T-MOSAIC - NEWS

The 4th T-MOSAiC workshop is now scheduled

16/3/2019

The 4th T-MOSAiC Workshop will take place on the afternoon of May 25th at the Northern (Arctic) Federal University and Northern State Medical University in Arkhangelsk, Russia, during the Arctic Science Summit Week 2019.
In this open session, several presentations are scheduled concerning the implementation plan of the project.
The final program will be posted soon on the workshop page.

Call for financial support to ECS to participate in the 4th T-MOSAiC workshop during ASSW2019 is now open

18/2/2019

T-MOSAiC and APECS are pleased to announce the availability of partial travel support for early career researchers to attend the 4rd T-MOSAiC workshop on 26 May 2019 during the ASSW2019 in Arkhangelsk, Russia. The funding is provided by the International Arctic Science Committee (IASC).
Interested candidates should contact APECS for submission instructions. The call will be open until February 28th.

Ivan Alekseev is the 2nd ECR member of the EXCOM

15/2/2019

Ivan Alekseev from Russia is the 2nd early career researcher member of the T-MOSAiC EXCOM.
Ivan is a PhD student from the Saint Petersburg State University and his work is focus on the study of the stability and biodegradability of soil organic matter in Arctic soils.
The selection process was carried out by APECS with the direct involvement of Scott Zolkos, also ECR member of the T-MOSAiC EXCOM.
Welcome Ivan !!

T-MOSAiC at CCI+ Permafrost Meeting

1/2/2019

Gonçalo Vieira, T-MOSAiC EXCOM and Steering Committee member, has presented T-MOSAiC at the joint Globpermafrost and ESA CCI+ Permafrost at the ESA Centre for Earth Observation (ESRIN) in the 31 January 2019. The aim was to foster cooperation in the framework of T-MOSAiC's Action Group on Remote Sensing and link with other research activities that will take place in the program.

T-MOSAiC at the Arctic Frontiers

22/1/2019

Diogo Folhas Ferreira, T-MOSAiC Executive Secretary, is presenting today the T-MOSAiC program at the Arctic Frontiers Meeting in Tromso, Norway.
Arctic Frontiers started out in 2006 assembling the first global scientific conference on economic, societal and environmental sustainable growth in the north. The conference has a pan arctic perspective and builds new partnerships across nations, generations and ethnic groups. Arctic Frontiers provides a forum for dialogue and communication between science, government and industry in the Arctic.

T-MOSAiC / INTERACT Webinars

21/1/2019

João Canário and Warwick Vincent, chairs of T-MOSAiC program, gave today and will give again tomorrow two webinars to INTERACT station managers.
The program was presented and the possible participation of station managers are discussed.
The webinars take place of January 21 for European and Russian stations and on January 22 for North American ones. These webinars were organised by the Interact office.

Scott Zolkos at the T-MOSAiC EXCOM

16/12/2018

Scott Zolkos PhD student from the University of Alberta (Canada) was appointed last week in Ottawa as the 1st early career scientist member (ECS) of the T-MOSAiC EXCOM. Scott studies the effects of permafrost thaw on carbon cycling in the western Canadian Arctic and has been involved in T-MOSAiC since the beginning of the project. APECS will manage a call for a 2nd ECS member to the EXCOM in early January. T-MOSAiC is strongly committed with the ECS involvement in all phases of the program.
Welcome aboard Scott.

Sergey Kirpotin won the Arctic Award

15/12/2018

Sergey Kirpotin, director of the TSU Center for Excellence Bio-Clim-Land and T-MOSAiC Steering Committee member won the Arctic Award 2018, established by the Arctic World Club and the Association of Polar Explorers. The Tomsk scientist is engaged in research on climate change.

T-MOSAiC Workshop in Ottawa

11/12/2018

The 3rd T-MOSAiC workshop took place on December 10th during the ASM 2018 Conference in Ottawa, Canada.
The workshop was focused on the Implementation Plan and several scientific topics were discussed in a Pan-Arctic implementation perspective.
We thank all the speakers and attendees for these excellent exchanges. We are now on the road to the 4th T-MOSAiC open workshop, to be held in Arkhangelsk, Russia, on May 2019.

T-MOSAiC Steering Committee meeting in Ottawa

10/12/2018

T-MOSAiC Steering Committee (SC) meeting is taking place in Ottawa during the ASM 2018.
Besides the Science Plan, important discussions concerning the Implementation Plan, the involvement of early career researchers and the importance of indigenous participation is being discussed.
Twenty members of the SC participated in the meeting including 7 early career researchers. Scott Zolkos from Canada was also appointed as the 1st ECR member of the EXCOM.