College of Arts and Sciences

‘ ‘Twas the night before Christmas and all across the ice, Not a creature was stirring, not even the mice. The Poo Tent was occupied, and the flag planted with care, In hopes that a movement  soon would be there. The meteorite hunters were nestled all snug in their beds, While visions of achondrites danced...

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As you know, we have 2 amazing mountaineers for ANSMET: Dr. John Schutt and Mr. Brian Rougeux. Dr. John Schutt is 70 years young (!!! and still absolutely killing it out here in the field) and this is his 38th Antarctic season. He’s only missed one season (1989) since he’s...

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Hey everyone!   Sorry I didn’t end up sending a blog out last night. But we’re safe and the storm has finally stopped. Yesterday, we had ‪a 9am‬ start time to clean up camp. Hosie got on his skidoo and fetched all of the debris that blew away from...

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This storm is pretty bad, y’all. I am not sure I really hit that point home with the last post. At about 3am, the winds got really bad - yes worse than those 50mph constant ones we were getting. Rougeux and Jim packed up their stuff in their Scott...

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Hey McMurdo!! We hope you’re still out there reading about our adventures! This year, ANSMET has decided to do “Thank you Thursday!” to give a big shout out to the awesome people that keep McMurdo running and really help us out. We’ve got a lot of people to thank and...

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Our field work takes place under conditions that can inspire your soul and test its limits.  Because this work touches us so deeply,  every individual experiences it differently, and quite a few of our veterans feel compelled to write about their ANSMET experiences. Even when you're standing side-by-side on...

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Welcome home,  Serena and Alex! ANSMET has been fortunate to include a number of astronauts (former and current) as field party members.  There's also a fair number of astronauts who have let us know they are ANSMET "wannabees", hoping to join us some season.  One of each of these has...

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Today Jim made the rounds and told us that the winds were high but we’d try for a half day in the afternoon... he didn’t have to come around for a second time. It was pretty obvious that today would be a tent day. Winds were clocked at 52...

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There’s a lot of things that people don’t tell you about ANSMET. They don’t tell you that John Schutt, in an effort to be a kind person and an effective teacher, reads to you the journal entries of the first Antarctic explorers on the day that both you and...

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The ice is such a special place - Jessica Meir  It’s obviously cold here in Antarctica, with almost constant winds that drive the temperatures even lower with the wind-chill factor. Naturally, we understood this when we applied to be on the ANSMET team and I believe everybody is enjoying the...

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