Scope and participation:

The PhD course is aimed at PhD students and junior postdocs who conduct ice core analysis or are users of ice core data (glaciological, oceanographic, climate modelers).

The results from ice cores cannot be fully appreciated without understanding the analytical techniques behind the measurements as well as the implicit assumptions related to the emission, transport and deposition of the species analysed.

These include a variety of approaches such as continuous flow analysis (CFA) for the analysis of impurities, but also ion chromatography, ICP-MS and a number of other methods used for high resolution measurements of the impurity content in ice cores. Laser spectroscopy has replaced older-generation technology such as mass spectrometry for the analysis of some gases preserved in polar ice.

ICAT aims to educate a new generation of ice core researchers and foster a collaborative environment for future glaciological projects.

The course will enhance the knowledge between PhD’s within the ice core community on new methods developed for the analysis of ice core climate.

Practical information

Lecturers include: Prof Joe McConnell, Prof Ed Brook, Prof Thomas Blunier with more.

Registration fee: No registration fee, but students should prepare for their own lodging and transport.

Venue: University of Copenhagen, Denmark

Application: Send your application to hellek@fys.ku.dk before July 30th, 2016. You will be notified the decision of the Selection Committee by September 1st, 2016

Your application should include:

• A statement of why you want to participate
• Affiliation, name of supervisor
• A 200 word description of your research project
• a Curriculum Vitae

Please supply this information as a single pdf.