Using Place-Based Independent Class Projects as a Means to Hone Research Skills and Prepare a Future Geospatial Workforce

Anupma Prakash1, Rudiger Gens2, Jordi Cristobal3, Christine F Waigl4, Matthew S Balazs5, Patrick Ryan Graham2, Christine Elizabeth Butcher2 and Elena B Sparrow2, (1)University of Alaska Fairbanks, Department of Geology and Geosciences, Fairbanks, AK, United States, (2)University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK, United States, (3)Geophysical Institute Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK, United States, (4)University of Alaska Fairbanks, International Arctic Research Center, Fairbanks, AK, United States, (5)University of Alaska Fairbanks, Alaska Coastal Cooperative, Fairbanks, United States