Polar-Supported Researchers Receive Nation's Highest Honor for Early Career Scientists
News / Thursday January 12, 2017
Two Polar-funded researchers are recipients of the prestigious Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE), the White House has announced. Jeremy Bassis, of the University of Michigan, and John Kovac,...

2017 Geographic South Pole Marker Unveiled
News / Thursday January 5, 2017
Each year, due to the movement of the Antarctic ice sheet, the exact location of the geographic South Pole must be fixed and marked. Among the few "art forms" indigenous to Antarctica,...

Change of Name for the Division of Polar Programs, Directorate for Geosciences, to Office of Polar Programs
News / Friday December 16, 2016
Effective immediately, the Division of Polar Programs will be designated as the Office of Polar Programs (OPP) within the Geosciences Directorate (GEO). Dr. Kelly K. Falkner, the Office Director of OPP, will...

National Science Foundation Evacuates Patient from Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station
News / Thursday December 1, 2016
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has agreed to provide a humanitarian medical evacuation flight for an ailing visitor from its Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station to McMurdo Station on the Antarctic coast and...

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Jan 10, 2017

NSF Seeks Program Director, Antarctic Earth Sciences Program: Deadline, Open Until Filled

The National Science Foundation's Office of Polar Programs (NSF/OPP) seeks candidates for Program Director of the Antarctic Earth Sciences (AES) Program. The position will be filled with a rotator under the Intergovernmental Personnel Act (IPA) or a Temporary Federal Employee.

Jan 5, 2017

New NSF Program Director, Antarctic Glaciology

Dr. Paul Cutler has been appointed as the new Program Director for Antarctic Glaciology within the Office of Polar Programs' (OPP) Antarctic Sciences Section. His appointment began on January 2, 2017.