Cold Regions Research Centre

The Cold Region Research Centre

The Cold Regions Research Centre was established in 1987, evolving from a large multidisciplinary, research & training, project on snow & ice hydrology in the Karakoram Himalaya of Pakistan that was based in WLU’s geography department. While the Centre’s initial focus was on arctic & mountain glaciology & hydrology, since 1990 the scope & role of the Centre within the geography department & the university has broadened. Today the CRRC is a focus of cold regions (mountain & northern) research consulting on topics such as hydrology,  climatology, glaciology, resource management, parks planning & biogeochemistry.

The Goals & Mandate of the CRRC

Research and Teaching

To facilitate interdisciplinary research and teaching about cold regions.

Field Training

To facilitate academic and field training of students in a range of cold regions disciplines and locations.

Collaboration

To provide a locus for interaction among faculty  and students interested in cold regions research.

Cooperation

To encourage cooperation and links with other cold regions research and training centres and organizations.

The CRRC Provides

Research

Research space & facilities for affiliated graduate students.

Personnel

Maintains contacts with northern & other research institutes interested in cold regions.

Awards & Support

Student travel and scholarship awards

Events

Provide public & educational talks on cold regions topics.

Our Blog

Latest Articles

Recent issue of Freshwater Biology

Recent issue of Freshwater Biology

CRRC member Joseph Culp co-led the development of a special issue of Freshwater Biology that is focused on regional and circumpolar assessments of Arctic freshwater biodiversity (Volume 67, Issue 1). The issue was based on the work of the freshwater group of the...

Call for Abstracts – CRRC Days 2021

Call for Abstracts – CRRC Days 2021

Call for Abstracts 34th Annual Cold Regions Research Centre Days What? Cold Regions Research Centre Days (CRRC Days) is an early-career researcher conference highlighting the latest in cold regions research from northern researchers at any stage of their studies. We...

EARLY CALL FOR REGISTRATION – CRRC DAYS 2021

EARLY CALL FOR REGISTRATION – CRRC DAYS 2021

 Are you an undergraduate, graduate student, or postdoc doing cold regions research? Do you love when the temperature dips below zero? Do you go north any chance you get? This is the first early call for participation in the 34th Annual CRRC Days Conference. We will...

Events

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