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Arctic T-SLIP Research Proposal Development Workshop
Generating research on landslides and landslide-generated tsunami hazards in Alaska
February 24–25, 2026 | BP Energy Center, Anchorage, Alaska | In-person (selected sessions on Zoom)
You are invited to contribute to proposals to the National Science Foundation’s Office Arctic Research Opportunities Large Project Support opportunity via the Arctic T-SLIP planning project. Interested proposal leads, community leads, and collaborators are invited to join a two-day workshop to present and refine the content of the nested Arctic T-SLIP research proposals and next steps. Please share this opportunity with others that may be interested.
All Participants
- Register by Friday January 30th, 2026, via the Workshop registration form.
- Send one ppt slide (text in an email is fine too) that introduces you and your interest in the workshop to Sierra, sierra@nukaresearch.com, by Friday February 13th, 2026.
- Explore and contribute to emerging research ideas or add your own in the Arctic T-SLIP Garden leading up to the workshop. Other opportunities to engage prior to the workshop are via the Arctic T-SLIP Slack and webinars.
Principal Investigators
If you are a researcher interested in being a Principal Investigator (PI) on a research proposal to NSF, please also prepare the following:
- A <2 page word document describing your project engagement (research topic, team members, methods, field sites, logistics and/or outreach etc.); and
- A poster describing your idea for an Arctic T-SLIP research proposal to help support small-group discussions during the workshop. Visuals (maps, graphics, photos etc.) are encouraged.
Community Leaders
We encourage community leaders to prepare material similar to what we are asking from the PIs (above) to help the “match-making” process during the workshop and, therefore, help identify where and how research projects can be connected to and benefit specific places in Alaska.
Goals of the workshop
- Settle on the general composition of the individual, yet linked, research proposal submissions to NSF Arctic Research Opportunities. This includes a) individual proposal’s research question or hypothesis, approach, and team members (especially those who are budgeted); and b) the connections between individual research proposals and how they complement each other.
- When leaving the workshop, the proposal leads (the PIs) and contributors will have the information they need to start writing their Arctic T-SLIP proposals; and
- Determine when we will together submit all the Arctic T-SLIP proposals (for example, summer 2026 or later).
For questions, please contact Anna Liljedahl, aliljedahl@woodwellclimate.org, Bretwood “Hig” Higman, hig314@gmail.com, or workshop planner Sierra Fletcher, sierra@nukaresearch.com or any of the other Arctic T-SLIP team leads Beks Rumley, beks@crrcalaska.org, Erin Shew, Erin.Shew@eyak-nsn.gov, and Kristin Timm, kmtimm@alaska.edu. The workshop is enabled by NSF-ARO awards #2338010, 2338012, and 2338011.
Webinar Series
We are holding a webinar series this fall on landslide and landslide-generated tsunami hazards research needs. Our goal is to gather people interested in respective topics to create the foundation for one or more nested research proposals to be submitted to NSF Office of Polar programs later in 2026. The webinars will be in panel format and address the following questions:
- What is the exciting fundamental science question for an NSF-OPP proposal? What motivates that question (from a fundamental and applied perspective)?
- What approach/methods do you envision?
- What do you need to build a strong project?
All webinars are on Fridays at 9am AKT/1pm ET (Zoom link). To keep all the Arctic T-SLIP events in your calendar, subscribe to the Arctic T-SLIP Google Calendar.
- October 24, 2025 | Risk Perceptions and Communicating Risk
- with Liesel Ritchie, Susan Vanek, Kristin Timm, & Michael West
- November 7, 2025 | Landslide & Permafrost
- with Noah Finnegan, Louise Farquharson, & Mateusz Strzelecki
- November 14, 2025 | Seismic Landslide Detection
- with Michael West, Jackie Caplan-Auerbach, Noah Finnegan, & Ezgi Karasozen
- December 12, 2025 | Tsunami
- with Katy Barnhart, Yong Wei, & Breanyn Macinnes
- January 23, 2026 | Landslide & Glaciers
- with Mylene Jacquemart, Marten Geertsema, Alison Anders, & Stephan Gruber
Site Visits
Homer Oct 21-22, 2025
The community event at Kachemak Bay Campus in Homer will include a 2-day invitation-only workshop for ~40 people, as well as a public evening event to gather input from the larger community on the management of landslide hazards in Homer. For more information, please see the event flier or the City of Homer website.
Seward Oct 23, 2025
The community event at Seward Community Library & Museum will be via a half-day invitation-only workshop, follwed by an evening event open to the public to gather input from the larger community on the management of landslide hazards in Seward. Learn more on the event flier.
Yakutat Oct 27-30, 2025
The Yakutat Landslide Workshops will center on a community-led conversation between local residents, leaders, and scientists focused on understanding local hazards, mitigation strategies, and available resources. The gathering will include open discussions, listening sessions, and collaborative planning aimed at strengthening community resilience and supporting locally driven approaches to hazard management. The event is organized in collaboration with the Ḵutí Geohazards Project. For more information, reach out to Luka.
Cordova Science Night Talk, Nov 4, 2025
As part of the Prince William Sound Science Center’s Tuesday Night Talk series (at the Cordova Center), the event will feature a presentation and community discussion on local hazard awareness, mitigation, and resilience planning. The talk will highlight current research and community-led efforts to better understand and prepare for environmental risks in coastal Alaska, with time for audience questions and conversation. For more information, reach out to Erin.
