Browse research projects
funded by NPRB since 2002. See descriptions of data collected
under NPRB-funded projects. Browse scientific papers
published as a result of NPRB funding. Learn about integrated ecosystem
research in the Bering Sea. Learn about integrated ecosystem
research in the Gulf of Alaska. Learn about integrated ecosystem
research in the Arctic.

Science Fair

To inspire students to learn more about Alaska’s seas and to pursue science, NPRB sponsors special awards each year at the Alaska State Science and Engineering Fair.

The awards go to students in elementary, middle school and high school whose projects focus on the marine sciences. Prizes included cash awards, an NPRB calendar, and a behind-the-scenes tour of the Alaska SeaLife Center in Seward.

Science and engineering fair

To inspire students to learn more about Alaska’s seas and to pursue science, NPRB sponsors special awards each year at the Alaska State Science and Engineering Fair.

2010 Winners
	Elementary School Jimmy Jones and Michael Hooton, Quinhagak, Salmon Life Cycle (not pictured) Award: $50 Middle School Ben Cohen, Colony Middle School, Palmer Effect of Acidity on Shell Weight (left, with Dr. Francis Wiese of NPRB) Award: $75 plus Alaska SeaLife Center tour
	High School Kelsey Meacham, West High School, Anchorage The Effect of Increased CO₂ Emissions on Coastal Erosion Contributors in Alaska (right, with Dr. Carrie Eischens of NPRB) Award: $100 plus Alaska SeaLife Center Tour
2009 Winners
	Elementary School Sebastian Quin Szweda Middlestadt, first grade, Girdwood K-8 Tidal Power vs. Indian Creek Award: $50
	Middle School Kendall Masten, Kotzebue Middle School Where's the Salt? Award: $75
	High School Kelsey Meacham, 9th grade, West High School, Anchorage (with NPRB Science Director Francis Wiese) Cook Inlet: Correlation between Air Temperature Trends and Intra-seasonal Sea Ice Extent Variability Award: $100 Kelsey received the NPRB middle school award in 2008, and went on to compete in the International Science and Engineering Fair in Reno, NV.

Photos by Nora Deans