September 15, 2025
Cryologger Featured in Amundsen Science’s ‘Results Postcards’ Series
Posted by Adam Garbo
Communicating Arctic Science Through Art
I’m excited to share that my Cryologger Ice Tracking Beacon research has been featured in the new Results Postcards initiative by Amundsen Science. This creative program aims to make Arctic research more accessible to the public through art, storytelling, and collaboration between scientists and artists.
Each postcard distills a scientific project conducted aboard the CCGS Amundsen, Canada’s premier Arctic research icebreaker, into an illustrated visual narrative. The goal is simple: to share science beyond academic journals and conference halls, reaching communities across Inuit Nunangat and anyone curious about the Arctic Ocean and its changing environment.
The final postcard design highlighting the Cryologger project and Arctic fieldwork aboard the CCGS Amundsen.
The Cryologger Results Postcard text translated into Inuktitut, shared as part of Amundsen Science’s outreach across Inuit Nunangat.
The Cryologger Project
As the founder and lead developer of the Cryologger project, I design and build open-source instruments that track the movement of icebergs and ice islands throughout the Canadian Arctic. These systems provide real-time data on iceberg drift, helping researchers and operational agencies better understand the fate of glacial ice once it calves.
My current PhD research focuses on the lifecycle of Arctic icebergs, from the ice stored in glaciers of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago to their calving, drift, and eventual melt. The Cryologger Ice Tracking Beacons (ITBs) are at the heart of this work, combining robust engineering with accessible design to make polar field science more collaborative and data-driven.
Sharing Research Beyond the Ship
Marine science often happens far from the land and the communities it affects. The Results Postcards project bridges that gap, allowing researchers to communicate their findings in an approachable way, through visuals that invite curiosity and conversation.
It’s an honour to have Cryologger represented among this year’s featured research projects. I’m especially grateful to Myrah Graham, Northern Research Liaison at Amundsen Science, for inviting me to participate, and to Di Hua Wei, the artist who brought the Cryologger story to life through illustration.
See More
You can explore all of the Amundsen Science Results Postcards here: