October 25, 2019
Welcome to the photo-report from the ceremony of inauguration of the academic year 2019/2020 in the International Environmental Doctoral School associated with the Centre for Polar Studies at the University of Silesia in Katowice!
https://www.mssd.us.edu.pl/en/2019/10/25/report-from-the-ceremony-of-inauguration/
October 13, 2019
W E A R E P L E A S E D T O I N V I T E D T O L E C T U R E:
“Svalbard Integrated Arctic Earth Observing System
-An international research infrastructure
for Arctic Earth System Science (ESS)”
by Dr. Heikki Lihavainen’a
Director of the Svalbard Integrated Arctic Earth Observing System (SIOS)
to be held October 18, 2019 at 9:30 AM at the Faculty of Natural Sciences University of Silesia
room 001 (Będzińska st., 60, Sosnowiec)
October 2, 2019
We are pleased to invite to the ceremony of inauguration of the academic year 2019/2020 in the International Environmental Doctoral School associated with the Centre for Polar Studies at the University of Silesia in Katowice, to be held October 18, 2019 at 11 AM at the Faculty of Natural Sciences University of Silesia Assembly Hall (Będzińska st., 60, Sosnowiec).
Inaugural lecture titled “Rapid Arctic change challenges our scientific approaches; are we equipped?” will be given by Prof. Dr. Kim Holmén, International Director Norwegian Polar Institute, The Chair of the Svalbard Integrated Earth Observing System (SIOS) Board of Directors.
July 2, 2019
International Environmental Doctoral School (IEDS) associated with the Centre for Polar Studies
at the University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland invites applications for new PhD positions!
DOCUMENTS: https://www.mssd.us.edu.pl/en/candidate-of-ieds/documents/
PROPOSED TOPICS OF PhD THESES: https://www.mssd.us.edu.pl/en/candidate-of-ieds/proposed-topics/
May 24, 2019
May 23, 2019
May 22-30, Arkhangelsk hosts the largest international event – Arctic Science Summit Week 2019 with the participation of 450 scientists from 29 countries, also from Poland. The summit on Arctic issues is held at the initiative of the International Arctic Science Committee (IASC).
More info: https://en.assw2019.science/
May 21, 2019
April 2, 2019
January 24, 2019
We are pleased to announce that the PhD student of Interdisciplinary Polar Studies – Barbara Barzycka is the 2019 IASC Fellows in Cryosphere Working Group. The Program received 108 applications for only 5 slots! More: https://iasc.info/outreach/news-archive/503-congratulations-to-the-2019-iasc-fellows
Congratulations!
January 18, 2019
November 28, 2018
We invite you to the next public defense of doctoral dissertations:
November 23, 2018
October 1, 2018
September 11, 2018
Centre for Polar Studies would like to cordially invite to the public defenses of PhD candidates of the Interdisciplinary Polar Studies:
March 2, 2018
We present the Protocols and recommendations for the measurement of snow physical properties, and sampling of snow for black carbon, water isotopes, major ions and microorganisms, editors: J.C. Gallet, M.P. Bjorkman, C. Larose, B. Luks, T. Martma and C. Zdanowicz – report from two international workshops: “Taking the next step to the Svalbard snow research” (phase I and II) Phase I held in Sosnowiec, Poland, September 2015; Phase II held in University of Gothenburg, Sweden, November 2016: *.pdf.
February 15, 2018
The Norwegian Polar Institute is announced the release of Quantarctica 3 (SCAR Product), the latest version of its free, cross-platform compilation of GIS software and high-quality Antarctic scientific data. Quantarctica was developed with the feedback, assistance, and experience of numerous researchers thanks to SCAR’s coordination and vision. Quantarctica is made for and by the Antarctic community.
To download product: http://quantarctica.npolar.no/
Any questions, comments, bug reports, or good-looking maps: quantarctica@npolar.no.
September 21, 2017
The IPSiP conference, organized to honour the 60th Anniversary of the Polish Polar Station Hornsund, Svalbard, Arctic, and the 40th Anniversary of the Arctowski Polish Antarctic Station, South Shetland Islands, will be held on November 17-19, 2017 in Warsaw, Poland.
Organizers: Committee on Polar Research, Polish Academy of Sciences; Institute of Geophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences – Hornsund Station operator; Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics – Arctowski station operator; Centre for Polar Studies, Poland.
Patronages: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Poland; Ministry of Science and Higher Education, Republic of Poland; Polish Academy of Sciences; International Arctic Science Committee (IASC); Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR); Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS).
Detailed information and registration form are available at the conference website: http://www.ipsip.pl/.
SCOPE OF ABSTRACTS:
We invite contributions on any aspects of research of both Arctic and Antarctic polar regions focusing on empirical, theoretical, and methodological topics, for a better understanding of the polar environment. Syntheses, reviews and case studies on the litho-, atmo-, hydro-, cryo-, and biosystem and their interactions are mostly welcome.
THE FOLLOWING TOPICS OF SESSIONS ARE SUGGESTED:
- Climate change and polar meteorology
- Evolution of glaciers & cryosphere and related processes
- Lithosphere and development of geological structure
- Geomorphic processes and freshwater hydrology
- Polar terrestrial ecosystems
- Physical & chemical marine processes
- Marine ecosystems
- Human dimension and other issues related to operation of polar platforms
- History of polar exploration and any polar stations
- Cross cutting issues and other topics
May 22, 2017
Centre for Polar Studies would like to invite You to the lecture: “Ice Concerns for Hydraulic Engineering, Especially in Cold Mountainous Terrain” by Prof. Dr. Robert Ettema – Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, USA.The lecture will take place on May, 29 at 11:00 am at Faculty of Earth Sciences, University of Silesia ul. Będzińska 60, 41-200 Sosnowiec, 1516 room. (abstract)
March 20, 2017
We are pleased to announce and invite to the International Conference
‘Interdisciplinary Polar Studies in Poland’
to Honor
60th Anniversary of the Polish Polar Station in Hornsund, Svalbard, Arctic
and
40th Anniversary of the Arctowski Polish Antarctic Station, South Shetland Islands
The Conference co-organized by the Centre for Polar Studies will take place in Warsaw (Poland) on 17 – 19 November 2017 (first information – pdf)
13-11-2016
Participants of the international workshop ‘Taking the next step in Svalbard snow research’ in Göteborg.
‘Taking the next step in Svalbard snow research’ workshop – Phase II was held on November 9-11, 2016 at University of Göteborg, Sweden.
The aim of this workshop was to gather researchers working (or planning to work) directly or indirectly with snow on Svalbard, whether on the physical, chemical, biological or other point of view. This to improve the knowledge transferee and synchronization between different research disciplines involving snow science.
The meeting was co-organized by the Centre for Polar Studies and gathered a large group of Polish researchers.
11-11-2016
Participants of scientific seminar on the Importance of Calving for the Mass Balance of Arctic Glaciers.
The Centre for Polar Studies, together with the IASC Cryosphere Working Group and the IASC Network on Arctic Glaciology hosted a scientific seminar on the “Importance of Calving for the Mass Balance of Arctic Glaciers”, 15-17 October 2016. Venue was the Institute of Oceanology, Polish Academy of Sciences, in Sopot, Poland. The workshop brought together about 25 glaciologists working on ice-mass loss at the marine termini of Arctic glaciers and ice caps. The main objective was to initiate efforts of deriving the first measure of northern hemisphere ice discharge to the ocean over the period ~2000-2015 for all glaciers and ice caps (including the periphery of Greenland, but excluding the Greenland ice sheet). Methodology and data requirements were discussed and guidelines formulated in order to derive consistent estimates for the various Arctic regions.
- List of participants
- Program of seminar
- IASC –CWG NAG workshop summary report «Scientific seminar on the Importance of Calving for the Mass Balance of Arctic Glaciers» (Thorben Dunse)
photo: Igor Buzin
photo: Igor Buzin
photo: Igor Buzin
photo: Igor Buzin
photo: Igor Buzin
photo: Igor Buzin
01-11-2016
The Third Inauguration of the Academic Year of the Interdisciplinary Polar Studies – 2016/2017 was held at Institute of Oceanology of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Sopot, 18th October 2016. Welcome to see photos of the ceremony.
photo: T.Jankowski
photo: T. Jankowski
photo: T. Jankowski
photo: T. Jankowski
fot. T. Jankowski
photo: T. Jankowski
photo: T. Jankowski
photo: T. Jankowski
photo: T. Jankowski
The recording of the ISP inauguration 2016/2017:
26-10-2016
University of Cambridge and Ecole Polytechnique are pleased to announce the 2017 Fluid Dynamics of Sustainability and the Environment (FDSE) Summer School, to be held at the Ecole Polytechnique in France, 3-14 July 2017. Applications will open mid-November and the deadline to apply is FEBRUARY 1st, 2017.
The school is a development of the DAMTP Summer School on Geophysical and Environmental Fluid Dynamics that ran from 1991-2006. It resumed in 2012 in Cambridge, as a new collaborative endeavour between DAMTP and Ecole Polytechnique in Paris, giving it a full international dimension. The school now focuses on the critical contemporary issues of sustainability and the environment, and been renamed “Summer School on Fluid Dynamics of Sustainability and the Environment” FDSE.
The summer school is designed for PhD students and those in early stages of their research career. The residential school, held over two weeks, will consist of :
- Lecture courses – pedagogical courses covering the fluid dynamics relevant to sustainability and the environment
- Guest lectures – advanced topics
- Laboratory experiments – project-based investigations of fluid flows
- Computational projects – numerical simulations of fluid flows
- Art & Science projects – projects with artists to create art pieces using fluids
Lecture courses
- Fundamentals of fluid mechanics
- Flow instabilities
- Environmental fluid dynamics & cryosphere
- Atmosphere & ocean
Guest lectures
- Climate change
- Paleoclimate
- Ocean dynamics
- Atmospheric dynamics
- Renewable energies
Please visit the website http://fdse.org/ for information about the application procedure. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions about the school or the application procedure.
13-10-2016
Center for Polar Study cordially invites on The Third Inauguration of the Academic Year of the Interdisciplinary Polar Studies – 2016/2017 which will be held at Institute of Oceanology of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Sopot, 18th October 2016, 10.30 AM.
Invited Inauguration Lecture: Prof. Dr. Ursula Schauer
“Heat vs. freshwater – on exchanges between Arctic and Subpolar Atlantic Ocean in a changing climate”
Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research
13-10-2016
Centre for Polar Studies will be hosted a scientific seminar on the “Importance of calving for the mass budget of Arctic glaciers” with focus on ice mass loss at fronts of tidewater glaciers in a Pan-Arctic scale in the seaside resort Sopot, Poland, 15 – 17 October 2016
The seminar will bring together invited experts on Arctic calving glaciers and mass balance (ca. 20 people) and is open to everyone interested in these issues. The total number of participants is limited to 40 persons.
The seminar will be held at
Powstańców Warszawy street 55,
81-712 Sopot
For more information about the workshop read on the website: nag.iasc.info/workshop
September 22, 2016
On September 28, 2016—after the one-year anniversary of President Obama’s historic trip to Alaska—the US Administration will host the first-ever Arctic Science Ministerial. Poland will be represented by the Vice-Minister of Science, Prof. Teresa Czerwińska. Head of the Centre for Polar Studies – prof. Jacek Jania also will be attending in the meeting.
The White House Arctic Science Ministerial will bring together ministers of science, chief science advisors, and other high-level officials from countries around the world, as well as representatives from indigenous groups, to expand joint collaborations focused on Arctic science, research, observations, monitoring, and data-sharing. The goals of the event are to advance promising, near-term science initiatives and create a context for increased international scientific collaboration on the Arctic over the longer term.
Specifically, the Ministerial will focus on four key themes:
- Arctic Science Challenges and their Regional and Global Implications;
- Strengthening and Integrating Arctic Observations and Data Sharing;
- Applying Expanded Scientific Understanding of the Arctic to Build Regional Resilience and Shape Global Responses;
- Arctic Science as a Vehicle for STEM Education and Citizen Empowerment.
Detailed information is available at: https://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2016/05/13/white-house-arctic-science-ministerial-september-28-2016.
September 21, 2016
IASC Fellowship Program – application call
The International Arctic Science Committee (IASC), in cooperation with theAssociation of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS), invites Early Career Scientists (ECS) to apply for the IASC Fellowship Program 2017.
Detailed information about requirements and application process are available at the APECS website.
On-line application form is available at: https://goo.gl/forms/E3tJoBMbIFqp5Oy72.
For more information about the IASC Fellowship Program, visit http://iasc.info/capacity-building/fellowship.
Application deadline: 13:00 GMT, 14 November 2016.
September 8, 2016
We present the latest book of the Springer Publishing Company:
Tadeusz Pastusiak
The Northern Sea Route as a Shipping Lane
Expectations and Reality
Acknowledgments: “(…) The idea to publish my thesis came out from reviewers: Prof. Jacek A. Jania, President of Committee on Polar Research, Polish Academy of Sciences and Head, Centre for Polar Studies, University of Silesia and Prof. Dr. Tadeusz Palmowski, Head of Department of Geography of Regional Development, Faculty of Oceanography ang Geography, University of Gdańsk. Restarting my research in the far north after the completion of work on board merchant vessels would not be possible without the help and support of Prof. Dr. Piotr Głowacki, Institute of Geophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences. (…) Preparation for publication of this book was supported by the Centre for Polar Studies, University of Silesia – the Leading National Research Centre in Earth Sciences – Sosnowiec, Poland…” http://www.springer.com/la/book/9783319418322
September 8, 2016
PhD student of ISP Marta Bystrowska took part in 5th International Polar Tourism Conference in Akureyri & Raufarhöfn (Iceland) on 28.08-2.09.2016 (report)
August 23, 2016
We present the latest book of the Springer Publishing Company:
Ewa Łupikasza
The Climatology of Air-Mass and Frontal Extreme Precipitation
Study of meteorological data in Europe
Sincere congratulations to the author!
Acknowledgments: The research was partly financed by the National Research Centre, Ministry of Science and Higher Education within the project no. N 306 2439 39 “Synoptic background of extreme precipitation in Europe and its long-term variability.” This publication has been financed from the funds of the Leading National Research Centre (KNOW) received by the Centre for Polar Studies for the period 2014–2018. I am also immensely grateful to Prof. Joanna Wibig, Prof. Elwira Żmudzka and Prof. Zbigniew Ustrnul for their comments on the manuscript, although any errors are my own and should not tarnish the reputations of these esteemed persons. I would like to express my appreciation to Prof. Tadeusz Niedźwiedź and Prof. Jacek Jania for disscussions and support which enabled me to publish this book. I also would like to thank Paweł Pilch for linguistic support. Thank you.
http://www.springer.com/in/book/9783319314761
August 1, 2016
Centre for Polar Studies will be hosted a scientific seminar on the “Importance of calving for the mass budget of Arctic glaciers” with focus on ice mass loss at fronts of tidewater glaciers in a Pan-Arctic scale in the seaside resort Sopot, Poland, 15 – 17 October 2016
The seminar will bring together invited experts on Arctic calving glaciers and mass balance (ca. 20 people) and is open to everyone interested in these issues. The total number of participants is limited to 40 persons.
For more information about the workshop read on the website: nag.iasc.info/workshop
July 20, 2016
The Dean of the Faculty of Earth Sciences and the Head of the Centre for Polar Studies (KNOW) of the University of Silesia in Katowice, are seeking to employ a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Centre for Polar Studies at the University of Silesia.
Application is open to the most outstanding young scientists who have a doctoral degree in Earth Sciences or other related sciences, obtained abroad, not earlier than in 2013, on the basis of the dissertation or scientific achievements published in English language.
Job description:
• modelling the dynamics of the frontal zone of tidewater glaciers and the interactions of the glacier with the ocean (MATLAB, Fortran, C++);
• develop the model of glacier calving and performing validation of the model on the basis of observational data;
• collaboration with the team on the issues concerning glaciological modelling;
• the candidate will be required to prepare a grant application in international cooperation and to publish at least two publications (in JCR journals) within the duration of the contract.
Application deadline: August 31, 2016.
Detailed requirements and other information is available here.
June 14, 2016
The Dean of the Faculty of Earth Sciences and the Head of the Centre for Polar Studies (KNOW) of the University of Silesia in Katowice, The Leading National Research Centre are seeking to employ a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Centre for Polar Studies at the University of Silesia [in more detail].
June 6, 2016
We welcome to the new ‘media’ tab, where you can find recording of The invited Lectures on Polar Research. Recently, Professor Antoni Lewkowicz – President of International Permafrost Association, Department of Geography, Environment and Geomatics University of Ottawa – gave a lecture for the Centre for Polar Studies.
June 3, 2016
We present the latest book of the Springer Publishing Company:
Renata Dulias
The Impact of Mining on the Landscape
A Study of the Upper Silesian Coal Basin in Poland
Sincere congratulations to the author!
Acknowledgments: The author wishes to express her gratitude to Professors Jacek Jania, Leon Kozacki, Maria Łanczont, Zbigniew Podgórski, Andrzej Świeca and Józef Wojtanowicz, who read and corrected the Polish version of this volume, for their constructive comments.
The publication has been partially finannced from the funds of Leading National Research Centre (KNOW) received by the Centre for Polar Studies of the University of Silesia, Poland.
http://www.springer.com/us/book/9783319295398
April 29, 2016
Centre for Polar Studies would like to invite You to the lecture: “Recent and future change in discontinuous permafrost, Canada” by Prof. Dr. Antoni Lewkowicz – President of International Permafrost Association, Department of Geography, Environment and Geomatics University of Ottawa, Canada. The lecture will take place on Thursday, 5th May at 2:00 pm at Faculty of Earth Sciences, University of Silesia ul. Będzińska 60, 41-200 Sosnowiec.
April 10, 2016
Join for SCAR-COMNAP-APECS Fellowship Application webinar on April 18th at 19:00 UTC. More details: http://www.scar.org/2016/849-fellowship-application-webinar
March 18, 2016
photo: K.Deja
photo: K.Deja
PhD student of ISP Kajetan Deja took part in reaserch cruise on Helmer Hansen ship in the Isfjorden, Kongsfjorden, Magdalenfjorden, Smeerenburgfjorden and in Rijpfjorden (Spitsbergen) on 7-24.01.2016 (report)
March 14, 2016
photo: C.H. Tijm-Reijmer
PhD students of Interdisciplinary Polar Studies: Barbara Barzycka (report), Agnieszka Promińska (report), Leo Decaux (report) oraz Aleksander Uszczyk (report) took part in the Workshop on the Dynamics and Mass Budget of Arctic Glaciers & the IASC Network on Arctic Glaciology Annual Meeting, Benasque, Spain on 25-27 January 2016.
December 22, 2015
Krzysztof Senderak (PhD candidate of the ISP) took part in the international conference on the alluvial fans and depositional environments: 5th International Conference on Alluvial Fans at the University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand on 30.11–4.12.2015 – read report.
December 17, 2015
Agnieszka Promińska (PhD candidate of the ISP) took part in the third AWAKE-2 Meeting on 03-04 December 2015 at Institute of Oceanology PAS in Sopot, Poland. The aim of the Polish-Norwegian AWAKE-2 project (Arctic Climate System Study of Ocean, Sea Ice and Atmosphere interactions) is to understand the interactions between the key components of the climate system in the Svalbard area. In total, the meeting was attended by 23 participants from Poland and Norway, representing scientific fields of Cryosphere, Atmosphere and Ocean and we also had pleasure to host researchers from Spain. More in report.
December 2, 2015
Programme of III Meeting of Interdisciplinary Polar Studies in Institute of Oceanology, Sopot, for first academic year, 9-11 Dec 2015
November 18, 2015
Three PhD candidates: Marta Bystrowska, Daniel Kępski and Oskar Lipiński from Center for Polar Studies (Poland) participated in the 1st Central European Polar Meeting which was held in Vienna on 10 to 13 November 2015. See report.
November 11, 2015
October 30, 2015
The inauguration ceremony of the 2nd academic year of the Interdisciplinary Polar Studies took place on 23 October.
Prof. Jacek Jania – Head of Centre for Polar Studies welcomed all guests and officially opened the inauguration ceremony. (photo:L.Kolondra)
Prof. Jon Ove Hagen – Member of the International Scientific Board congratulated activities of the Centre for Polar Studies. (photo:L.Kolondra)
President of the Polish Polar Consortium – Agnieszka Kruszewska gave speech wishing the Centre a lot of success for the future. (photo:L.Kolondra)
The matriculation of the new PhD students of the Interdisciplinary Polar Studies was conducted by the Rector Prof. Ryszard Koziołek. (photo:L.Kolondra)
Aleksander Uszczyk on behalf of 1st year PhD students thanked for the opportunity of studying in unique place. (photo:L.Kolondra)
New Master students of the Exploration of Polar and Mountain Areas were introduced by Dr. Bogdan Gądek .(photo:L.Kolondra)
Prof. Tymon Zielinski from Institute of Oceanology Polish Academy of Sciences gave the first lecture in the academic year 2015/2016: “Aerosols without limits”. (photo:L.Kolondra)
On 21-23 October, also held the first meeting of Interdisciplinary Polar Studies in the academic year 2015/2016.
Barbara Barzycka reported the first meeting in year of 2015/2016 for 1st year of ISP).
October 29, 2015
fot. Michał Jasiulewicz
We are pleased to inform that the members of the Management Board of the Centre for Polar Studies have received “Bene Merito” award of honour. This award is given as an acknowledgement of services that contribute to strengthening Poland’s status in the international arena. Relation from ceremony of awarding badges at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is available on the website.
October 7, 2015
Dr. Joanna Szafraniec would like to report on her postdoctoral training stay at the Institute of Earth Sciences, the University of Iceland in Reykjavik combined with a field study trip. Read more.
September 21, 2015
In period 15.08-3.09 dr eng. Małgorzata Błaszczyk took part in glaciological field works in Hornsund Fiord. Studies were conducted under umbrella of two projects: “Awake-2, Arctic climate system study of ocean, sea ice and glaciers interactions in Svalbard area” and “Terrestrial radar interferometry for monitoring tidewater glaciers in Ny-Ålesund and Hornsund” granted by Research Council of Norway (Svalbard Science Forum).
Studies of the dynamics of tidewater glaciers were curried mainly on the front of Hansbreen. Two modern instruments: laser scanner Riegl VZ 6000 (cooperation with Laser-3D Jacek Krawiec) and Terrestrial radar interferometr – Gamma Portable Radar Interferometer – GPRI2 (cooperation with NORUT in Tromso) were used in the field works. Laser scanner data allowed monitoring of dynamics changes on cliff and at the frontal part of glacier. 3D data, collected as “cloud points” will be further used for detailed cliff fluctuations, surface velocities and calving flux of glacier. Whilst interferometric data collected every 3 minutes will provide surface velocities of glacier front with very high temporal resolution. For validation of data acquired with terrestrial remote sensing methods additional dGPS measurements were curried on Hansbreen glacier front. Moreover, position of ablation stakes on fronts of Hansbreen and Hornbreen mounted in previous years were measured and removed as the AWAKE-2 projects is terminating.
Unique data collected during summer campaign allow for realization of Awake-2 tasks such as clarification of key factors determining calving intensity and tidewater glaciers front dynamics, estimation of freshwater outflow from tidewater glacier in form of icebergs and collection of new data on interannual and seasonal glacier front velocities and position changes.
photo: P.Krężel
photo: M.Błaszczyk
photo: M.Błaszczyk
September 14, 2015
THE RESULTS OF THE INTERVIEWS FOR INTERDISCIPLINARY POLAR STUDIES 2015/2016
Photo: W.Dobiński
August 23, 2015
Fieldwork research on permafrost in Hornsund area – summer season 2015
Expedition of the research group carrying out the project NCN “Glacier – permafrost interaction as an environmental continuum between glacial and periglacial domain in Tarfala (Scandinavia) and Hornsund area, Spitsbergen” takes place in late August and early September 2015. In the expedition participate: Wojciech Dobiński PhD. as a project manager and the members for the first time taking part in a scientific expedition to Spitsbergen: Michał Glazer M.Sc. and Damian Kula B.Sc.
Thanks to funding from the KNOW it was possible to familiarize and train new apprentices in polar research environment of the Spitsbergen Arctic, and test modern equipment for resistivity imaging method in these conditions.Field studies are focused on the use of electrical resistivity imaging methods in two main directions of research. The first aim is to determine the extent and prevalence of geophysical properties of permafrost in the area between the seashore and mountain slopes. The second direction is to determine the relationship between retreating Hans Glacier – in its part resting on the ground, and the permafrost that covers the glacier forefield. So far, eight electroresistivity profiles were made on Fuglebergsletta with length of 20 to 700 meters, in a diverse terrain conditions and coverage of the plain.
We still have to complete the works in the Fuglebergsletta area and carrying out measurements on the Hansbreen glacier forefield. The results are interpreted on a regular basis which allows us to modify the approach to conducted fieldwork. Their final development will take place after returning to the country.
July 15, 2015
On July 21 (Thursday) at 10:00 am, in 110 room (Faculty of Earth Sciences, University of Silesia, Sosnowiec), we invite to open lecture: ‘GIS and Society: Nordic and European NGO projects’ presented by guest of Centre for Polar Studies: Prof. Dr. Þorbjörg Kjartansdóttir Adjunct, University of Iceland.
June 16, 2015
Centre for Polar Studies (KNOW – Leading National Research Centre) in Poland announces call for applications for the postgraduate (PhD) Interdisciplinary Polar Studies in Earth Sciences .
Deadline: 15th August 2015 r.
More information at: www.polarknow.us.edu.pl/en/isp_eng/required-documents-and-registration-online/
May 27, 2015
June 11 (Thursday) at 10:00 am, in 110 room, we invite to open lectures presented by guests of Centre for Polar Studies:
- Prof. Manfred Stober – Hochschule für Technik Stuttgart in Germany: “Precise GNSS (GPS) for glaciology: Special conditions in high Arctic, measuring techniques, and processing methods”;
- Dr. Monica Sund – Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate in Oslo, Norway: “A unified conceptual glacier surge model”.
March 13, 2015
PhD student of Centre for Polar Studies Anna Pouch participated in: 2015 Aquatic Sciences Meeting; Aquatic sciences: global and regional perspectives – north meets south. See report.
March 11, 2015
Postdoctoral Fellow in Arctic Ecosystem Studies
The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) in Monterey, California, and the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) jointly invite applications for a National Research Council (NRC) Postdoctoral Fellow position to participate in the study focused on understanding interactions between physical and marine biogeochemistry components of the Arctic System… >>Read more<<
March 5, 2015
On 8-14 February three representatives from Poland participated in 1st European Snow Science Winter School in Sodankylä (Finland). Bartłomiej Luks, Daniel Kępski and Michał Laska were supported by Centre for Polar Studies KNOW (Leading National Research Centre). Main goal of the workshop was to learn both modern and classical snow measurement techniques and instruments. See report.
February 5, 2015
Kaja Ostaszewska – PhD student of ISP participated in the Young Scientist Forum Workshop (BIO-8516) – Lofoten 2015. After the Arctic Frontiers conference in Tromsø, 22 young scientists from different countries (Russia, Great Britain, Greece, Norway, USA, Poland, Finland, Germany, etc.) sailed by coastal steamer “Kong Harald” to Svolvaer / Lofoten.
January 31, 2015
PhD student of ISP – Mikołaj Mazurkiewicz participated in the Mare Incognitum cruise aboard r/v Helmer Hanssen on 4-16 January 2015. We encourage to read the raport and see the photos as well as to look at the blog of the Marine Night project: http://marinenight2015.mare-incognitum.no/?p=68
January 7, 2015
Our PhD student – Agnieszka Promińska participated in the IASC Workshop: Greenland Ice Sheet/Ocean interaction (GROCE), which was held on 8-9 December 2014. The meeting took place in Alfred Wegener Institute in Bremerhaven, Germany. Read the summary report of IASC/CliC-sponsored workshop.
December 17, 2014
On 17th October to 3rd November our graduate student – Kinga Wenglorz had an honor to visit Reykjavik, Iceland thanks to financial support from the Centre for Polar Studies. The aim of her visit was to collect data for Master’s Thesis – “Spatial development of Reykjavik, Iceland in the 20th century (analyzed by the GIS methods)”. See Kinga’s report.
Landing in Iceland (photo: K.Wenglorz)
View from Reykjavik city pond – Tjörnin (photo: K.Wenglorz)
Reykjavik city development – compiled by K.Wenglorz
November 21, 2014
PhD students of the Interdisciplinary Polar Studies (photo: A. Sikora)
November 7, 2014 was held the inauguration ceremony of the Interdisciplinary Polar Studies at the Faculty of Earth Sciences, University of Silesia (welcome to photos).
Prof. Jon Ove Hagen from the University of Oslo, Doktor Honoris Causa of the University of Silesia (photo: A. Sikora)
Prof. Dr. Jon Ove Hagen, world-famous glaciologist from the University of Oslo, Dr. Honoris Causa of the University of Silesia gave the inaugural lecture: “Global glaciers and sea-level changes”.
Management Board of the Centre for Polar Studies meeting (fot. E. Majchrowska)
International Scientific Board of the Centre for Polar Studies meeting (photo: E. Majchrowska)
The Management and International Scientific Board members of the CSP in Guido Mine (photo: guide)
September 22, 2014
THE RESULTS OF THE INTERVIEWS FOR INTERDISCIPLINARY POLAR STUDIES
September 21, 2014
The results of the interviews will be tomorrow :)
September 06, 2014
List of qualified persons for interviews
August 22, 2014
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0xzwVsidag&feature=youtu.be
August 6, 2014
THE CENTRE FOR POLAR STUDIES won the competition and obtained the status KNOW in the field of Earth Sciences for 2014-2018 !!!
The Centre was created by the three leading Polish institutions in the Arctic research: University of Silesia (The Leader of the Centre), Institute of Geophysics and Institute of Oceanology of the Polish Academy of Sciences . It is an important step towards consolidation of polar research and postgraduate studies in the field of polar science in Poland . Scientists from the institutions are well known within the Arctic research scientific communities thus guarantee high standars of polar studies in Poland with wide international cooperation. The official ceremony organized by the Ministry of Science and Higher Educatiuon was held in Warsaw on 14th May 2014.
http://www.nauka.gov.pl/aktualnosci-ministerstwo/know-y-wybrane.html
