Collaborative Research: The Polaris Project II: Amplifying the Impact

北极星项目II旨在通过其扩展、扩展和增强来扩大北极星1号（现在是它的第三年也是最后一年）的影响。“北极星二号”的三个主要目标是：1)培养下一代北极研究人员；2)推进对北极的科学认识；3)扩大公众对北极与全球气候系统之间反馈的认识。这些目标将通过多方面的努力来实现，包括在西伯利亚北极的夏季实地课程/研究经验，一系列以北极为重点的校园课程，以及广泛的外展活动。虽然本科生仍然是北极星II的主要焦点，但每年参加年度实地课程的人数将扩大到包括K-12教师、研究生、博士后研究员和访问教员。外展活动将针对K-12学生和教师，本科生和教师，以及不同的公众观众。北极星项目的统一科学主题是碳和营养物质随水从陆地高地转移到北冰洋时的运输和转化。由教师和学生组成的跨学科北极星项目团队进行的研究将为科学理解这一主题做出根本性贡献，这是北极系统科学的核心问题。虽然科学的持续进步对了解、预测和保护北极系统至关重要，但应对气候变化挑战也是一个教育问题。北极星II提供了一个独特的本科生研究经验，将激励和准备新一代的北极研究人员。此外，它将向公众和决策者传达北极的重要性，为他们提供做出明智决策所需的知识。北极星项目通过将跨学科科学研究与创新的本科教育和富有想象力的公众宣传联系起来，将产生广泛而持久的影响。除了为参加一年一度的西伯利亚实地课程的参与者提供变革的体验外，北极星II将教育大量完成北极星附属校园课程的本科生。该项目还将通过与北极星pi的直接和持续的互动，以及广泛传播教育和外展材料，吸引K-12学生和教师。最后，北极星2号将向不同的公众介绍北极的现状、生态系统研究和全球气候变化。项目推广的方法包括扩展北极星网站和相关博客（www.thepolarisproject.org），以及为本科生、K-12教师和公众参与者开发在线系列研讨会。制作和广泛分发有关北极科学关键主题的多媒体视频将进一步扩大该项目的影响范围，同时在2011年实地课程中纳入一位作家，其目标是出版一本关于北极、气候变化和北极星项目经验的书。作为科学和教育界的资源，北极星的数据将通过项目网站和北极合作数据和信息服务（CADIS）免费提供。

The Polaris Project II seeks to amplify the impact of Polaris I (now in its third and final year) through its extension, expansion, and enhancement. The three overarching objectives of Polaris II are to 1) train the next generation of arctic researchers, 2) advance scientific understanding of the Arctic, and 3) expand public awareness of the feedbacks between the Arctic and the global climate system. These objectives will be accomplished through a multi-faceted effort that includes a summer field course/research experience in the Siberian Arctic, a series of on-campus arctic-focused courses, and a wide range of outreach activities. While undergraduate students remain the primary focus of Polaris II, participation in the annual field course will be expanded to include a K-12 teacher, graduate student, postdoctoral researcher, and visiting faculty member each year. Outreach activities will target K-12 students and teachers, undergraduate students and faculty, and a diverse public audience. The unifying scientific theme of the Polaris Project is the transport and transformation of carbon and nutrients as they move with water from terrestrial uplands to the Arctic Ocean. Research conducted by the interdisciplinary Polaris Project team of faculty and students will make fundamental contributions to the scientific understanding of this topic, a central issue in arctic system science. While continued scientific advances are essential for arctic system understanding, prediction, and protection, tackling the climate change challenge is also a matter of education. Polaris II offers a unique experience in undergraduate research that will inspire and prepare a new generation of arctic researchers. Further, it will convey the importance of the Arctic to the public and to policy-makers, providing them with the knowledge they need to make informed decisions. The Polaris Project will achieve a broad and lasting impact by linking interdisciplinary scientific research to innovative undergraduate education and imaginative public outreach. In addition to providing a transformative experience for the participants in the annual Siberian field course, Polaris II will educate large numbers of undergraduate students who complete the Polaris-affiliated on-campus courses. The project will also engage K-12 students and teachers through direct and sustained interactions with Polaris PIs and broad dissemination of education and outreach materials. Finally, Polaris II will inform a diverse public audience about the state of the Arctic, ecosystems research, and global climate change. Approaches to project outreach include expansion of the Polaris website and associated blog (www.thepolarisproject.org) and the development of an online seminar series for undergraduates, K-12 teachers, and public participants. The production and wide distribution of multimedia videos addressing key arctic science themes will further expand the reach of the project, as will the inclusion of a writer in the 2011 field course with the objective of publishing a book about the Arctic, climate change, and the Polaris Project experience. As a resource for the scientific and education communities, Polaris data will be freely available through the project website and the Cooperative Arctic Data and Information Service (CADIS).