In the recent article published in Basque newspaper Berria, our predoctoral researcher Nicolás González Santacruz sheds light on the vital role of glacier ice and snow in ensuring water supply during periods of drought. The article, titled «Glaciers and Snow: Hope in Times of Drought», emphasizes the significance of this natural phenomenon in sustaining water […]
Grupo Freire Refrigeración has released a new video on their Youtube channel showcasing the work done in building our lab’s cold room. The video highlights the company’s dedication to providing high-quality refrigeration solutions and takes a detailed look at the innovative construction process of the IzotzaLab. The video was produced primarily for potential customers,to see […]
We are glad to announce that the ISS Symposium, mainly organized by the IzotzaLab and several members of BC3 staff, has been featured in the latest edition of the International Glaciological Society’s ICE Bulletin. This is a significant recognition of the hard work and dedication of the ISS Local Organization Committee to the organization of […]
Today our PhD student Nerea Bilbao Barrenetxea is giving the webinar «La ciencia del cambio climático» (The Science of Climate Change), as part of the cycle of training activities of the UPV/EHU’s Inter-University Master’s Degree in Environmental Engineering and Management at the Bilbao School of Engineering. This webinar, which aims to be a meeting point […]
Last weekend, the ETB television channel broadcast a report on ‘Amazing Laboratories’ in which IzotzaLab was presented. In it you will find the Head of the laboratory Sérgio Henrique Faria (Spanish version) and the Technician Patricia Muñoz Marzagon (Basque version) making an introduction to the infrastructure of IzotzaLab and its objectives, as well as our PhD […]
The head of the IzotzaLab, Sérgio Henrique Faria, has been interviewed for a new article in the Basque newspaper Berria titled as “Climate crisis through polar ice” (available in Basque only). In the words of Faria: «[…] The gloomier scenarios projected for the Arctic and Antarctica are becoming reality, with the Arctic experiencing a particularly […]
Our undergraduate student Bittor Muniozguren Arostegi has received the IGS award for the best poster presented at the International Symposium on Ice in a Sustainable Society. Title: Development of a technique of immersion microscopy on ice In addition to receiving his award, Bittor paid tribute to the winner of the Seligman Crystal Award, Prof. Catherine […]
On 6 April 2022, Patricia Muñoz and Sérgio H. Faria have been at the Faculty of Science and Technology of the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) presenting a poster of the IzotzaLab to the students. The day included several posters, stands and talks by different research lines of the UPV/EHU and collaborators. The aim of […]
The IzotzaLab’s workers are pleased to announce that this summer they will be part of the organisation of the the International Symposium on ICE IN A SUSTAINABLE SOCIETY (ISS) (see Local Organizing Commitee). General information The International Symposium on ICE IN A SUSTAINABLE SOCIETY (ISS) will take place at the Bizkaia Aretoa Conference Auditorium in Bilbao, […]
Our PhD student Nerea Bilbao Barrenetxea has recently published the article «Climate change at high altitude: an international perspective with a look at the Pyrenees» in the journal Mètode Science Studies Journal, together with the researcher and head of IzotzaLab Sérgio H. Faria. This issue, entitled «Climate crisis: The crack in the planet», brings together […]