HR: 10:35h
AN: ED12A-02    [Abstracts]
TI: Education and Outreach Initiatives for the POLENET Project for IPY
AU: * Wilson, T J
EM: wilson.43@osu.edu
AF: School of Earth Sciences, Ohio State University, 125 S. Oval Mall, Columbus, OH 43210, United States
AU: Carroll, K
EM: soktober@gmail.com
AF: School of Earth Sciences, Ohio State University, 125 S. Oval Mall, Columbus, OH 43210, United States
AU: Eriksson, S
EM: eriksson@unavco.org
AF: UNAVCO, 6350 Nautilus Dr., Boulder, CO 80301, United States
AU: Konfal, S
EM: skonfal@hotmail.com
AF: School of Earth Sciences, Ohio State University, 125 S. Oval Mall, Columbus, OH 43210, United States
AU: Mayer, H
EM: mayer@unavco.org
AF: UNAVCO, 6350 Nautilus Dr., Boulder, CO 80301, United States
AU: Reading, A
EM: anya.reading@utas.edu.au
AF: Univ. of Tasmania, Private Bag 79, Hobart, 7001, Australia
AU: Stutz, J
EM: stutz.20@osu.edu
AF: School of Earth Sciences, Ohio State University, 125 S. Oval Mall, Columbus, OH 43210, United States
AU: Taber, J
EM: taber@iris.edu
AF: IRIS, 1200 New York Ave, NW, Washington, DC 20005, United States
AU: Willis, M
EM: willis@geology.ohio-state.edu
AF: School of Earth Sciences, Ohio State University, 125 S. Oval Mall, Columbus, OH 43210, United States
AB: POLENET is an IPY-endorsed science initiative aimed at dramatically improving the coverage in geodetic, seismic, and other geophysical data across the polar regions. The POLENET science team, in collaboration with UNAVCO and IRIS E&O staff, are developing multimedia materials about POLENET science for dissemination to the public and to educators and students via the Web (www.polenet.org) and using ‘Active Earth' interactive PC displays serving content through internet browsers. The international consortium plans to duplicate and expand these materials in several languages for our international audience. The U.S. project has a special focus on engaging undergraduate students, in particular underrepresented groups, in project research. Ohio State University has sponsored a summer intern to develop a multimedia research portfolio documenting POLENET research, including an interactive remote station map which displays topo and geological maps, photos, and meteorological data for each POLENET station, as well as photos and video clips describing Antarctic research. The POLENET project will involve students in polar research through undergraduate internships for underrepresented groups, including the joint UNAVCO-IRIS-USGS program called Research Experiences in Solid Earth Science for Students (RESESS), and the Summer Research Opportunities Program at OSU and PSU. With 26 different nations involved, POLENET affords a fantastic opportunity to strengthen international science collaboration. POLENET international partners will introduce students and young scientists to global, collaborative science through research exchange visits. Scientists and nonscientists alike are being introduced to the experiences of this younger POLENET generation with stories coming from around the globe presented as blogs on the IPY web site.
UR: http://www.polenet.org
DE: 0726 Ice sheets
DE: 0815 Informal education
DE: 0855 Diversity
DE: 9310 Antarctica (4207)
SC: Education and Human Resources [ED]
MN: 2007 Fall Meeting