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My formal education and training is in wildlife biology, although lately my interest has been learning about global warming, climate science and its impacts on ecological processes. My first reaction upon learning that my trip to Svalbard would become a reality was "I hope I get to see a polar bear

"Robin the Viking” will be my companion on our PolarTREC adventure. He and I will be working and learning together as part of the expedition team. Robin lives at Kingsburg High School in the office of another Robin, a wonderful lady who takes care of student body accounts and the needs of many of

I leave tomorrow, and feel almost ready. I am just worried that my journals won’t upload, or my photos will crash. So, it’s practice, practice, and more practice. Here I am in my backyard working on getting the signals strong so this journal entry will go through. Today we will practice more and it

Ann called from Greenland, with a small request. Could I find and bring 4 water filter elements with me? Also rechargable AA batteries and some cinnamon. It took an entire day to locate the filter elements and they are being shipped. I was told they would come yesterday, but they did not, and I am

Jack’s weather report: Wow!.....it was near record temperatures today in Barrow as the string of beautiful days continue. It was in the 60’s by this afternoon. Today actually began yesterday when I woke up for my last turn at taking diurnal measurements of carbon flux. I say that because I did not

Jack’s weather report: Wow!.....it was near record temperatures today in Barrow as the string of beautiful days continue. It was in the 60’s by this afternoon. No trip to Barrow is complete without a trip to Joe’s Museum. Joe works at one of the restaurants in town called PePe’s. They specialize in

The SCINI team is looking for "Frequently Asked Questions" for their website at scini.mlml.calstate.edu What questions do you have about the ROV, about how it was developed, or anything else! Let us know!

A chance arose to test out the arctic wear issued for my expedition. My husband’s cousin eagerly enticed my husband to climb Mt. Shasta. With family time much shortened due to the impending expedition, I offered to keep them company on this sojourn. The polar sleeping bag was too large to fit into

HAPPY FOURTH! Jack’s Weather Report: Today was a gorgeous day in Barrow. It was sunny all day with very little wind. A perfect day to get out and swim, go for a run, ride a bike, go for a picnic,……you name it. Current Temp: 43 °F….the high was 44 °F Winds: out of the north at 6 kt (7 mph) This

Jack’s weather report: It’s 1:00 a.m. in Barrow on July 3, 2007 and the sun is sitting low over the Arctic Ocean. Current temp: 38 °C, although it seems warmer. It actually got up to 44 °F earlier this evening. Winds: out of the east, southeast at 11 kt (13 mph) I just got back in from being out