We are pleased to announce that dr Kornelia Wójcik-Długoborska and dr Joanna Plenzler from the Department of Antarctic Biology have been awarded grants in the NCN call MINIATURA 8. The grants will serve to carry out the research projects: “The lakes of King George Island: Water physicochemistry and carbon content in sediments” (K. Wójcik-Długoborska) and ”Bathymetric measurements of the lakes of King George Island (South Shetlands, West Antarctica)” (J. Plenzler). Congratulations!

The aim of the projects is to collect data on the depth and physicochemical properties of water for lakes located on King George Island in West Antarctica. On the geological time scale, these lakes are young, most of them formed in the last 100 years, on land exposed by retreating glaciers. The data collected will be used to develop remote sensing methods for investigation of the properties of the lakes and the changes they undergo. This is especially important for research that is performed in regions as difficult to access as Antarctica. The projects will be carried out using the infrastructure of the Henryk Arctowski Polish Antarctic Station.