What We Do

The Polar Science Center at Sun Yat-sen University (SYSU) is a university-level scientific research institution that was constructed under the School of Geospatial Engineering and Science. The center serves as a supporting unit for the Secretariat of China Polar Research Consortium. The Polar Research Center focuses on polar ice and snow observation and detection technologies, as well as the mechanisms of the rapid polar ice and snow changes. Additionally, the center is responsible for the operational management of the "Zhong Shan Da Xue Ji Di" research vessel (JiDi for short), organizing scientific expeditions to both the Arctic and Antarctic regions, as well as domestic marine expeditions.