About WMRS: The White Mountain Research Station has a 60-year history of fostering scientific advancement and has played an important role in scientific milestones including precise measurement of cosmic background radiation, physiology of the control of breathing, ecophysiology of hibernation, paleoclimate in ancient bristlecone pines, and more (see WMRS history pages). Research in these and diverse other subjects continues vigorously today. The station has also hosted thousands of students in field classes and is prominent in the field training of geologists nationally and world-wide. WMRS is a multicampus research unit (MRU) of the University of California Office of Research, with a campus office located at UC San Diego. WMRS includes a base station near the town of Bishop (Owens Valley Lab; elevation 4000'/1220m), a montane station at Crooked Creek (elev. 10,200'/3110m), an alpine station at Barcroft (elev. 12,470'/3800m), and a high alpine summit lab on White Mountain Peak (elev. 14,250'/4340m). The combination of facilities, geologic exposure, steep topography, high elevation and winter access make the station uniquely valuable for scientific study and education (mission statement ).

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New Astonomy Dome rises at Barcroft! The astrophysics team from U.C. Santa Barbara have just completed a new dome at the WMRS Barcroft Field Station. This portable structure will soon house a new millimeter-wave telescope for detecting and analyzing radiation from the early universe. See photos of the construction process.

New telescope coming to Barcroft!

May 7, 2008 photos from snowcat trip to Barcroft. Deep snow!

Announcing the 25th annual Physiological Ecology Meeting, to be held at WMRS in Bishop June 6-8, 2008. See web site for details.

WMRS-affiliated astronomer George Smoot wins Nobel Prize for his work on the origins of the universe! more information

Announcing the 5th White Mountain Research Station regional research symposium: "Climate, Ecosystems and Resources in Eastern California" to be held in Bishop, California November 5-8, 2008. See announcement for details.