Outreach

Erich Osterberg answers teachers’ questions while they work on a model of CO₂ and isotope analysis during the Geophysical Information For Teachers (GIFT) workshop at the 2019 Fall AGU Meeting. Credit: Louise Huffman.

Mary Albert and Louise Huffman at the IDP booth during the 2019 Fall AGU Meeting. Credit: Bill Grosser.

2019 School of Ice workshop participants at the NSF Ice Core Facility. Credit: Louise Huffman

(L to R) Chloe Brashear (NSF Ice Core Facility intern), Louise Huffman (IDP Director of Education and Public Outreach), Deb Smith (School of Ice facilitator), and Geoff Hargreaves (NSF Ice Core Facility Curator), at the TEDxMileHigh summer event in Denver, CO. Credit: Julia Dooley

Educators interacting with Dr. Zoe Courville at the 2018 NSTA workshop.

Educators at the 2018 NSTA Conference engaged in inquiry-driven activities that they can use to teach their students concepts from ice core science.

Dr. Zoe Courville talk to 2018 SOI participants about snow, ice, and ice cores during a field trip to the Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (CRREL) in Hanover, NH. Credit: Vivian Huang

2018 School of Ice participants involved in a hands-on activity. Credit: Vivian Huang

2017 School of Ice participants and facilitators.

Visitors in Madison, Wisconsin, observe drill parts and photos as engineers answer questions during an April 2017 outreach event at UW-Madison. Credit: Chris Gibson

Dartmouth graduate students volunteer their time to bring ice core science to the public during the May 11, 2016, outreach event at the Montshire Museum.

Educators involved in hands-on activities during the 2016 School of Ice workshop. Credit: Louise Huffman

Louise Huffman working with (from left) Polar Educators International (PEI) President, Gary Wesche, Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS) member, Hanne Nielsen, APECS Executive Director, Gerlis Fugmann, and PEI Council Member, Alessia Cicconi, during the 2016 Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) Conference in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia.

Enthusiastic educators learning new science teaching skills during the 2016 School of Ice workshop.

2016 School of Ice participants and facilitators at the U.S. National Ice Core Laboratory in Denver, CO.

Educators involved in hands-on activities during the 2016 School of Ice workshop. Credit: Louise Huffman

Louise Huffman instructs 88 middle and high school teachers during a session at the 2016 National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) Conference in Nashville, TN. Credit: Louise Huffman

School of Ice partner Bruce Vaughn leads 2015 professors on a tour of CU-INSTAAR's stable isotope laboratory. Credit: Shelly Sommer

Educators involved in hands-on activities during the 2016 School of Ice workshop. Credit: Louise Huffman

2015 School of Ice participants from ten states pose at the U.S. National Ice Core Laboratory before a tour of a live core processing line.