ECSU REU OMPS 2015 :: Arctic Team

TEAM NAME HERE

Research Sites
	Abisko Naturvetenskapliga Station (Abisko Scientific Research Station) http://polar.se/en/abisko-naturvetenskapliga-station/ Abisko Scientific Research Station is a unique, modern and comprehensive infrastructure situated in a sub-arctic wilderness area about 200 km north of the Arctic Circle. As early as 1903 a research station was developed at Katterjokk, some 35 km west of Abisko. When the building burned down in 1910, a superior facility was built in Abisko, where meteorological monitoring and natural science research started in 1913. The station now holds a unique environmental record that extends 100 years back in time, as well as a vast portfolio of research activities totalling some 3,000 scientific publications.

Affiliations
	Research Experience for Undergraduates in Ocean, Marine, and Polar Science http://nia.ecsu.edu/reuomps2015/ The REU OMPS program objective is to promote the professional development of minority undergraduate students through their participation in ocean, marine and polar science research. The program consists of undergraduates, each student assigned to a specific research team, where they will work closely with the faculty. In addition, seminars, lunch meetings, and social functions are organized to facilitate undergraduate interaction.
	Elizabeth City State University http://www.ecsu.edu/ Home of the Mighty Vikings! Elizabeth City State University is a Historically Black College and University, located in Elizabeth City, North Carolina.
	The Center for Remote Sensing of Ice Sheets https://www.cresis.ku.edu/ CReSIS is a Science and Technology Center established by the National Science Foundation (NSF) in 2005, with the mission of developing new technologies and computer models to measure and predict the response of sea level change to the mass balance of ice sheets in Greenland and Antarctica.
	Center of Excellence in Remote Sensing Education and Research (CERSER) http://cerser.ecsu.edu/ The goal of CERSER is to develop and implement innovative and relevant research collaboration focused on ice sheet, coastal, ocean, and marine research.
	National Science Foundation http://www.nsf.gov/ The National Science Foundation is an independent federal agency created by Congress in 1950 "to promote the progress of science; to advance the national health, prosperity, and welfare; to secure the national defense…"

Other Links
	North Carolina Agriculutral & Technical State University http://www.ncat.edu/ N.C. A&T still has award-winning faculty, intensive research programs and community-focused initiatives — but now our campus is more diverse, our curriculum includes nanoengineering and our idea of public service encompasses not only Greensboro, but the world. We believe in the power of our students to solve problems, both local and global, through technology, business, engineering, the arts and other endeavors. We believe that through exemplary instruction and interdisciplinary studies, through scholarly and creative research, and through courage and community service, N.C. A&T prepares students to enhance the quality of life for themselves, the citizens of North Carolina, the nation, and the world.
	George Mason http://www.gmu.edu/ Home of the Patriots! Where innovation is tradition. George Mason University is located in Fairfax, Virginia.