Leading an Arctic Summer Field School for Art and Science
MIT Media Lab
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Svalbard
October 2022
In July 2023, a multidisciplinary team of engineers, geologists,
technologists, and designers embarked on a ten-day field school in Svalbard, an
archipelago situated in the Arctic Ocean between mainland Norway and the North
Pole. The objective of this interdisciplinary curriculum was to develop
innovative tools for Arctic fieldwork and deepen our comprehension of
Svalbard's ecosystems and the impacts of climate change.
PROJECTS
SoundSHROOM | Patrick Chwalek
HexSense | Fangzheng Liu
Melting Truths, Thawing Moments | Dr. Ziv Epstein
Researchers:
Patrick Chwalek, PhD Candidate, MIT Media Lab
Dr. Ziv Epstein, Postdoctoral Fellow, Stanford Institute for Human-Centered AI
Ganit Goldstein, Research Assistant, MIT Self Assembly Lab
Fangzheng Liu, PhD Candidate, MIT Media Lab
Eve Meltzer, PhD Candidate, MIT CEE
PROJECTS
SoundSHROOM | Patrick Chwalek
HexSense | Fangzheng Liu
Melting Truths, Thawing Moments | Dr. Ziv Epstein
Researchers:
Patrick Chwalek, PhD Candidate, MIT Media Lab
Dr. Ziv Epstein, Postdoctoral Fellow, Stanford Institute for Human-Centered AI
Ganit Goldstein, Research Assistant, MIT Self Assembly Lab
Fangzheng Liu, PhD Candidate, MIT Media Lab
Eve Meltzer, PhD Candidate, MIT CEE
Photos: Maggie Coblentz