PAL PI Oscar Schofield Recognized at ARIS 2026 Summit
This spring, PAL LTER Principal Investigator Oscar Schofield was recognized at the 2026 Center for Advancing Research Impact in Society (ARIS) Summit for his long‑standing commitment to connecting science with people.
Oscar received the 2026 ARIS Enduring Achievement Award, which honors researchers whose careers demonstrate sustained leadership in public engagement and broader impacts.
This recognition reflects Oscar’s decades of work leading impact-driven scholarship and long‑term ecological monitoring efforts, including the Palmer LTER project in Antarctica. Oscar has also weaved research, education, and public engagement throughout his career, by supporting educator trainings, partnerships with the U.S. Coast Guard on rescue modeling, and documentary storytelling aimed at improving science literacy and bringing polar science to life.
The annual ARIS Center awards recognize those scholars who have demonstrated measurable and lasting societal impact in their work, and Oscar’s leadership of PAL LTER has helped ensure that Antarctic research doesn’t stay isolated on the ice. Instead, our efforts directly support classroom education, policy discussions, and public engagement around our rapidly changing ocean ecosystems.
Congratulations Oscar!
Read more in the Rutgers SEBS/NJAES Newsroom
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Michael Cappola