@usapecs
The purpose of the group is to strengthen the professional collaboration between early career polar scientists. Follow us on: Website: https://www.usapecs.org/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@usapecs LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/75859966
USAPECSโs 10th Annual International Polar Film Festival (PFF) is live from March 16-March 20, 2026 at www.usapecs.org/polar-film-f.... Showcases one of the best recent films about the polar and alpine regions.
Roundtable filmmaker discussion (3/20) registration here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Final Call!
10th Annual International Polar Film Festival
USAPECS is celebrating the 10th anniversary of the International Polar Film Festival (PFF) in March 2026! Submit your film by Feb 13th:
www.usapecs.org/polar-film-f...
10th Annual International Polar Film Festival [films due: Feb 13]
USAPECS is celebrating the 10th anniversary of the International Polar Film Festival (PFF) in March 2026!
Submit your film by Feb 13th:
www.usapecs.org/polar-film-f...
USAPECS had a strong presence at AGU 2025, co-organizing the Polar ECR Social with @psecco.bsky.social & presenting an invited talk on challenges facing polar ECRs.
๐ฃ ECR Survey is still open (undergrad upto < 10 years of PhD):
princetonsurvey.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
Happy New Year 2026!
๐ข GRISO Summer School 2026 | Nuuk, Greenland ๐ฌ๐ฑ
Applications now open for the Greenland Ice SheetโOcean Science (GRISO)Summer School (May 18โ29, 2026).
For advanced PhD students & early postdocs.
๐ Deadline: Jan 21, 2026
๐ griso.ucsd.edu/griso-summer...
I'm on the blog team this year and we're really hoping for submissions featuring the huge range of polar research disciplines in the US. If you've got a story about recent adaptations, challenges, or improvements in your field, from new satellites to Arctic community initiatives, get in touch! โ๐ฅผ๐
Our 2025-26 call for blog posts is out now!
If you work in Arctic, polar, or cryospheric science, we want to hear about your experiences relating to this year's blog theme: "Reimagining Data in Polar Science". Send us an email by Feb 20th to register your interest!
www.usapecs.org/post/2025-26...
In a large conference room full of people, the audience doesn't fit entirely in the frame of a photo. Nearly everyone pictured is standing.
At an @agu.org Town Hall today, @ncar-ucar.bsky.social President Antonio Busalacchi spoke to #AGU25 attendees about what's at stake if NCAR is dismantled.
One attendee asked anyone who uses NCAR research to stand up. Almost everyone in the room stood.
Read more here:
eos.org/research-and...
Submit an abstract for the UArctic Congress 2026!
Student applications are open for the 2026 Juneau Icefield Research Program Undergraduate Field Course!
Where can I find more information?
Please visit juneauicefield.org/students to learn more. For specific questions, email our staff at office@juneauicefield.org.
Toolik Field Station invites students and early career researchers to apply for the Tundra Award for the 2026 field season!
Applications are due Feb. 15, 2026.
For more information visit the Tundra Award website or contact Haley Dunleavy at 907-474-6407 or uaf-toolik-communication@alaska.edu.
Happy Antarctica Day, everyone!
Reposting beautiful photos from @laurinovakphoto.bsky.social ! โ๏ธ๐ง๐ฆญ
Line graph time series of 2025's daily Arctic sea ice extent compared to each year from 1979 to 2024 as shown with thin lines in colors from purple to white. This graph is for Baffin Bay. There is large daily variability, but a long-term decreasing trend during all months of the year. A seasonal cycle is also visible in this region.
This year's #Arctic sea ice freeze-up is clearly the latest on record for the Baffin Bay region (located between Greenland and the Canadian Arctic Archipelago). The extent of ice cover is a record low for the date there.
Data from @nsidc.bsky.social at nsidc.org/data/seaice_...
Promo for the AGU 2025 Social for Polar Early Career Researchers header on top of a group photo of past AGU social participants in front of a presentation tile of the AGU Social for Polar Researchers.ย Text overlaid under the photo states โInterested in attending? RSVP now - spots are secured on a first come, first served basis!"
Heading to AGU this December? Be sure to register for the AGU Social for Polar Early Career Researchers happening on Wednesday, December 17, 2025, from 6:30 - 8:30pm. This event is co-hosted by PSECCO, USAPECS, Polar Impact and the USPA Community Care Committee.
The NNA-CO team would like to remind the NNA community to please save the dates for the 2026 NNA Annual Community Meeting. Next yearโs meeting will be held in Fairbanks, Alaska during September 15-17, 2026.
Our latest Collaborator Highlight features @toolikfieldstation.bsky.social, a valued partner of the Arctic Data Center and a major hub for Arctic research. Read more here: arcticdata.io/all/news/202... โ๏ธ๐ฑ
โ๏ธ ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ผ๐ ๐ฎ ๐จ๐ฆ-๐ฏ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐น๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฃ๐ผ๐น๐ฎ๐ฟ/๐๐ฟ๐๐ผ๐๐ฝ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ? ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฉ๐ผ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐ช๐ถ๐ป $๐ฑ๐ฌ!
Take the survey here: princetonsurvey.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
Happy (belated) Polar Pride Day! ๐ โ๏ธ
Yesterday the international polar science community celebrated the contributions of our LGBTQ+ colleagues. It is crucial to create welcoming & inclusive environments for everyone.
We stand with the LGBTQ+ community!
Image credit: @polarpride.bsky.social
10th Annual International Polar Film Festival โ๏ธ๐ธโท๏ธ
USAPECS is celebrating the 10th anniversary of the international Polar Film Festival (PFF) in March 2026!
Learn more and submit your film to the festival here:
www.usapecs.org/polar-film-f...
๐ง Are you a US polar or cryo early career researcher? ๐โจ
Take our 10โ15 min anonymous survey about how science policy & funding changes affect ECRs.
๐ก Enter an optional gift card raffle using a separate form!
๐ Survey: princetonsurvey.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
๐ฉ Questions? USAPECS@gmail.com
Register for the 4th Annual Polar Early Career Social at AGU Fall Meeting 2025!
๐ข The Association of Polar Early Career Scientists is inviting bids to host the APECS International Directorate starting in 2027!
Supporting 5800+ early career polar researchers worldwide
๐น Expressions of interest due: Dec 14, 2025
๐น Full bids due: Feb 15, 2026
www.apecs.is/news/apecs-n...
Four polar stereographic maps showing Arctic near-surface air temperature anomalies for the month of November in 1985-1994, 1995-2004, 2005-2014, and 2015-2024. Most all areas are observing long-term warming, which is largest along the Eurasian coast.
Impossible to ignore whatโs happening to #Arctic temperatures in the month of November...
Data from @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social ERA5 reanalysis.
๐๐งญ The ADVANCEing FieldSafety (AFS: fieldsafe.colorado.edu ) program helps build safer, more inclusive field environments through a 7-module course, two interactive workshops, and a customizable safety toolkit.
Open to all career stagesโregister here:
๐ ceee.colorado.edu/events
APECS Spain is launching an initiative to help Antarctic researchers (young and senior alike!) connect before and after campaigns.
If youโre passing through Ushuaia or Punta Arenas this summer, fill out this quick form to help organize meetups and spark collaborations:
๐ forms.gle/szSrLGCuXsFj...
Screenshot of at least 20 slides on Climate Change: Key facts from Climate Central.
๐ฃ We just released a new free resource at @climatecentral.org - a 72-slide deck introducing key facts about climate change, including its causes, impacts, and solutions. It also comes with speaker notes and links for local storytelling.
โก๏ธ www.climatecentral.org/climate-matt... (English & Spanish)
New video: A glacier on Antarcticaโs Eastern Peninsula experienced the fastest retreat recorded in modern historyโin just two months, nearly 50 percent of the glacier disintegrated. Watch this video to understand what happened. Study by @ciresnews #Antarctica #glaciermelt
We were researching the history of Rothera Research Station, and stumbled across this incredible photo.
It's giving Batcopter ๐
The UK's first major aerial survey of the Antarctic Peninsula was 1955-57. The Falkland Island Dependencies Aerial Survey Expedition used flying boats and helicopters โฌ๏ธ
USAPECS and COLDEX are proud to partner for Assessing Challenges for Polar Early Career Scientists During Science Policy Upheaval through the Polar Partnership Networking Event Collaboration Funding Support provided by @psecco.bsky.social
Stay tuned for more updates!
