Greenland Education Tour 09
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Meet the Team
NSF Einstein Fellow - Jennifer Thompson
Jennifer Thompson has a bachelor’s degree in psychology and outdoor recreation and her experiences as a guide, commercial fisher, naturalist, and parent eventually led her to pursue a career in education. Ms. Thompson thoroughly enjoys working with young children and engaging them in the natural world. She has taught kindergarten and first grade classes in Juneau, Alaska for ten years, and is currently spending a year in Arlington, Virginia as an Einstein Fellow at the National Science Foundation. Ms. Thompson is intrigued with polar science and thankful for the opportunities she has had to interact with scientists investigating climate change, and hopes to build additional collaborative relationships through PolarTREC. Ms. Thompson has two teenagers and loves everything outdoors—skiing, hiking, biking, kayaking, rafting, climbing, boating and coastal beach walks!
Journals
July 20, 09 Summit to Kangerlussuaq
July 12, 09 Waiting for a Plane
July 10, 09 A Full Day of Polar Science Investigations
July 11, 09 Projects, Snow Sampling, Snow Pits, Tyvek Suits and Math!
A VERY Early Morning
Project Information
Where are They?
The group will travel to Kangerlussuaq on the west coast of Greenland and then to Summit Station at the peak of the Greenland Ice Sheet, atop 3,200 meters of ice. Summit Station is a year-round scientific research station funded by the National Science Foundation.
What are they Doing?
The expedition members will visit several research sites in Greenland as part of an initiative to foster enhanced international scientific cooperation between the countries.
The expedition members will spend several days learning about the research conducted in Greenland, the logistics involved in supporting the research, and gain first-hand experience conducting experiments and developing inquiry-based educational activities.
This year's work builds on the 2008 expedition and is supported by the National Science Foundation. The project was developed through cooperation with the U.S.-Denmark-Greenland Joint Committee, which was established in 2004 to broaden and deepen cooperation among the United States, the Kingdom of Denmark, and Greenland.