You are about to embark on a trip through time!
We are searching for adventurous film makers to help us reveal the hidden secrets of permafrost. Our cinematographers must have an excellent sense of adventure for we will roll-up our sleeves, get messy, and explore the surrounding Fairbanks area to learn about permafrost, engineering, and climate change.
During our two-week ASRA module, student film makers will start with an immersive two day exploration of the Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (CRREL) Permafrost Tunnel in order to learn about permafrost features and their formation. Next, we will explore the Fairbanks area to identify where permafrost can be found and why permafrost exists in some locations but not in others. Film makers will also visit two active research sites, Bonanza Creek Long Term Ecological Research Program and the Carbon in Permafrost Experimental Heating Research (CiPEHR) project near Healy, to document ongoing research linking changes in permafrost stability to global carbon cycles, plant growth, and changes to the local landscape. Explorers will also participate in an actual paleontology research project of finding and documenting the bones in the Permafrost Tunnel at the UAF Museum of the North.
In addition to exploring the geographical, geological, and biological history of permafrost, we will also explore the challenges of building and engineering on permafrost. Film makers will use hands-on inquiry to consider the challenges of engineering on ice-rich frozen ground by building model foundations and visiting engineering successes and failures around the Fairbanks area. By the end of the two weeks, we will have produced numerous entertaining and educational videos to share with our fellow scientists that reveal the many secrets and challenges of living among permafrost.
During our two-week ASRA module, student film makers will start with an immersive two day exploration of the Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (CRREL) Permafrost Tunnel in order to learn about permafrost features and their formation. Next, we will explore the Fairbanks area to identify where permafrost can be found and why permafrost exists in some locations but not in others. Film makers will also visit two active research sites, Bonanza Creek Long Term Ecological Research Program and the Carbon in Permafrost Experimental Heating Research (CiPEHR) project near Healy, to document ongoing research linking changes in permafrost stability to global carbon cycles, plant growth, and changes to the local landscape. Explorers will also participate in an actual paleontology research project of finding and documenting the bones in the Permafrost Tunnel at the UAF Museum of the North.
In addition to exploring the geographical, geological, and biological history of permafrost, we will also explore the challenges of building and engineering on permafrost. Film makers will use hands-on inquiry to consider the challenges of engineering on ice-rich frozen ground by building model foundations and visiting engineering successes and failures around the Fairbanks area. By the end of the two weeks, we will have produced numerous entertaining and educational videos to share with our fellow scientists that reveal the many secrets and challenges of living among permafrost.