Norwegian Polar Institute Sverdrup Research Station in Ny-Ålesund
| The Norwegian Polar Institute (NPI) established research activities in Ny-Ålesund in 1968, a few years after the coal-mining town was closed down. The Sverdrup Research Station, a modern 700 m2 building for arctic research activities, was opened in 1999. The station serves as a research and monitoring facility for long and short-term measurement programs as well as a field base giving logistical support for research teams working in the pristine Kongsfjorden environment. The station has a permanent staff of five: an Operational Engineer, an Optical Engineer and a Logistics Engineer and two Station Managers (attendant at the station in turns). The station operates permanent research programs and supports visiting scientists with established or new research activities in Ny-Ålesund. The settlement of Ny-Ålesund is run by Kings Bay, the company providing the infrastructure, housing and boarding facilities in Ny-Ålesund, as well as being reponsible for the flight traffic and the quay. The Norwegian Polar Institute is a member of Ny-Ålesund Science Managers Committee NySMAC. |
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