hewitt
Australian Maritime College
LATITUDINAL GRADIENTS AND POLE WARD SPREAD OF BIOLOGICAL INVASIONS IN MARINE ECOSYSTEMS
Abstract / Bio

David J. Kieber
State University of New York
BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLING OF ORGANIC SULFUR IN ANTARCTICA
Abstract / Bio

Gerald Kooyman
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
MILESTONES IN THE STUDY OF DIVING PHYSIOLOGY:
Antarctic Emperor Penguins and Weddell Seals
Abstract / Bio

Fae L. Korsmo
National Science Foundation, Office of Polar Programs
THE LEGACIES OF THE INTERNATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL YEAR:
1957-1958 AND BEYOND
Abstract / Bio

Igor Krupnik
National Museum of Natural History, Arctic Studies Center
“WATCHING ICE AND WEATHER OUR WAY”: NORTHERN RESIDENTS DOCUMENT ARCTIC CLIMATE CHANGE
Abstract / Bio

Michael A. Lang
Smithsonian Institution, Office of the Under Secretary for Science
SCIENTIFIC DIVING UNDER ICE: A 40-YEAR BIPOLAR RESEARCH TOOL
Abstract / Bio

Stephen Loring
National Museum of Natural History, Arctic Studies Center
FROM TRADING POST TO TENT AND BACK AGAIN: SMITHSONIAN ANTHROPOLOGY IN THE EASTERN ARCTIC AND SUBARCTIC (1881-2007)
Abstract / Bio

Donal T. Manahan
University of Southern California
AN OVERVIEW oF BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH AT THE POLES
Abstract / Bio

Adam G. Marsh
University of Delaware
ENVIRONMENTAL GENOMICS OF COLD ADAPTATION
Abstract / Bio

Christopher L. Martin
Oberlin College
FEEDING THE BLACK HOLE IN THE CENTER OF THE MILKY WAY:
AST/RO OBSERVATIONS
Abstract / Bio

Timothy J. McCoy
Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
GOING TO THE COLDEST PLACE ON EARTH TO LEARN ABOUT THE HOTTEST EVENT IN EARTH’S HISTORY
Abstract / Bio

Patrick J. Neale
Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION EFFECTS ON SOUTHERN OCEAN PLANKTON
Abstract / Bio

Martin T. Nweeia
Harvard School of Dental Medicine
THE FUNCTIONAL AND EVOLUTIONARY MEANING OF NARWHAL DENTITION
Abstract / Bio

Olav T. Oftedal
National Zoological Park
NUTRITIONAL ECOLOGY OF REPRODUCTION IN THE WEDDELL SEAL (LEPTONYCHOTES WEDDELLII)
Abstract / Bio

E. Taisoo Park
Texas A&M University
SPECIES DIVERSITY AND DISTRIBUTION OF ANTARCTIC AND SUBANTARCTIC CALANOID COPEPODS AS OBSERVED MAINLY IN MID-WATER TRAWL COLLECTIONS (A REVIEW)
Abstract / Bio

John S. Pearse
University of California, Santa Cruz
BROODING IN SOUTHERN SEAS: ADAPTATION OR CIRCUMSTANCE?
Abstract / Bio

Langdon B. Quetin
University of California, Santa Barbara
LIFE UNDER ANTARCTIC PACK ICE: A KRILL PERSPECTIVE
Abstract / Bio

Adam Ravetch
Arctic Wildlife Filmmaker
Bio

Marc Rothenberg
National Science Foundation, Office of Legislative and Public Affairs
DECLINOMETERS, BAROMETERS, ASTRONOMICAL PHENOMENA, AND THE RISK OF DEATH: PLACING THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL POLAR YEAR IN THE CONTEXT OF NINETEENTH-CENTURY SCIENTIFIC COLLABORATION, COOPERATION, AND SCIENTIFIC EXPLORATION
Abstract / Bio

Ira Rubinoff
Acting Under Secretary for Science, Smithsonian Institution
Bio

Walker O. Smith, Jr.
Virginia Institute Marine Sciences
SOUTHERN OCEAN PRIMARY PRODUCTIVITY: A VIEW TO THE FUTURE
Abstract / Bio

Antony A. Stark
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
THE SOUTH POLE TELESCOPE: UNRAVELING THE MYSTERY OF DARK ENERGY
Abstract / Bio

Nick Tothill
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
WATCHING STARBIRTH FROM THE ANTARCTIC PLATEAU
Abstract / Bio

Michael Vecchione
National Marine Fisheries Service
ABUNDANCE AND DIVERSITY OF CEPHALOPODS IN THE VICINITY OF THE ANTARCTIC PENINSULA
Abstract / Bio

Christopher K. Walker
University of Arizona
TERAHERTZ ASTRONOMY FROM THE COLDEST PLACE ON EARTH
Abstract / Bio

James W. C. White
University of Colorado, Boulder
Abstract / Bio

Robert W. Wilson
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
COSMOLOGY FROM ANTARCTICA
Abstract / Bio

Judith E. Winston
Virginia Museum of Natural History
SYSTEMATICS AND BIOLOGY OF ANTARCTIC BRYOZOANS
Abstract / Bio

Norbert Wu
Photographer and Filmmaker
Bio

 

 

 

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