November 20, 2020
Conference Announcement
SIXTH FORUM FOR YOUNG PERMAFROST SCIENTISTS
June 29 – July 13, 2021 Yakutsk, Russia
The Melnikov Permafrost Institute is pleased to announce the Sixth Forum for Young Permafrost Scientists to be held in Yakutsk, Russia from June 29 to July 13, 2021
The Forum for Young Permafrost Scientists (FYPS 2021) will include
1) Current Challenges and Future Prospects for Geocryology, a conference held from June 29 to July 2, 2021, and
2) Cryo-Deserts 2021, a field trip from July 3 to 13, 2021
Conference themes include:
- Regional and historical geocryology
- Permafrost hydrogeology and geochemistry
- Climate and permafrost geothermics and thermal physics
- Permafrost engineering
The conference will be followed by a trip to periglacial sand dunes in the Vilyui River basin with lectures on lithology of frozen sediments, periglacial landscapes, groundwater in permafrost, river systems in permafrost regions, and lake systems in permafrost terrain.
Additional information on the event is available at:
https://vnmf2021.wixsite.com/fyps2021?lang=en
Kysyl-Syr dune field. |
Trip route. |