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2025 Expeditions

Community Outreach on the Traditional Lands of the Southern Tutchone People

Posted on November 10, 2025

Expedition Location: Kluane Lake Research Station Expedition Dates: 6/2/2025- 6/10/2025 Field Team Members: Dominic Winski, Inga Kindstedt, Sicely Sohn (report author) Funding Support: Sturgis Exploration Fund Introduction: Far north regions…

Field member, Morgan Anderson, holding peat core from Snowy range.

Stable Isotope Processing at the University of Wyoming

Posted on November 10, 2025

Expedition Location: Laramie and the Snowy Range, WyomingExpedition Dates: July 7–18, 2025Field Team Members: Morgan Anderson* and Dr. Dulcinea GroffFunding Support: Robert and Judith Sturgis Family Foundation Exploration Fund IntroductionTracing…

Image of Statsraad Lehmkuhl a Norwegian three-masted barque on the water.

One Ocean Expedition: Interdisciplinary Research in Climate Science, Policy and Human-Nature Connections

Posted on November 7, 2025

Expedition Location: Ponta Delgada, Azores – Nuuk, Greenland Expedition Dates: July 2025 Field Team Members: Cory Limberger (PhD Student, UMaine) , Field Trip Leaders, Kerim Nisancioglu and Endre Tvinnereim (University of Bergen). Funding…

Photo of Inga Kindstedt and group discussing snow accumulation.

Community engagement and outreach near Kluane Lake, Yukon, Canada

Posted on October 31, 2025

Expedition Location: Kluane Lake, Yukon, CanadaExpedition Dates: June 2-10, 2025Field Team Members: Dominic Winski*, Sicily Sohn, Inga Kindstedt (report author)Funding Support: Sturgis Exploration Fund Introduction: The Gulf of Alaska (GoA)…

Kayla Guthrie holding soil coring equipment on boat.

Investigating lake browning in central Norway following long-term acid deposition Expedition location: Sogndal, Norway

Posted on October 29, 2025

Expedition Dates: July 27th, 2025 – August 8th, 2025 Field Team Members: Kayla Guthrie, Miranda Seixas, Dr. Jasmine Saros, Dr. Jacob Yde, Dr. Torgeir Røthe, Dr. Sigurd Nerhus, and Misa…

Capturing spatial variation of snowmelt on the Juneau Icefield, Alaska

Posted on October 10, 2025

Expedition Location: Juneau Icefield, Juneau, Alaska Expedition Dates: Jun 29, 2025 to July 19, 2025 Field Team Members: Wyatt Stanley, Scott Braddock, Mathilde Børch, and Seth Campbell Funding Support: Dan…

"Blue" icebergs (Naajat Serimat Glacier)

Quantifying changes in glacier dynamics of marine-terminating glaciers retreating and transitioning to land between 1943 and 2025 in South Greenland fjords

Posted on October 10, 2025

Expedition Location: Qalerallit Imaat and Sermilik Fjord, South Greenland Expedition Dates: Jun 11 to 16, 2025 Field Team Members: Mathilde Børch, Kristin Schild, Lee Karp-Boss, Allie Berry, Kayla Guthrie, Miranda…

Investigating microbial community composition and function in glacially-fed lakes in Jostedalsbreen, Norway

Posted on October 10, 2025

Expedition Location: Sogndal, Norway Expedition Dates: July 27, 2025 – August 8, 2025 Field Team Members: Miranda Seixas*, Kayla Guthrie, Misa Saros, Jacob Yde, Jasmine Saros Funding Support: The Robert…

Amanda Gavin: Investigating Greenland’s rapidly changing water supply

Posted on June 30, 2025

For nearly a decade, Amanda Gavin has studied and conserved lakes, including many in Maine, that provide drinking water and support agriculture. Today, she’s investigating what the future may hold…