SPOTLIGHT

Student Receives Scholarship From Sweden-America Foundation

May 23, 2008 - updated
March 7, 2008

International Arctic Research Center research assistant Anna Liljedahl has been awarded 200.000 SEK from the Sweden-America Foundation (http://www.sweamfo.se/). Every year, the Sweden-America Foundation awards approximately 40 fellowships for graduate, post-graduate, and post-doctoral studies in the United States and Canada to help promote the exchange of scientific research and cultural experience. Liljedahl will accept the award from the Swedish Crown Princess Victoria, the current honorary chairman, during their annual meeting in Stockholm on April 22. Liljedahl is currently researching soil moisture in the Arctic.

For more information about Liljedahl's recent research, please see the highlight article:
Northern Alaska Connections II: Soil Moisture Measurement and Modeling

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