Two scientists from Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University (RTEÜ) Rize have been granted help for his or her tasks submitted to the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Türkiye (TÜBİTAK). They are actually within the remaining phases of making ready to embark on the eighth National Antarctic Science Expedition beneath the Presidency’s auspices in January 2024.
Professor Ertuğrul Ağırbaş and affiliate professor Ulgen Aytan’s analysis goals to discover potential ecosystem dangers, local weather change and microplastic air pollution on the Antarctic Peninsula’s Horseshoe Island.
Ağırbaş will analyze modifications within the marine surroundings to grasp local weather change’s influence on the continent via the undertaking “Determination of Phytoplankton Functional Group Ratios by HPLC Pigment Analysis.” Meanwhile, Aytan will examine plastic air pollution and potential ecosystem threats on Horseshoe Island beneath the undertaking “Plastic Pollution, Sources and Risk Analysis.”
Before they depart for Antarctica, the scientists will endure well being evaluations. The educational workforce has dispatched a few of its tools forward of time and can interact in analysis on the island, located some 14,500 kilometers (9,060 miles) from Türkiye, throughout their one-month keep, following a three-stage journey route.
Ağırbaş expressed enthusiasm for the upcoming expedition, highlighting the importance of Antarctica because the world’s largest remoted ecosystem. He emphasised the collective effort of quite a few nations, together with Türkiye, in conducting research contributing to the world’s future in scientific phrases. He underscored the delight felt in representing the college and the nation on the one centesimal anniversary of the republic, aiming to reinforce world visibility via their scientific contributions.
“We anticipate this expedition to be a significant milestone, boosting our country’s international presence. With pride, determination and dedication, we are confident of achieving success and making history with our accomplishments,” he added.
Meanwhile, earlier this 12 months, the seventh National Antarctic Science Expedition carried out beneath the auspices of the Presidency and coordinated by TÜBİTAK MAM Polar Research Institute (KARE) from Istanbul for Antarctica with the participation of 19 scientists undertook quite a few forms of analysis with six scientific expeditions to the Antarctic.
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