Hi Justin- congrats on your selection to PolarTREC! I really look forward to your journal posts from the most Mars-like place on Earth! I'm very interested in what you can pass along about the bacterial adaptations for survival in the Antarctic Dry Valleys and any implications for possible life on Mars based on what your team finds.

Best- Bill Schmoker, 2010 PT Teacher

Justin Kendhammer

Thanks Bill. I am excited to be a part of this program.I hope these journal entries prove to be informative.
Justin

Anonymous

Dear Justin: You can bet I and my students will be following your expedition closely- we have a special interest in earth-based microorganisms as Mars analogs, especially cyanobacteria! yours always, Michael Wing PolarTREC Teacher Finland '09