Remote JSEP for U.S. High School Students
Starting in 2020, Dartmouth has led a remote version of JSEP that has U.S. students complete interactive polar science and engineering modules and a group research project. A series of hands-on activities led by Dartmouth graduate students and faculty introduce them to various topics in polar research (e.g., snow and ice physics; cold engineering; ecology of soils, plants, and animal life; the human dimensions of Arctic change). Students also complete an inquiry-based research project based on topics of interest under the mentorship of a graduate student or faculty instructor. We host a virtual project symposium at the end of the program for students to share their work with a broader audience.
Highlights of remote JSEP :
joining the global conversation about the changing Arctic
learning how to ask good scientific questions
virtually visiting polar research stations
conversations with international leading polar scientists
working collaboratively on research projects with Dartmouth graduate students
meeting, connecting, and sharing culture with other JSEP participants
building an international and inter-generational network of students, educators, and scientists that will continue beyond the summer experience
Students from JSEP 2020 share results from an analysis of fish growth patterns using scale images. This module was developed by Dr. Madi Gamble, who was a Dartmouth graduate fellow for JSEP in 2019, 2020, and 2021.
Click to read 2022 alum Paarth Nayak's experience with remote JSEP.
Our program makes use of online platforms such as Canvas, Zoom and Google technologies to facilitate conversations and activities, but students also participate in hands-on learning. We aim to limit synchronous online meetings to 3-4 hours per day.
Example Schedule
Day 1: Orientation; Arctic Science & Greenland 101; Project start-up
Day 2: You are a scientist: tools and tricks for conducting research; Project work
Day 3: Interactive exploration of Arctic research; Project work
Day 4: Interactive exploration of Arctic research; Project work
Day 5: Presentations and wrap-up
Final meeting times for synchronous meetings are arranged based on time zones of participating students. Students spent 3-4 hours each day in these synchronous sessions with additional work completed independently or in small groups.
Watch the final presentations from JSEP 2022
Over the course of a week, students from the U.S. worked with students from Greenland, Denmark, and the Faroe Islands to complete seven research projects covering water resources, Arctic energy, glacial geomorphology, food and climate change, surface albedo, sea ice, and terrestrial ecology.
