FRO's Function and Mission
The Field Research Office aims to facilitate off-campus research activities, including all types of field, archival, library or other research, as well as field trips and field schools, carried out nationally or internationally. See more...
Message from FRO's director, Dr. Jeff Kavanaugh
Welcome to the Field Research Office website. Here you will find information to aid you in preparing for safe and productive fieldwork, including planning tools, information on training, first aid, field communication and emergency procedures, and details about relevant University policy. More Details...
What's New
Field Emergency First Aid Kits with AEDs
10 Field Emergency First Aid Kits with Automated External Defibrillator (AEDs) available to borrow from FRO as of April 30th!
Furthering its commitment to field safety, the Field Research Office has partnered with the Department of Environmental Health and Safety to acquire ten Emergency First Aid kits with Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs). These kits will be available for use by field researchers at a nominal weekly fee (which will be used to cover maintenance of the AEDs and replenishing supplies used from the First Aid kits). Go to reserve yours now.
Daily Field Safety Log Books
Get your Daily Field Safety Log Book for this upcoming field season from the Field Research Office
Additionally, FRO and EHS have developed a Daily Field Safety Log book to ease the task of identifying, controlling, and documenting hazards encountered by field researchers. These books are currently being printed by Rite In The Rain, and will be distributed to field researchers once we receive them. To request your copy, please fill out this form. These tools will complement the ten Iridium satellite telephones that the Field Research Office acquired last year for field researchers’ use (also for a nominal weekly fee, plus airtime costs).
Info Session recently held, powerpoints available
The FRO Info Session was held on February 10th. Powerpoint presentations of the speakers are available -Mark Greene, Jeff Kavanaugh, Kenji Kinoshita, Rob Munro. Dr. Kavanaugh has applied the new Off-Campus Activity and Travel Policy to his research and has created his own Field Activities Plan.
FRO's Most Recent Featured Researchers
Martyn Unsworth
Field Training
The Field Research Office would be happy to assist you in organizing your training. Please feel free to call 780-492-8981 or email us.
See our Events Calendar for upcoming training sessions to be held.