SCIENTIFIC PARTNERSHIPS

Scientific Partnerships Scientific Partnerships

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far left: Resident far left: Resident Scientists are on Scientists are on hand to chat with hand to chat with guests; floating amongst the icebergs; Karine Hagen in Svalbard; the expedition central studio; Chairman of Viking Torstein Hagen and guests; floating amongst the icebergs; Karine Hagen in Svalbard; the expedition central studio; Chairman of Viking Torstein Jørn Henriksen, Hagen and Viking’s Director Jørn Henriksen, of Expedition Viking’s Director Operation; RIB of Expedition trips offer guests Operation; RIB the chance to trips offer guests participate in the chance to research workparticipate in research work There to enrich your journey to the extraordinary, we have a qualified team of Resident Scientists onboard our purpose-built expedition ships, as well as state-of-the-art scientific laboratories so you can participate in scientific field research. There to enrich your journey to the extraordinary, we have a qualified team of Resident Scientists onboard our purpose-built expedition ships, as well as state-of-the-art scientific laboratories so you can participate in scientific field research. THE TEAM Our experienced expedition team is lucky enough to be led by Jørn Henriksen, Director of Expedition Operations. Growing up and living in Arctic Norway for over 45 years, THE TEAM Our experienced expedition team is lucky enough to be led by Jørn Henriksen, Director of Expedition Operations. Growing up and living with family roots in Norway’s in Arctic Norway for over 45 years, indigenous heritage, Henriksen has with family roots in Norway’s worked in expedition management indigenous heritage, Henriksen has for 25 years. We are also happy to worked in expedition management have the expertise of Dr. Damon for 25 years. We are also happy to Stanwell-Smith with us, a marine have the expertise of Dr. Damon biologist with a 27-year career Stanwell-Smith with us, a marine involved with the Antarctic. biologist with a 27-year career Having visited many places across involved with the Antarctic. the globe, there is nowhere else Having visited many places across that gives him that same sense of the globe, there is nowhere else wilderness than the polar regions. that gives him that same sense of Elsewhere, our Independent Viking wilderness than the polar regions. Scientific Advisory Committee Elsewhere, our Independent Viking consists of several of the world’s Scientific Advisory Committee leading scientific institutions in consists of several of the world’s the fields of atmospheric sciences, leading scientific institutions in botany, glaciology, marine biology the fields of atmospheric sciences, and ornithology and we are botany, glaciology, marine biology thrilled to bring their knowledge, and ornithology and we are know-how and experience to thrilled to bring their knowledge, our expeditions. Chairing the team we are privileged to have the Director of the Scott Polar Research Institute, Professor Julian Dowdeswell. We are also honoured to have the legendary polar explorers, Liv Arnesen and Ann Bancroft as our ships’ godmothers. know-how and experience to our expeditions. Chairing the team we are privileged to have the Director of the Scott Polar Research Institute, Professor Julian Dowdeswell. We are also honoured to have the legendary polar explorers, Liv Arnesen and Ann Bancroft as our ships’ godmothers. SCIENTIFIC PARTNERSHIPS Our lead partner is the University of Cambridge’s Scott Polar Research Institute, whose scientists will undertake fieldwork on board Viking expedition vessels. This relationship is underpinned by a major Viking endowment for scientific research of the polar regions, The Viking Chair of Polar Marine Geoscience, a Cambridge University full professorship based at the Scott Polar Research Institute, as well as a sponsorship fund supporting the Institute’s graduate students.

We have also partnered up with the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, a globally recognised bird research facility. Their ornithologists will regularly be on board, field testing and collecting data for the observation database (eBird.com).

Our onboard expedition programme is designed to prepare guests for their onshore experiences, with over 25 experts accompanying each journey – our Viking Expedition Team (expedition leader and staff, photographer and submarine pilots) and Viking Resident Scientists (biologists, botanists, geologists, glaciologists, oceanographers, ornithologists, polar experts and researchers) from our partnerships. OUR EXCURSIONS To make the most of your Viking expedition and maximise your discoveries, there is a range of excursions on offer. Offering incredible views of remote landscapes and remarkable wildlife

SCIENTIFIC up close, these opportunities are PARTNERSHIPS led by our fantastic team of highly Our lead partner is the University skilled experts with a background of Cambridge’s Scott Polar Research Institute, whose scientists will undertake fieldwork on board Viking expedition vessels. This relationship is underpinned by a major Viking endowment for scientific research of the polar regions, The Viking Chair of Polar Marine Geoscience, a Cambridge University full professorship based at the Scott Polar Research Institute, as well as a sponsorship of operating in rugged and polar environments. Included experiences include hiking through the majestic landscape of northern Norway, taking a zodiac to land on Antarctica and encountering penguins first-hand. You can also dive deep to explore the underwater world or spend time marvelling at the power of Niagara’s spectacular Horseshoe Falls as they cascade dramatically. Our expedition ships have fund supporting the Institute’s been specially designed to be able graduate students. to traverse the locks from the

We have also partnered up with St. Lawrence Seaway into the the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, a Great Lakes. In order to maximise globally recognised bird research the collaborative research facility. Their ornithologists opportunities while voyaging there, will regularly be on board, field Viking has partnered with the testing and collecting data for the US National Oceanic and observation database (eBird.com). Atmospheric Administration,

Our onboard expedition specifically their Great Lakes programme is designed to prepare Environmental Research guests for their onshore experiences, Laboratory (NOAA GLERL), with over 25 experts accompanying in Ann Arbor Michigan, the each journey – our Viking pre-eminent body that undertakes Expedition Team (expedition both research and conservation leader and staff, photographer of the world’s largest freshwater and submarine pilots) and Viking ecosystem. Our planned Resident Scientists (biologists, collaborative research, and data botanists, geologists, glaciologists, gathered from our shipboard oceanographers, ornithologists, instrumentation during Great polar experts and researchers) from Lakes voyages, will contribute a our partnerships. vital component to the long-term meteorological and oceanographic OUR EXCURSIONS To make the most of your Viking expedition and maximise your discoveries, there is a range of excursions on offer. Offering incredible views of remote modelling undertaken by GLERL, which in turn significantly informs weather prediction for the North American Continent. To read more about this initiative, please visit www.glerl.noaa.gov landscapes and remarkable wildlife up close, these opportunities are led by our fantastic team of highly skilled experts with a background of operating in rugged and polar environments. Included experiences include hiking through the majestic landscape of northern Norway, taking a zodiac to land on Antarctica and encountering penguins first-hand. You can also dive deep to explore the underwater world or spend time marvelling at the power of Niagara’s spectacular Horseshoe Falls as they cascade dramatically. Our expedition ships have been specially designed to be able to traverse the locks from the St. Lawrence Seaway into the Great Lakes. In order to maximise the collaborative research opportunities while voyaging there, Viking has partnered with the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, specifically their Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory (NOAA GLERL), in Ann Arbor Michigan, the pre-eminent body that undertakes both research and conservation of the world’s largest freshwater ecosystem. Our planned collaborative research, and data gathered from our shipboard instrumentation during Great Lakes voyages, will contribute a vital component to the long-term meteorological and oceanographic modelling undertaken by GLERL, which in turn significantly informs weather prediction for the North American Continent. To read more about this initiative, please visit www.glerl.noaa.gov