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The Scientist of the Week for this week is the PI (Principal Investigator) for the Nuvuk Archaeology Project, Anne Jensen. She wears many hats. Head of the Nuvuk Archaeology Project, Senior Scientist for UIC Science Center, as well as other duties are all part of what Anne does around here. Whether

By reading these journals, I hope that you have developed an appreciation for how science is done out here. The sense of scale is hard to imagine-- everything is so BIG. The dip nets are Bongos, water sampling is by Rosette, mooring buoys weight 2500 pounds, holes are made with 10" augers, our arms

With only 3 or 4 days left for field work it's time to assess what needs to be done so that everyone has their samples and/or data to take home. Today we divided into 5 teams instead of the usual 2 or 3. Al and Mike went with Anthony to a moraine near the Linne Glacier for quartzite samples for

Throughout the first 5 weeks of summer camp the staff and campers of Camp Talooli have participated in each of the scheduled PolarTREC webinars. Before most of the teleconferences I created paper copies of the last 2 weeks of online journals from the expedition so that the camper groups could review

This journal entry continues the story of a lemming’s view of the world from yesterday. I apologize if you read the "first edition” of yesterday’s journal. Writing and sleeping do not go well together. Today’s piece is a little earlier in the day so should be a little more clear. The Lemming’s View

The science work I have been doing is documented in the journal pages on this site. In the background, has been a nagging thought of how can this activity be a stepping stone, a starting off place, for better teaching and learning in my class and beyond. I recently received the following note from

The most common three-letter abbreviation in oceanography is CTD. C **= conductivity **T = temperature **D **= depth Measuring these parameters of ocean water establishes the layers of the ocean water sandwich. In order to understand the questions being asked out here, you must first understand

Another nice day for Barrow, 40’s, light breeze, clouds and fog. Overall, pretty nice. The Driftwood Feature continued to occupy my time and energy, as well as the energy of 5 other people. Lots of material coming out, over 160 artifacts pulled out today. Mostly wood, a few fish scales, a couple of

Today was Mega Buoy day, meaning that 4 buoys were deployed on one ice floe, creating an Ice-Based Observatory (IBO). The data collected by these 4 systems will give scientists a detailed picture over time of Arctic ice, water and weather dynamics. (And no one has to stay here over winter!) David

A nice day up here, cool, misty, but not too windy. Today’s journal covers three quick topics that make this place special. First is the work of an archaeologist, second is the unique Arctic region, and third is the interesting people you meet. The journals are looking at smaller topics, the fine