2006 Expeditions


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>  2006 TREC Expeditions | At a Glance
Ecological change in the Bering Sea: U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy
May 3 – June 6, 2006 | Bering Sea
Teacher
Samantha Dassler-Barlow
The Oakwood School
Greenville, North Carolina
Researcher
Lee Cooper
University of Tennessee
Knoxville, Tennessee
Science Writer
Patricia Janes
Scholastic, Inc.
Tarrytown , NY
   
Climate Change and the Atmosphere: Greenland Ice Sheet
May 20 – June 10, 2006 | Summit, Greenland
Teacher
Kevin McMahon
Renfroe Middle School
Decatur, Georgia
Researcher
Mike Bergin
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, Georgia
Arctic Tundra Ecosystems  
June 13 – 26, 2006| Toolik Field Station, Alaska
Tracy Alley Teacher
Tracy Alley
Madeira Middle School
Madeira, Ohio
Researcher
Michelle Mack
University of Florida
Gainsville, Florida
Benthic Biology in Bering Sea: Canadian Icebreaker Sir Wilfrid Laurier
June 29 – July 21, 2006| Bering Sea
Teacher
Betty Carvellas
Essex High School
Essex Junction, Vermont
Researcher
Jackie Grebmeier
University of Tennessee
Knoxville, Tennessee
Effects of Climate Change on Arctic Plant and Animal Communities
July 18 – August 4, 2006| Toolik Field Station, Alaska
Teacher
Charla Jordan
Carlisle Junior High School
Price, Texas
Researcher
Laura Gough
University of Texas at Arlington
Arlington, Texas
    Researcher
John Moore
University of Northern Colorado
Greeley, Colorado
Climate Change in a Glacier-River-Lake-System
July 11 – August 18, 2006| Svalbard, Norway
Teacher
Maggie Kane
Prescott Mile High Middle School
Prescott, Arizona
Researcher
Al Werner
Mt. Holyoke College
South Hadley, Massachusetts
    Researcher
Mike Retelle
Bates College
Lewiston, Maine
Seafloor Study of the Amerasian Basin, Arctic Ocean
July 17 – August 28, 2006 | Arctic Ocean
Teacher
Steve Stevenoski
Lincoln High School
Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin
Researcher
Lawrence Lawver
University of Texas
Austin, Texas
An Ancient Arctic Dinosaur Ecosystem
July 26 – August 25, 2006 | Colville River, North Slope, Alaska
Teacher
Jason Petula
Tunkhannock Area High School
Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania
Researcher
Paul McCarthy
University of Alaska, Fairbanks
Fairbanks, Alaska
    Anthony Fiorillo Researcher
Anthony Fiorillo
Dallas Museum of Natural History
Dallas, Texas
    David Norton Researcher
Dave Norton
Arctic Rim Research
Fairbanks, Alaska
Kuril Islands: Pre-Historical Human-Environment Interactions
July 11 – August 31, 2006| Kuril Islands, Russia
Teacher
Misty Nikula-Ohlsen
Whatcom Day Academy
Bellingham, WA
Researcher
Ben Fitzhugh
University of Washington
Seattle, Washington
    Researcher
Joanne Bourgeois
University of Washington
Seattle, Washington