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SERF NEWS

 

January 12, 2017: SERF 2017 Campaign started with yet another frost flower event!

 

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Photo by Dr. Dustin Isleifson

 

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Photo by Dr. Dustin Isleifson

 

 

January 15, 2016: SERF 2016 Campaign started with a beautiful frost flower event! Details about the research projects can be found here.

 

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Photo by Dr. Fei Wang

 

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Photo by Dr. Fei Wang

 

January 28 - March 16, 2015: SERF 2015 Campaign

 

February 24, 2014: Cold water survival demo with Prof. Gordon Giesbrecht (�Dr. Popsicle�)

 

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Photo by Dr. Fei Wang

 

Jan. 24, 2014: SERF Experiment 3.2 started

 

December 8, 2013: Frost flower blossom at SERF

 

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IR photo by Fei Wang

 

December 3, 2013: SERF Experiment 3.1 started

 

February 18, 2013: Experiment 2.3 - Pancake ice

 

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 Photo by Fei Wang

 

January 13-31, 2013: Experiment 2.2 - Geophysical and biogeochemical processes of frost flowers and young ice

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Photo by Fei Wang

 

January 3-9, 2013: Experiment 2.1 - Geophysical study of ice upon heating of the underlying water column

 

December 24-29, 2013: First full blossom of frost flowers in Year 2

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Photo by Fei Wang

 

 

November, 2013: Formulation of seawater for Year 2 started

 

March, 2013: End of Year 1 Experiments

 

Feb. 25, 2012: Frost flowers bloomed for the second time in the season, though at a much smaller scale

 

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Photo by Fei Wang

 

Feb. 8, 2012: SERF Grand Opening

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U of M President Dr. David Barnard speaks at the Grand Opening. (photo by Beibei Lv)

 

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SERF Project Leader Dr. Fei Wang speaks at the Grand Opening (photo by Beibei Lv)

 

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Ice breaking at the Grand Opening.

From left: U of M Vice President Dr. Digvir Jayas, Innovation, Energy and Mines Minister Dave Chomiak,

U of M President Dr. David Barnard, Canada Foundation for Innovation Board Member Dr. Albert Friesen,

and SERF Project Leader Dr. Fei Wang (Photo by Mike Latschislaw). 

 

Dec 23, 2011: Experiment 1.1 Started

 

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Photo by Fei Wang

 

Dec. 06, 2011: First pancake ice formed at SERF

 

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Photo by David Mosscrop

 

Dec. 2011: Construction completed

May 2011: Construction started