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Contact: Paul Robbins Jr. Juneau Icefield Research Program is February 3 Fireside Lecture JUNEAU, Alaska, Jan. 27, 2017 – Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center’s free Fireside Lecture on Friday, February 3 will feature the famous Juneau Icefield Research Program (JIRP), a science-based summer study program conducted on the
Juneau Icefield. It was started in 1948 by the late Dr. Maynard Miller. The research program’s Executive Director Erin Whitney and Program Coordinator Mary Gianotti will present a history of the educational program, discuss recent developments, and outline the future direction of the annual, eight-week student
expedition that traverses the icefield from Juneau to Atlin, British Columbia, Canada. “Student participants partner with leading scientists and engage in research in glaciology, climatology and biology,” said Dr. Whitney. “The science curriculum is augmented by presentations by professional photographers, film makers and
doctors specializing in wilderness medicine.” JIRP’s increased levels of academic and scientific rigor has resulted in six project abstracts being submitted to the Fall 2016 American Geophysical Union’s conference, which attracted 24,000 participants. During summer 2016, JIRP’s 32 students, ranging in education level from graduate and undergraduate to junior and senior high school students, came from the United States, Canada, Ireland, Scotland, South Korea, Bermuda and Switzerland.
Faculty numbered 30 over the course of the season. Free Fireside Lectures occur at 6:30 p.m. and repeat at 8 p.m. at Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center. Doors open at 6pm. Elevators are closed for replacement; guests must use stairs or an accessible ramp to enter. Winter hours are Friday-Sunday
from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Call (907) 789-0097 for details.
(Photo credit: Juneau Icefield Research Program)
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