The Utah State University was awarded a two-year, $132,766 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Polar Programs under the Polar Programs federal grant program (CFDA 47.078). The grant will support collaborative research titled "A Fossil Ecosystem Under the Ice: Deciphering the Glacial and Vegetation History of Northwest Greenland Using Long-Lost Camp Century Basal Sediment." The research aims to strengthen understanding of the polar regions by using sediment samples from the former Camp Century nuclear-powered research station in Greenland to decipher the glacial and vegetation history of the region. Fieldwork will involve analyzing basal sediment cores to develop paleoenvironmental reconstructions. Insights gained from this research will expand fundamental knowledge of Arctic and Antarctic processes and climate change impacts on polar ecosystems.
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