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Getting Outfitted This morning we checked in at the Clothing Distribution Center. Its at the airport and they had a short orientation to the Antarctic Program and what to expect. We got to watch a couple of short videos about things like how to avoid injury and illness due to either cold, high

There’s a lot of work that goes into planning Antarctic research expeditions. Right now my researcher and his crew are preparing and shipping off all the equipment they’ll be using 6 months from now. They have to get it all packed, approved, checked and sent to the US Antarctic Program (USAP), so

Look who’s following! Lausanne, White Station Middle and Elementary and Germantown Elementary School! ### Lausanne Collegiate School This impressive and independent school in Memphis, TN, has taught students from all over the United States and from over 65 different countries. At Lausanne

G-063 hits Christchurch Our research team's official USAP identification number is G-063, so that's what I'm calling us. There are 7 of us, and 5 are traveling together, to be joined by 2 more in about a month. You've met Tyler Mackey, he's one of the Principle Investigators and he's featured on

On the evening of October 10th, 2014 the Research Vessel OR5 out in the Taiwan Strait encountered a typhoon (Vong Fong) and was unable to avoid the storm. The ship went aground and turned over. Sadly there was loss of life. I have neglected a huge component of life at sea, and that is safety. One

Arrival in New Zealand! After countless hours wadded up into uncomfortable airplane seats, we've arrived in Christchurch, New Zealand! It was so wonderful to get out of the airport and be here! When I was a kid, I lived here for 2 years and I'm very excited to be back, even if its only for a

Have you ever had a lazy day, you know when you read a book, drink some hot chocolate and just relax? In spirit, today was that day. A calm day at sea. Fog moved in and the seismic continued to collect data. Much of my day was spent working on my power point for next Wednesday's web event. If you

Can you caption a nose Before today's science I need to slip in a few more images from Bird Island. I am still in awe of the wildlife. We were too early in the season for chicks, but managed to see Gentoo nest building behavior and breeding. There were also many vocalizations, most indicating a

Don't Forget to register for next weeks polar connect event. See details at: www.polartrec.com As mentioned before there are multiple parts to our research in studying the ocean floor. For two weeks we have used the multibeam, knudsen (chirp), and seismic. Today we attempt our first dredge. Just

The Eve of Departure Wahoo! We leave TOMORROW! I'm really looking forward to what will surely be an epic experience. We've all been doing so many things to get ready. The U.C.Davis crew has been working hard to round up all of the gear they'll need. Meanwhile, I've been working with my long term