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Today was a day of cruising in and out of the sea ice.We traversed back and forth, back and forth. We did this to allow the geologists and oceanographers to further add to their data about the region. #A day in the life of the Marine Projects Coordinator As I mentioned we are literally in a region

The last 48 have been significant in terms of data collecting. All the science teams, along with the ship's crew and staff continue to work around the clock. During this flurry of activity the seismologists have gathered and analyzed images from the sea floor. ## Collecting and analyzing data. The

As we have reached one of our target waypoints, science is being done around the clock. There are seismology, geology and oceanography teams on board. Each of the teams has members of specific disciplines. I hope I can cover them all.... ## Getting to the bottom of things. We have recently completed

The Adventure Begins! ### Goodbye Fairbanks, Alaska Fairbanks is an incredible place and I met some AMAZING people. Saying goodbye was hard. But, let's admit it, the real adventure begins next summer. So what is that all about? ### Hello Svalbard Svalbard is an archipelago (island group) in the

We LOVE Science!! ### What is Permafrost? Can you believe that in some places on Earth the ground stays perpetually frozen? If soil and sediment remain frozen for two or more years in a row it is considered permafrost. Permafrost makes up 24% of the land in the northern hemisphere, mostly near

Our Training has Ended## I'm sitting at the Fairbanks International Airport waiting for my short flight home (it's 45 minutes to Anchorage). A large bank of windows facing south (and a bit east) loom in front of me - a welcome reprieve from the windowless conference room that has been home for the

And we are off to the adventure! We gathered at Madison's airport with family to begin the trek down south. Lots of smiles and good wishes from the families who came to say farewell, and also some sad sad faces, particularly from my kids. They still have fresh in their minds that last time I left

Can You Hear Me Now...? Or Now....? How about this...? Being able to call anyone you like, anytime you like, is normal for most of us. But when I'm in the Dry Valleys of Antarctica, there won't be bathrooms (more on that later), let alone telephone poles or a cellphone network. Because of this, I

Please access the English version through the Translation tab A unas horas de partir rumbo a Chile, Elías Barticevic, del INACH, me pide que escribamos lo que pensamos obtener de esta experiencia. Excelente pregunta para dar inicio a la aventura. Aquí nuestras expectativas. Agregaremos las

Permafrost: "permanently" frozen soil...year round. Imagine digging a hole, you move past the active layer of the soil and then crunch: no forward progress, no matter how hard you push, no matter the force of your foot on the spade the hole will not advance. Welcome to permafrost. I was just