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U.K. scholar brings whaling logbook research to UCalgary’s Arctic Institute of North America – U Today

by ahnationtalk on March 24, 2017368 Views

Research into old marine records shines new light on climate change in the North

It almost seems like kismet that Matthew Ayre would wind up at the University of Calgary as a postdoctoral scholar with the Arctic Institute of North America (AINA).

While working on his PhD in geography at the University of Sunderland in the United Kingdom, he read a UToday story from late 2015 about AINA director Maribeth Murray receiving funding to investigate historic sea ice variability in the Arctic from old marine logbooks. He knew at once that was where he needed to go next.

“I contacted them and said I’m doing the same thing,” says Ayre, who arrived in Calgary in January. “When I saw they were looking for a postdoc, I applied right away.”

Read More: http://ucalgary.ca/utoday/issue/2017-03-22/uk-scholar-brings-whaling-logbook-research-ucalgarys-arctic-institute-north-america

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