Hi UKPN folk,
Below are details for this years Karthaus glaciology course. Speaking from experience, it's a really great course - I highly recommend applying!
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ICE SHEETS AND GLACIERS IN THE CLIMATE SYSTEM
9-20 September 2014
Karthaus, Italy
Sponsored by:
The Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research, Utrecht University
Netherlands Earth System Science Centre
The Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen
SVALI (Nordic countries)
The course will provide a basic introduction to the dynamics of glaciers and ice sheets with a focus on ice-climate interactions. The course is meant for Ph.D. students that work on (or will soon start working on) a glaciology-related climate project. The registration fee will be € 600. This includes lodging, full board, course material and excursion.
Lecturers include: T. Blunier, E. Bueler, D. Dahl-Jensen, A. Fowler, H. Gudmundsson, A. Jenkins, F. Navarro, F. Nick, A. Stroeven, C. Tijm-Reijmer, W. van Pelt, R. van de Wal, J. Oerlemans (convenor).
Send your application to the convenor (j.oerlemans@uu.nl), before 10 May 2014.
You will be notified about the decision of the Selection Committee by 13 June 2014.
Your application should include:
• A short statement why you want to partipate in this course
• Affiliation and name of supervisor
• A description of your research project (~200 words)
• A curriculum vitae
Please supply this information as a single PDF file.
Karthaus course website:
http://www.projects.science.uu.nl/iceclimate/karthaus/
Johannes Oerlemans
Professor of Meteorology
IMAU, Utrecht University
j.oerlemans@uu.nl
http://www.staff.science.uu.nl/~oerle102/
Ella Darlington
Vice President, UK Polar Network
