Shell gives UAF $175,000 for research

Shell has given the University of Alaska Fairbanks a grant of $175,000 for Arctic research.

Pete Slaiby, Shell Alaska general manager, presented a check to UAF Chancellor Brian Rogers at a Fairbanks Chamber of Commerce luncheon June 16.

Shell said the grant is for the continuation of a multiyear study focused on the interpretation of climate change and warming trends in Arctic seas.

“Shell has a history of partnering with universities and we have already achieved a great partnership with UAF in gathering baseline science,” Slaiby said in a statement.

The core of the research program is funded by grants from the National Science Foundation and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Shell said, but federal funds alone were not sufficient to cover costs of the project.

“This is a natural partnership for Shell,” said Slaiby. “It’s an opportunity to lend support to the continuation of an internationally recognized research program that can provide new, high-quality oceanographic data not only to industry, but other user groups as well.”

—Petroleum News