Contributing to the Understanding of Complex Polar Marine Systems

The Gordon-Kenan Research Seminar on Polar Marine Science is a unique forum for graduate students, post-docs, and other scientists with comparable levels of experience and education to present and exchange new data and cutting edge ideas.

The focus of this meeting will be exploring the contribution of graduate research to understanding the complex systems that make up polar marine science. Knowledge of how these systems interact and making future predictions requires a multifaceted approach that incorporates both biological and physical sciences. The interdisciplinary nature of this topics calls for research that focuses on interactions among components. This GRS forum will provide the opportunity for students to present their work and understand how it contributes to understanding the polar marine science system as a whole, as well as to discuss how individual science can contribute to this challenge. Following the Gordon Research Seminar will be the Gordon Research Conference, offering participants further introduction into polar marine science from leading scientists in the field.