The International Permafrost Association promotes research in permafrost and permafrost-related fields within the global scientific and engineering communities
IPA News
IPA Action Grounp: Saline Permafrost responds to growing global attention
A recent Science news feature brought unprecedented visibility to saline…
Nominations for two Executive Committee members and for the Lifetime Achievement Award
As discussed at the 32nd IPA Council Meeting, two important…
IPA Action Group: PermHg
The IPA action group on permafrost-associated gas hydrates held its…
Dr. Christopher Burn, Former President of IPA, Conducts Academic Exchange in NIEER, China
Dr. Christopher Burn, Past-President of the IPA, was invited in…
NSERC PermafrostNet Finale Event
In November 2025, the NSERC PermafrostNet network concluded its transformative…
IPA Action Group 2026-2027 call
IPA Action Groups (link) are meant to fund targeted groups working…
Membership
“I encourage all those associated with permafrost science and engineering to become individual members of the IPA.”
A.G. Lewkowicz (IPA President, 2012-2016)
