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Meet the Students The teacher becomes the student and all is right with the world. One of the great joys on this expedition has been to learn from the students. Currently on board are six students from UTIG, from an undergraduate senior, to two recent graduates, one with a masters, one working

Prepping for a Field Season The weather here has taken a turn for the worse. We are now in "Condition 2", which means that visibility is drastically reduced due to high winds blowing snow. With the wind comes windchill, which makes it feel much colder than it really is. For example, right now its

Today was our last day for collecting seismic data. The streamer stayed in the water until 18:00, the Knudsen is still "chirping", and the multibeam will stay on until we reach the Economic Exclusion Zone of the Falkland Islands. We are now heading home with an estimated return date to Punta Arenas

Let's Get Physical ### Training for an Antarctic Expedition Not too long ago, I saw the Season 1 episode of Glee where Sue Sylvester covers the Olivia Newton John classic, “Physical,” and it’s playing in my head as I write. If you'd like some mood music, you can watch a clip here from the *Daily

Initial Impressions... I've been here at McMurdo for a day now, and have been learning where everything is and how to do things. Everyone I meet is super helpful, friendly and very good at what they do. Outside its very cold and very, very bright! I think the temperature right now is -4°F. I

Elephant seals and fur seals, oh my Imagine walking through wildlife that has no fear of your presence, a nod of the head, a shuffle to a more comfortable position, common motions as if you weren't even there. Annenkov Island was an oasis of no humans, indigenous wildlife species were the rulers

G-063 Makes It to the Ice in One Go! I can't believe this, but right now, I'm on a C17 cargo jet, on my way with G-063 to Antarctica! After the long PolarTREC application process, and nearly a year of anticipation, I'm really doing it! We woke up at 5a.m. in order to take a shuttle to the

The motion of the ocean To understand the purpose of our research I have had to travel back in time, a lot of time. It has taken me weeks to understand the magnitude of "this time travel!" Imagine a calendar year: January 1, at 12:01 am the Earth formed. On December 31st of that same year, at 11

Penguins that is The weather has been marvelous, so one more attempt was made to put in the third and final GPS. With approval from the South Georgia government, we set off for Annenkov Island, just south of the Main South Georgia Island. And guess what... I was allowed to go ashore and assist