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Check it out!! Again, during my marine mammal watch, 2 humpback whales came by the port (left) side of the ship and then looped around to follow us. These 2 whales stayed a safe enough distance away that we did not need to shut down the seismic equipment, which was great for everybody. The

I did see a real whale during my marine mammal watch today at 2:00 in the afternoon. I believe it was a humpback whale because of its humped dorsal fin and fluke shaped body. It was first spotted by one of the mates in front of the boat, and then I saw it when it swam past the starboard (right) side

Audio journal from May 5th, 2008. Listen below.

Oh yes, scientists love Twister! The Twister Tournament was voluntary, but 23 people signed up, including 2 out of the 4 Principle Investigators and the Chief Scientist. We started playing this afternoon; it was very fun and funny! Sad to say but I did lose my game to Laura, one of the Principle

I am really lucky to have been selected as a PolarTREC teacher. I am not sure that I can list all the reasons why yet; however, a big one is being able to interact with a special group of people who are committed to science education and to helping me bring the field experience into the classroom

Last night I did go to sleep during a trawl that was occurring in about the same location as the previous dredge. Although, this trawl had a very tragic ending, it actually broke off the wire and was left on the seafloor. The wire that was dragging the trawl along the seafloor did show a quick spike

Today was a very busy day! We actually completed 2 dredges during my watch shift and we started a trawl just about 30 minutes before the end of my watch. We are currently at the top of a seamount that is about 75 miles off the coast of South Georgia. That is correct, South Georgia is an island. We

While I was in deep sleep another dredge was completed, at about 6:00 in the morning it reached the back deck. I did get all the information about the dredge once I arrived for my watch shift at noon. The dredge had collected 3 more big igneous rocks that Alan thinks might fall in the range between

One of the main aspects of this program is the educational component. How I share this experience with my students is very important. I decided that the best way to start was to have my students go through some of the same training that I experienced in Alaska. I wanted to have my students feel like

Three really fun and educational places to visit in the Fairbanks area are the University of Alaska Reindeer Research Farm, The United States Army Corps of Engineers Permafrost Tunnel, and the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System.The Reindeer Farm is part of the University of Alaska Fairbanks Reindeer