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Daniel Pringle

University of Alaska, U.S.A.

Alaska Young Researchers Network

APECS Executive Committee 

Daniel Pringle (U. Alaska, Fairbanks) is a postdoctoral fellow studying sea ice. Originally from New Zealand, he has lived and worked in Alaska and also worked on sea ice and the Dry Valleys of Antarctica. His training was in Physics and his current work combines laboratory experiments, fieldwork and computational methods to examine the microstructure of sea ice and how it controls the physical properties of sea ice. He is drawn to the people, environment and animals of wild, big and humbling Alaska. Daniel was a member of the Interim APECS Executive Committee formed in Sweden, 2007. He helped to establish the University of Alaska Young Researchers' Network and coordinated their outreach and community engagement activities during IPY.

Live WebCast

 Webcast from Saturday 29th of September.

09:00 - 09:30          Summary of meeting so far - update for mentors 

09:30 - 10:30          Comments/Suggestions from mentors  - group discussion                 

10:30 - 11:00          Coffee break   

11:00 - 12:30          Continue group discussion with mentors 
                                      - how we can achieve goals, tasks, etc established on Days 1 and 2 
                                      - Include discussion on future of the tertiary ed group 
                                      - Session with Halldor Johannsson on running and maintaining the APECS website


12:30 - 13:30          Lunch buffet   

13:30 - 14:30          Discussions on  International Networking and Fundraising 

14:30 - 15:45          Discussion on organization structure and mentor roles and contributions 

15:45 - 16:00          Coffee break

16:00 - 18:00          Final session