IARC science at AGU 2021

Over thirty IARC researchers and students are participating in the 2021 American Geophysical Union fall meeting held both virtually and in New Orleans. We hope to connect with our colleagues and friends during the following presentations and events. For those in New Orleans, please also stop by the University of Alaska Fairbanks booth (number 933) which is co-hosted by IARC science communications team.

In addition to giving and convening talks and posters, IARC researchers are participating in a press conference for NOAA’s Arctic Report Card and hosting a town hall for the Study of Arctic Environmental Change.

For updates during the meeting, follow IARC on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram. To learn about AGU activities across UAF follow the #UAFxAGU hashtag on social media platforms. For any questions or suggestions, please contact Heather McFarland.

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Time (Alaska)

Presenter

Presentation or event title

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Held virtually or in New Orleans

⧺ student * presenter physically in New Orleans ⋇ not IARC affiliated, but presenting on an IARC project

Monday, December 13

5:03	Brendan Kelly	Complex collaboration for understanding drivers and consequences of Arctic environmental change	Talk	Both *
9:45-11:00	Kristin Timm	Science and society showcase: Part 1	Panelist	Both *
9:45-11:00	Xiangdong Zhang (convener)	Extratropical and high-latitude storm tracks, circulation dynamics, and extreme events in the context of rapidly changing Arctic and Antarctic climate	Talk	Both *
13:00-15:00	Margaret Rudolf⧺ (presenting author)	TEK Talks: shifting the perspective on working with Indigenous Peoples	Poster	Both *
13:00-15:00	Alec Bennett⧺	Using future streamflow to inform decision-making efforts in Arctic river systems	Poster	Virtual
13:00-15:00	Christine Waigl	Quantitative and qualitative insights into Boreal forest fire fuel type and condition from tree-scale airborne imaging spectroscopy	Poster	Both *
13:00-15:00	Han Tang⧺	Impacts of spatial resolution on an intense Arctic cyclone simulations	Poster	Virtual
13:00-15:00	Peter Bieniek	Evaluating possible future rain in winter hazards for major communities in Alaska and the Yukon Territory	Poster	Both *
13:00-15:00	Xiangdong Zhang (convener)	Extratropical and high-latitude storm tracks, circulation dynamics, and extreme events in the context of rapidly changing Arctic and Antarctic climate	Poster	Both *
15:15-16:15	Brendan Kelly & Athena Copenhaver	SEARCH Town Hall: Coproducing understanding of drivers and consequences of environmental Arctic change	Town Hall	Both *

Tuesday, December 14

5:28	Joanna Young	Inspiring Girls Expeditions of Alaska: A model for mentorship and stimulating interest in field sciences for high school youth and early career professionals (Invited)	Talk	Virtual
6:00	Gabe Wolken Other editors/authors: Rick Thoman, Thomas Ballinger, Uma Bhatt	Arctic Report Card rollout	Press Conference	Virtual
11:55	Nicholas Parlato⧺	Complicating resilience in a global Arctic: Energy infrastructures at a precarious juncture	Talk	Virtual
13:00-15:00	Alec Bennett⧺	Cascading security and ethical considerations of Arctic geoengineering solutions	Poster	Virtual
13:00-15:00	Elena Sparrow (presented by Uma Bhatt)	Developing and implementing a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion at an international research center in an Arctic University to build trusting, caring and professional relationships across international research communities	Poster	Both *
13:00-15:00	Hajo Eicken	Facilitating convergence of independent observing efforts: A Research Networking Activity for observations in support of food security in the Pacific Arctic sector	Poster	Virtual
13:00-15:00	Margaret Rudolf⧺	What does cultural inclusivity look like in observing systems?	Poster	Both *
13:00-15:00	Thomas Ballinger	The subseasonal-to-seasonal role of blocking atmospheric patterns on Alaska wildfire activity	Poster	Both *
13:00-15:00	Lawson Brigham (convener)	A blue Arctic Ocean: Future U.S. Arctic research and marine infrastructure needs	Poster	Both
13:00-15:00	Adam Young	The varying strength and impact of negative fire-vegetation feedbacks across the North American boreal forest biome	Poster	Both
13:00-15:00	Claire Bachand⧺⋇(REU student advised by John Walsh)	Extreme precipitation events in Alaska: Historical trends and projected changes	Poster	Both *

Wednesday, December 15

13:00-15:00	Elizabeth Figus	Co-producing climate research in rural Southeast Alaska: the Kake climate partnership	Poster	Both *
13:00-15:00	Zav Grabinski	Synthesizing wildfire and climate science as a communication tool for managers to share with the public: Alaska’s Changing Wildfire Environment	Poster	Virtual

Thursday, December 16

5:05	Uma Bhatt	A community of practice approach to improving and communicating seasonal sea-ice forecasts	Talk	Both *
13:00-14:15	Kristin Timm (co-chair)	Science and Society: Science Communication Practice, Research, and Reflection	eLightning	Both *
13:00-15:00	Cece Borries Strigle⧺	Evaluation of the 2020 and 2021 Alaska Summer Fire Seasons from March Seasonal Forecasts	Poster	Virtual
13:00-15:00	Craig Chythlook (presented by Margaret Rudolf)	What is an Indigenous centered Food Security Observation System?	Poster	Both *
13:00-15:00	Kaja Brix	Activating the Space Between Disciplines to Address Complex Environmental Problems	Poster	Both
13:00-15:00	Kristin Timm	UAF’s Climate Scholars Program: Forging A New Model for Teaching, Learning, and Leadership in Climate Change Education	Poster	Both *
13:00-15:00	Kristin Timm (co-chair)	Great Ideas for Teaching (GIFTs) Climate Change at the Undergraduate Level I Poster	Poster	Both *
13:00-15:00	Kristin Timm (co-chair)	Science and Society: Science Communication Practice, Research, and Reflection III Poster	Poster	Both *
13:00-15:00	Yongwon Kim	Phenological characteristics in year-round stem respiration of a boreal black spruce (Picea mariana) stand on permafrost, interior Alaska	Poster	Both *
13:00-15:00	Erin Trochim⋇ (Predict Fest)	PredictFest: To Build Capacity for Arctic Stakeholders in Need of Multi-Scale Predictions	Poster	Both
13:00-15:00	Jessica Garron (Presenting Author)	Application of an Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Operations Course to Develop Remote Sensing Researcher Skills for Arctic Research and Public Service Missions Operations	Poster	Both *
13:06	Kristin Timm	The cryosphere and climate change communication: Messengers, messages, and outcomes of framing climate change as thawing ice	Talk	Both *

Friday, December 17

5:35	Xiangdong Zhang	Arctic cyclones in reanalyses and E3SM simulations: changes, driving mechanisms, and ice-ccean impacts	Talk	Both *
6:45-8:00	Anne Gold⋇ (NNA-Community Office team) (convener)	Arctic education and outreach: Effective ways of engaging diverse learners in Arctic science	Talk	Both *
6:55	Maxine Dibert⋇ (Fairbanks teacher engaging in IARC programs)	Learning from K’keeyh: Connecting generations and multiple knowledge systems through cross cultural learning and teaching	Talk	Both *
6:55	Margaret Rudolf⧺	Indigenized co-production of knowledge evaluation framework	Invited Talk	Both *
11:59	Marc Oggier	Seasonal evolution of sea-ice pore microstructure and connectivity in relation to granular and columnar ice texture	Talk	Virtual
13:00-14:15	Go Iwahana	Fine-scale ground truth of ground displacement in the Anaktuvuk River Fire (ARF) for satellite and airborne L-band SAR	Poster	Virtual
13:00-14:15	Christina Buffington	Just ask the kids: Climate resilience engagement through dirty snow citizen science inquiry investigations in Alaska and Montana	Poster	Virtual
13:00-15:00	Anne Gold⋇ (NNA-Community Office team) (convener)	Arctic education and outreach: Effective ways of engaging diverse learners in Arctic science	Poster	Both *