Public Talk March 25th: Monitoring Spring Ice Break-up in the Mackenzie Delta

Mar 22, 2013

Join Don Forbes and Dustin Whalen from the Geological Survey of Canada as they discuss how the river ice break-up and higher water levels affect the surrounding land, river bottom and you.

Public Talk

@

Aurora Research Institute

191 Mackenzie Rd.

March 25 2013 7-8 PM

Snacks and refreshments provided

News from Japan on Gas Hydrate extraction

Mar 18, 2013

There is exciting news on Gas Hydrate extraction by Japan. From The New York Times article:

Japan said Tuesday that it had extracted gas from offshore deposits of methane hydrate — sometimes called “flammable ice” — a breakthrough that officials and experts said could be a step toward tapping a promising but still little-understood energy source.

The gas, whose extraction from the undersea hydrate reservoir was thought to be a world first, could provide an alternative source of energy to known oil and gas reserves. That could be crucial especially for Japan, which is the world’s biggest importer of liquefied natural gas and is engaged in a public debate about whether to resume the country’s heavy reliance on nuclear power.

Aurora Research Institute is involved in the Mallik Gas Hydrate Production Research Program funded by Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation and Natural Resources Canada.

Summer Student Internship Opportunity with the Polar Continental Shelf Program

Feb 07, 2013

The Aurora Research Institute can nominate one Aurora College student for this amazing opportunity to provide administrative and logistical support to the base managers and other base staff and users at the PCSP Arctic Logistics Support Centre in Resolute, Nunavut.

The position will last for six weeks. More details are available here.

RCGS Martin Bergmann Medal for Excellence in Arctic Leadership and Science

Feb 05, 2013

Call for Nominations

Do you know someone who has made a significant contribution to Arctic leadership and science; who has made a contribution to outreach and awareness of the value of the Arctic to the Canadian public; who has made a contribution with a lasting impact on or for a significant group (e.g. community, demographic group, scientific discipline, mass media); who has demonstrated leadership through teaching/mentoring; who has made a significant contribution to disciplinary and interdisciplinary science activities, outreach activities, inspiration and influence on policy directions and discovery initiatives?

Established by the Royal Canadian Geographical Society in 2012, the Martin Bergmann Medal for Excellence in Arctic Leadership and Science recognizes achievement for “excellence in Arctic leadership and science”. It celebrates “Marty” Bergmann, a public servant with an outstanding talent for networking that led him to connect scientists with resources and technology, to inspire business leaders, explorers and innovators towards new goals and to consider and attempt to meet the challenges inherent in opening up the Arctic, whether these were related to logistics, safety, resources, people, knowledge or will.

For more information, http://www.rcgs.org/awards/bergmann_medal/

Grant application deadline reminder

Jan 21, 2013

ARI would like to remind those interested in applying to the Research Assistant Program or the Research Fellowship Program that the application deadline is midnight (MST) February 28th.

For further details on either of these programs, please refer to: http://www.nwtresearch.com/about-us/funding

ARI is participating in AgNorth project

Jan 16, 2013

ARI is participating in a pre-feasibility study to look at high technology greenhouses in the NWT. Read more here: AgNorth.