The Polar Marine Science GRS provides a unique forum for young doctoral and post-doctoral researchers to present their work, discuss new methods, cutting edge ideas, and pre-published data, as well as to build collaborative relationships with their peers. Experienced mentors and trainee moderators will facilitate active participation in scientific discussion to allow all attendees to be engaged participants rather than spectators.
Both Arctic and Antarctic ecosystems are undergoing rapid change. While extensive research has examined the physical, chemical, and biological processes affected by these changes, predicting ecosystem responses remains challenging. Outcomes are often context-dependent, varying with local conditions, seasonal cycles, species interactions, and interannual variability, so the answer often remains: “it depends.” Addressing this uncertainty by explicitly quantifying spatial, seasonal, and interannual variability, while still identifying governing principles, is essential for understanding the consequences of environmental change and improving predictive models.
The 2025 GRS Polar Marine Science invites contributions from ECRs across all areas of polar marine science, including marine biology, chemistry, physics, geology, engineering, emerging technologies, and the social sciences. We particularly welcome studies that explore context-dependent responses of physical, chemical, and biological processes to environmental change; quantify local, seasonal, and interannual variability; and investigate cascading consequences for ecosystem functioning, services, and the links between sea ice, ocean, atmosphere and society.
The GRS aims to provide an inclusive and supportive forum for presenting new, unpublished data, cutting-edge ideas, and multidisciplinary approaches. We seek to highlight diverse and innovative research that advances understanding of present-day polar ecosystem dynamics, clarifies uncertainties in predicting future change, and strengthens predictive capabilities for the coming decades.
Application Instructions
The seminar will feature approximately 10 talks and 2 poster sessions. All attendees are expected to actively participate in the GRS, either by giving an oral presentation or presenting a poster. Therefore, all applications must include an abstract.
The seminar chair will select speakers from abstracts submitted by December 13, 2026. Those applicants who are not chosen for talks and those who apply after the deadline to be considered for an oral presentation will be expected to present a poster. In order to participate, you must submit an application by the date indicated in the Application Information section above.
Program Format
Gordon Research Seminars are 2-day meetings which take place on the Saturday and Sunday just prior to the start of the associated GRC. The GRS opens with a 1-hour introductory session on Saturday afternoon, followed by a poster session, dinner and a 2-hour session in the evening. Sunday morning begins with breakfast and is followed by another 2-hour session, a second poster session, and lunch. A final 1-hour session takes place just after lunch, and the associated GRC begins later that evening.
