AK CASC at AGU 2021

The 2021 American Geophysical Union fall meeting begins next week, held both virtually and in New Orleans. AK CASC scientists and fellows will be presenting and convening sessions on a range of topics in climate research, communicating science, and more.

Visit the IARC science at AGU 2021 guide a full list of AGU 2021 participants from the International Arctic Research Center and information about the University of Alaska Fairbanks booth. For updates during the meeting, follow IARC on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram.

Monday, December 13

Presenter	Presentation or event title	Time (Alaska)	Type
Kristin Timm	Science and Society Showcase: Part 1	9:45-11:00	Panel (Hybrid)
Christine Waigl	Quantitative and Qualitative Insights into Boreal Forest Fire Fuel Type and Condition from Tree-Scale Airborne Imaging Spectroscopy	13:00-15:00	Poster (Hybrid)
Peter Bieniek	Evaluating possible future rain in winter hazards for major communities in Alaska and the Yukon Territory	16:00-18:00	Poster (Hybrid)

Tuesday, December 14

Joanna Young	Inspiring Girls Expeditions of Alaska: A model for mentorship and stimulating interest in field sciences for high school youth and early career professionals (Invited)	05:28-05:33	Talk (Virtual)
Gabe Wolken, Uma Bhatt	Arctic Report Card rollout	06:00-07:30	Press Conference (Virtual)
Brian Buma	Short interval fires increasing in the boreal forest over multi-decadal time periods, especially in drier coniferous forest landscapes	10:20-10:25	Talk (Hybrid)
Adam Young	The varying strength and impact of negative fire-vegetation feedbacks across the North American boreal forest biome	13:00-15:00	Poster (Virtual)

Thursday, December 16

Uma Bhatt	A community of practice approach to improving and communicating seasonal sea-ice forecasts	05:05-05:10	Talk (Virtual)
Kristin Timm (co-chair)	Science and Society: Science Communication Practice, Research, and Reflection	13:00-14:15	eLightning (Hybrid)
Kristin Timm	UAF’s Climate Scholars Program: Forging A New Model for Teaching, Learning, and Leadership in Climate Change Education	13:00-15:00	Poster (Hybrid)
Kristin Timm (co-chair)	Great Ideas for Teaching (GIFTs) Climate Change at the Undergraduate Level I Poster	13:00-15:00	Poster (Hybrid)
Jessica Garron (Presenting Author)	Application of an Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Operations Course to Develop Remote Sensing Researcher Skills for Arctic Research and Public Service Missions Operations	13:00-15:00	Poster (Hybrid)
Ryan Toohey	Regional ground water and surface water interactions due to changing active layer dynamics in the Yukon River Basin	13:00-15:00	Poster (Hybrid)
Kristin Timm, Julian Dann	The cryosphere and climate change communication: Messengers, messages, and outcomes of framing climate change as thawing ice	13:06	Talk (Hybrid)

Friday, December 17

Stephanie McAfee

Coordinating scientific and operational needs in region weather station network design

13:00-15:00

Poster (Hybrid)