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SCAR Fellows 2005-06

Eleven proposals were received from the nationals of 8 countries. Seven of the proposals were from women scientists. Seven were from PhD students, 3 from post-docs, and one from an MSc student. After due consideration the successful candidates selected by the review panel, and approved by the Executive Committee at its meeting in Sofia, Bulgaria (July 11-13, 2005) were:

David Schneider (United States)
Home Institution: University of Washington
Research Topic: Using ice cores to determine proxies for the Southern Annular Mode, as a contribution to SCAR's Antarctica in the Global Climate System (AGCS) programme
Host Institution: Australian Antarctic Division
Final Report
Narelle Baker (New Zealand)
Home Institution: University of Wellington, Victoria
Research Topic: The evolution of the Ross Ice Shelf as a contribution to SCAR's Antarctic Climate Evolution (ACE) programme
Host Institution: Bristol University
Final Report
Veronica Fuentes (Argentina)
Home Institution: University of Buenos Aires
Research Topic: Nutrients and the ecosystem as a contribution to SCAR's programmes on Evolution and Biodiversity in the Antarctic (EBA) and AGCS
Host Institution: Institute Sciences de la Mer at Rimouski, Canada
Final Report
Simone Brandao (Brazil)
Home Institution: University of Hamburg in Germany
Research Topic: A molecular study of Antarctic ostracods as a contribution to SCAR's EBA programme
Host Institution: Royal Belgian Institute for Natural Science
Final Report


Final reports are now available on the SCAR web site at www.scar.org/awards/fellowships/asturias.html from the Prince of Asturias Fellows supported by SCAR with the Prince of Asturias Prize during 2004-2005.