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An interdisciplinary hub for collaboration, innovation and training the next generation of polar researchers

Working out of the world's northernmost university, iC3 drives global efforts to quantify how ice sheets influence Earth´s carbon cycle, climate and ocean ecosystems in the past, present and future. As an interdisciplinary hub for collaboration, innovation and training the next generation of polar researchers, iC3 shapes the future of polar research.

Our team of leading scientists has access to world-class facilities including Arctic and Antarctic research stations, ice-going research vessels and in-house laboratory and modelling capacity. We work together across disciplines to answer some of the biggest questions in polar research and by innovating in novel technologies.

iC3 is based at the top university worldwide in terms of Arctic research output. Our centre is located on Tromsø Island, surrounded by mountains, glaciers and fjords, with daily flights to Svalbard. This creates unique opportunities for science, education and training on our doorstep.

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We offer a friendly and supportive working environment to research fellows, postdoctoral researchers, PhD candidates and MSc and ERASMUS students who are passionate about polar science and share our commitment to teamwork and scientific excellence. Find out more about current opportunities within iC3 and subscribe to our email updates to get notified of new opportunities.

iC3 has ten-year core funding 2023-2033 from the Norwegian Research Council. It is a partnership of UiT The Arctic University of Norway, the Norwegian Polar Institute and NORCE.

iC3 Team Centre Leadership

Professor Jemma Wadham

iC3 Director

Associate Professor Monica Winsborrow

iC3 Assistant Director

Dr Terri Souster

iC3 Centre Manager

iC3 Centre Support

Dr Till Bruckner

Communications and Policy Manager

Fabio Sarti

Data Manager

RU1: How much carbon exists beneath ice sheets and how vulnerable is it to release?

Professor Alun Hubbard

Research Lead

Dr Henry Patton

Assistant Research Lead

RU2: How are methane, nutrient and organic carbon exported from ice sheets?

Dr Guillaume Lamarche-Gagnon

Research Lead

Associate Professor Jon Hawkings

Assistant Research Lead

Dr Gabrielle Kleber

Postdoctoral researcher

Dr Fanny Cusset

Postdoctoral researcher

Leonard Magerl

PhD student

Silje Waaler

PhD student

Joost Van Genuchten

PhD student

RU3: How do ice sheet changes impact marine carbon cycles and ecosystems?

Dr Philipp Assmy

Research Lead

Dr Sebastien Moreau

Assistant Research Lead

Dr Fanny Cusset

Postdoctoral researcher

Adele Westgård

PhD student

Freya Sykes

PhD student

Lucie Goraguer

PhD student

Megan Lenss

PhD student

RU4: How did past changes in ice sheets affect the global carbon cycle and marine ecosystems?

Dr Jochen Knies

Research Lead

Professor Andreia Plaza-Faverola

Assistant Research Lead

Associate Professor Mohamed Ezat

Assistant Research Lead

Dr Akash Trivedi

Postdoctoral researcher

Adele Westgård

PhD student

Freya Sykes

PhD student

Frank Jakobsen

PhD student

RU5: What is the sensitivity of Earth’s carbon cycle to shrinking ice sheets?

Associate Professor Fanny Monteiro

Research Lead

Associate Professor Petra Langebroek

Research Lead

Associate Professor Sandra Arndt

Researcher

Dr Pedro Duarte

Assistant Research Lead

Dr Michele Petrini

Researcher

Emeric Babut du Marès

PhD student

iT1: Developing and applying novel technologies for cryospheric science

Professor Stefan Bünz

Lead

Dr Tore Hattermann

Assistant Lead

Professor Jana Jágerská

Researcher

Dr Roman Zakoldaev

Postdoctoral researcher

Dr Jan Viljanen

Postdoctoral researcher

iT2: Training the next generation of interdisciplinary polar scientists

Associate Professor Monica Winsborrow

Lead

Professor Anders Schomacker

Assistant Lead

Department for Geosciences UiT The Arctic University of Norway Dramsvegen 201 9010, Tromsø Norway

Dr Terri Souster

iC3 Centre Manager

ic3manager@uit.no

Till Bruckner

Communications Advisor

till.d.bruckner@uit.no

iC3: Centre for ice, Cryosphere, Carbon and Climate is funded by the Research Council of Norway through its Centres of Excellence funding scheme, grant number 332635.

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