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Photo Gallery of People Working (Primarily in Alaska)

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2023

Taylor (graduate student), Scott (graduate student), Justin (graduate student), Jenna, and Clair

Jenna and Clair setting up

Bob and Judy re-marking Atqasuk dry plots

Bob, Taylor, and Scott review Atqasuk species

Scott making plant tags in Atqasuk

Scott and Clair with the tram

Scott with the tram

Scott and Clair measuring plants

Scott packing up the point frame

Scott and Clair heading to the sites

Bob looking at plants

The whole crew heading to the Atqasuk field sites to set up

Clair working on data sheets in the Atqasuk house

2022

Taylor, Emma, Justin, Scott, Jenna, Hana (graduate student)

Justin in a plane with a mask

Taylor and Steve working on the Tram

Looking at mosses

UTEP crew preparing the drone

Scott working on the tram

working near the OTCs

in the tent

Jenna recording

worker pyrmid

Jenna in the lab

Scott doing 1 by 5s

Scott doing 1 by 5

2021

Sarah (graduate student, Toolik Lake), Mackenzie (graduate student), Taylor, and Nina

Mackenzie, Taylor, and Nina pose with colleagues from UTEP on the way to Atqasuk

Taylor poses with an action packer

Taylor taking thaw depth measurements

Mackenzie and Taylor pose at the Barrow tram tower

A view of the met station at Toolik while Steve Oberbauer works in the background

Nina and Taylor set up OTCs in Barrow

Mackenzie smiles as she takes thaw depth measurements

Sarah laughing as she tears down OTCs at Imnavait Creek

Nina making sticks

Mackenzie, Taylor, and Nina take a well deserved lunch break after a morning of hard work

Mackenzie keeping warm in the Barrow wind

Nina using the GreenSeeker on an OTC plot

Mackenzie and Nina conducting the diurnal in Barrow

Nina takes thaw depth measurements

Sarah poses with Steve Oberbauer, Liza Backman, and Jeremy May on tram setup day at Imnavait Creek

Taylor and Nina bend over to check out a plot

Mackenzie doing flux measures

Sarah carries a tram battery to the Imnavait Creek transect

Sarah and Liza, a PolarTrec educator, collecting berries during the fall berry survey

Sarah and Liza, a PolarTrec educator, performing the spring berry survey

Sarah collecting berries for her graduate thesis

Sarah patiently watches the tram during her first solo run

Sarah does her first point frame

2020

The COVID-19 pandemic precluded the Arctic Ecology Program field team from traveling to Alaska in 2020, but Michelle Frantz and Jerry Brower, members of the Ukpeaġvik Iñupiat Corporation (UIC) took yearly measurements for us.

Jerry preparing open top chambers

Michelle takes a quick selfie with the open top chambers

Open top chambers are set up!

Michelle and Jerry admiring a job well done

2019

Katlyn (graduate student), Hana (graduate student), Mackenzie, Hannah, Becca

Bob teaches students about plants.

Undergraduate students learn from Bob.

Hana and undergraduate students take their first picture together at the research site.

Hannah assembles a chamber.

Researchers discuss protocols in the lab.

Students work on sticks in the lab.

Researchers walk towards site.

Hana, Mackenzie and SloMo the Sloth record data together.

Hana teaches undergraduate students about plants.

James manually lands the drone.

Becca examines plants.

Mariana installs new technology.

Katlyn programs the MISP.

Becca measures plants at an experimental plot.

Becca walks along tundra.

Becca learns about plants from Katlyn.

Mackenzie visits an ice cellar.

Katlyn packs up the TRAM platform.

Becca and Hannah carry the tent.

Hannah records data underneath a swarm of mosquitoes.

Hannah and Becca pose together in the tent.

Hannah and Becca pose in front of the laboratory.

Hana pointframes a plot.

Jeremy works on the computer, while SloMo the Sloth learns.

2018

Jake (graduate student), Katlyn (graduate student), Hana, Nicole

Hanna carrying an action packer.

Jake looking at a plot.

Students learning from Jeremy in field.

Katlyn and Jake working in field.

Bob sitting by equipment.

Hanna and Nicole.

Students listen to Jeremy tell stories on the couch.

Jeremy and Katlyn working on the MISP transect.

Jeremy in the field.

Jeremy working in the field.

Jake with wires.

Nicole working in the field.

Katlyn working in the lab and Jeremy looking confused.

Nicole records data in notebook.

Nicole with head-net.

Katlyn traming.

Nicole working at site.

Katlyn taking pictures at site.

Katlyn taking measurements at site.

Hana and Katlyn taking measurements on tundra.

Katlyn is helping Hana to understand plant traits.

Hana takes measurements at site.

Nicole holding a disassembled chamber.

Nicole walking through chambers.

2017

Jake (graduate student), Katlyn, Hana, Kailey, Nathan

Hana and Kailey with sticks.

Katlyn using instrument in the field.

Bob using drill in field.

Researcher taking measurements in field.

Students learning from Jeremy.

Hana with chambers.

Katlyn working in field.

Bob, Katlyn, and Kailey keeping warm in the tent.

Hana, Bob, and Kailey at plot.

Taking down a chamber.

Kailey collecting data.

Students taking down the tent.

Hana and Katlyn using equipment.

Hana and Kailey using equipment.

Katlyn looking frustrated.

Hana recording data.

Collecting measurements.

Hana and Kailey take a selfie.

2016

Jake (graduate student), Katlyn, Ellen, Caleb, Rob (former graduate student)

Jake taking measurements.

Caleb recording data.

Katlyn looking in a chamber.

Rob recording data.

Students on quads.

Jake giving a thumbs up.

Caleb walking out in the field to take pictures.

Jake taking measurements.

Ellen in front of the chambers.

Students recording data.

Flying a kite.

Researcher in the field.

Caleb in the field.

Researcher taking measurements.

Katlyn and Rob in the lab.

Student updating the data tower.

Students look over data sheets.

Rob takes photos of the vegetation.

2015

Ashley, Jacob, Kelsey, Sheila, Rob (former graduate student)

Vegetation plot with frame.

Jacob setting up a chamber.

Ashley taking measurements.

Ashley looking into chamber.

Ashley recording data.

Researcher in the field.

Jacob holding a gun and recording data.

Jacob pitching the tent.

Researchers talking in the field.

Researcher observing a plant.

Jeremy teaching students how to use the equipment.

Jeremy teaching students how to use the equipment.

Jacob recording data.

Jacob recording data.

Jacob recording data.

Researchers using equipment.

Rob collecting plants.

Jacob and Ashley in the field.

Researcher taking pictures of chamber.

Jacob at the tram.

Jacob recording data.

Rob carrying equipment out of the field.

Craig smiles on boat.

Craig works on boat.

2014

Tim (graduate student), Michaela, Ashley, Amanda

Tim and Michaela in the snow.

Tim and Michaela recording data.

Michaela taking measurements.

Bob teaching students.

Bob working in plot.

Michaela using tram.

Amanda trying to escape the bugs.

Michaela researching plants.

Amanda and Ashley carrying chambers.

Tim happy at a plot.

Ashley taking measurements.

The research team smiles for a picture.

Students work on tram in snow.

Bob shows students how to properly take measurements.

Bob shows students how to properly take measurements.

Bob shows students how to properly take measurements.

Michaela holds up a ptarmigan chick to camera.

Student takes site measurements.

2013

Tim (graduate student), Jessica (graduate student), Michaela, AJ

AJ and Jessica record data.

Researchers put together equipment.

Carbon flux measurement on a plot.

Jessica at a plot.

Jessica with a soil core.

Mosquitos and the tram.

Researchers looking at chambers.

Researchers collecting data from chambers.

Research chamber and soil moisture probe in plot.

Researchers digging a hole.

AJ and the tram.

AJ running the tram.

Researchers organizing sticks.

The tram measures across the tundra.

Researchers in the lab.

Jessica in the lab.

Soil samples in the laboratory.

Michaela in the field.

Researcher working on equipment.

AJ taking measurements.

Frame in vegetation control plot.

AJ carrying equipment.

Mosquitos on pants.

Researchers looking in chambers.

2012

Jenny (graduate student), Tim, Kelseyann, Chase, Jessica (graduate student)

Jenny at plot.

Jenny measuring.

Jenny observing plants.

Chase recording data.

Researchers carrying equipment out of the site.

Tim taking pictures of the plants.

Bob teaching students at a plot.

Bob at a plot.

Chase using equipment.

Tim taking measurements.

Chase walking through disassembled chambers.

Kelseyann and Jenny collecting a lichen.

2011

Jenny (graduate student), Tim, Kelseyann, Julian

Tim, Julian, and Rob looking at a plant.

Kelseyann and Jeremy at a plot.

Kelseyann and Jeremy at a plot.

Jenny and Jeremy at a plot.

Jenny recording data.

Jenny and Jeremy recording data.

Jeremy at chambers.

Caribou at chambers.

Caribou at chambers.

Student takes measurements in front of a plot.

Students operate tram across the tundra.

Students operate tram across the tundra.

Students operate the tram across the tundra.

Sergio performs unispec reflectance measurements on tundra.

Researcher takes measurements.

Researcher fixes equipment.

Tim, Juien, and Kelseyann in the field.

Tim and Julien in the lab.

Tim taking measurements.

Kelseyann in the field.

Yellow tent and ATVs.

Jeremy holding something up to Tim.

Researcher looks into chamber.

Kelseyann putting plants into epoxy resin.

2010 and Before at GVSU

Jeremy, Rob, Jenny, Kelseyann, Jean, Amanda, Mike

Research team in the field.

Bob and Kelseyann in the snow.

Rob and Sergio taking measurements.

Jeremy putting together the walkway.

Jenny and Mike working on equipment.

Mike collecting measurements from plot.

Researchers setting up the plot.

Recording data from the plot.

Mike in the lab.

Keri observing a plant.

Jenny holding a measuring instrument.

Mike flying a kite.

Mike working on equipment.

Jeremy and bob working on equipment.

Researchers in the field using a net.

Jeremy showing another researcher a plant.

Caribou in the field.

Mike collecting measurements.

Jeremy collecting measurements.

Amanda showing a plant.

Jeremy working in a chamber.

Researchers recording data.

Mike casting plants in resin.

Mike collecting measurements.

Jeremy working on the pathway.

Bob and Kelseyann in the snow.

Kelseyann looking into a chamber.

Jeremy standing on the back of a quad and using binoculars.

Researchers recording data from chambers.

Setting up chambers from a quad.

Amanda and Jeremy collecting data from a plot.

Researchers collecting data from a chamber.

Bob and student taking pictures of plants.

Jeremy having fun while collecting data.

Jean and Rob look at moss.

Researchers collecting data from a plot.

Amanda working in a chamber.

Amanda and Jeremy setting up a plot.

Amanda recording data.

Students take measurements at a plot.

Student takes measurements at a plot.

Student takes measurements at a plot.

Researchers take measurements at a plot.

Researcher takes measurements at a chamber plot.

Students examine plants.

Researchers collecting data from a plot.

Researchers collect data from a chamber.

Mike leaning over a plot.

Mike collecting data from a chamber.

Mike collecting data from a chamber while another researcher records it.

Students in the lab.

Jeremy marking a plant.

Amanda looking into a chamber.

Kelseyann using equipment.

Bob crossing a small river.

Keri and Mike observing the pants.

Data collected from a plot.

Collecting aerial data.

Preparing to fly the kite.

Preparing to fly the kite.

Researchers using a jackhammer.

Crossing a bridge on a quad.

Researcher collecting data from a plot.

Researcher in a snow storm.

Amanda setting up a plot.

Jeremy collecting measurements from a plot.

Before GVSU

A few pictures from the original days of the project when based out of MSU.

Researcher collecting data from a chamber.

Researcher using a leveling tool.

Researcher holding a chunk of grass.

A bird flies over researchers while they collect data.

Collecting data from chambers.

Recording data.

Recording data from chambers.

Two researchers in the field.

Student taking thaw depth measurement.

Students taking measurements at plots.

Students taking measurements on plots.

Setting up boardwalks at site.

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