Research and Adventure at the Forefront of Climate Change: Svalbard, Norway
Come learn from a Fulbright Research Grantee about her methane emissions research in the Arctic!
Reservations
Not Required
Pricing
- Suggested Donation: $5.00
Location
Mather Auditorium
This summer in Maine, we’ve experienced the impacts of climate change firsthand: abnormally high temperatures, drought, and looming smoke from Canadian wildfires. There are very few places that can say climate change has not impacted their community in some way. One especially vulnerable region is Svalbard, a Norwegian archipelago in the Arctic Ocean. Home to beautiful glaciers, fjords, tundras, and wildlife, Svalbard is at the forefront of climate change, experiencing greenhouse gas-based warming at a much higher rate than the rest of the world. Join the Reserve’s Salt Marsh Field Technician, Jamie Hollander, as she discusses Svalbard and the field work she did there in the summer of 2024 as a Fulbright Grantee. She will share some fun facts, photos, and preliminary data from her Fulbright work investigating methane emissions from glacial landscapes in Svalbard.
This Ted Exford Climate Stewards lecture is supported by Dave & Loretta (Exford) Hoglund.
About the Presenter
Jamie Hollander is the current Salt Marsh Field Technician at the Wells Reserve, collaborating on various salt marsh restoration projects within the Stewardship Department. Jamie first found a love of earth and environmental science while attending Bates College in Lewiston, ME. After taking one field class, she was hooked! Jamie pursued several research projects as an undergrad, including a senior thesis investigating carbon cycling on Drakes Island Marsh in Wells. Following her graduation from Bates in 2024, Jamie spent the year in Norway as a Fulbright Research Grantee. Her Fulbright work involved studying methane cycling in glacial and periglacial landscapes in Svalbard, in addition to engaging in science communication and outreach efforts. Jamie is driven by a desire to understand how climate change is impacting our planet’s natural carbon sinks and threatening community resilience, especially in New England and the Arctic. In her free time, Jamie likes to ski, play ultimate frisbee, and show off pictures of her dogs.