Hamilton College - LARISSA

Home Facts Academics Admission Alumni Campus Life News, Sports, Events Offices & Services

Hamilton Home My Hamilton Virtual Tour Many Voices, One Hamilton

General Information The Student Body Academics Financial Information Athletics Services Contact Alumni Arts and Culture

Areas of Study Library Academic Calendar Blackboard Course Catalogue Off-Campus Study Study Abroad Levitt Center Writing Center Oral Communication Center

My Hamilton Visiting Campus Application Process Tuition Financial Aid Diversity For High School Counselors Request Info./Contact Us

Information for Alumni Information for Parents Alumni Directory Make a Gift Annual Giving Honor Roll of Donors Events Alumni Review Reunions

Upcoming Events Residential Life Student Activities Arts and Culture Diversity Campus Sustainability

College News Public Events Athletics Commencement

Departments and Offices Employee Directory Phone Numbers Job Opportunities Information for Parents

LARISSA

2010 Short Course

Expeditions

Related Links

LARISSA is a National Science Foundation funded initiative that will bring an international, interdisciplinary team together to address a significant regional problem with global change implications, the abrupt environmental change in Antarctica's Larsen Ice Shelf System.

(Click on an image for information about the project.)

Funded International Partners
Belgium-Ghent University
Argentina-Argentine Antarctic Institute
Ukrainian, National Antarctic Scientific Center in Kiev
Korean Polar Research Institute

Larissa was a figure from Greek mythology,a wife of Poseidon; often pictured holding a vessel of water, the vessel having three handles. We think of the three handles as 'Ice/Climate' - 'Marine Geology' - 'Life')

Marine Geology of the Larsen Ice Shelf, Break-Up

An NSF Sponsored Short Course for Students
July 11-24, 2010
A two-week long short course for students interested in learning about the marine record of ice shelf settings and sediment core methodologies will be held at Hamilton College. This is an NSF sponsored activity related to International Polar Year (IPY) and the LARISSA project. More ...