College of Arts and Sciences

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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Yesterday was our first introduction to the meteorite discovery and collection processes. It took a little time to begin to pick out meteorites from the surrounding terrestrial rock, but when we did they started popping up left and right. In all, I think the group found somewhere between 35...

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‪ Hello world, Yesterday Jim and Brian R arrived at camp. We officially have our entire team here! After Jim and Brian R set up their tent how they liked it, we met up to set up our skidoos with snacks, extra layers, and full tanks of gas. With everything in...

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  Yesterday, Elena and I (and our BFC friend, Bija) were supposed to head into the field. We were all ready and set to go by 0800 and got word that there was a 2 hour weather delay. We waited ‪until 10:00‬ only to find out that our flight out...

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Hello World! This is Brian H. (aka Hosie, aka absentee blogger-to-date). I'm not one with a desire for a social media presence and since I've been here before, all the McMurdo prep was nothing new and exciting from me. So I've let the others take the lead. McMurdo is...

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    As you know, John S. and friend (Hailey from the Berg Field Center) are currently already out at Davis Ward. They finished grooming the runway and were/are waiting there for the rest of the team. I’ve also heard that they’ve gotten a head start on the meteorite hunting and...

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Fortune would be in a hard mood indeed if it allowed such a combination of knowledge, experience, ability and enthusiasm to achieve nothing. - Robert Falcon Scott The time has (hopefully) arrived for us to venture into the field.  For the last two days, however, our focus has been provisions -...

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Sunday Dec. 9, 2018 Sundays in McMurdo are a relaxing and enjoyable day for all. For most of the staff and contractors here this is their only day off each week. Today we were able to catch a few extra z’s (Nobody tell John Schutt) and at 10 am enjoyed...

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The key to mission success is preparation and practice. Amundsen invested significant time and effort in preparing and testing himself, his equipment and his crew prior to attempting, and completing the greatest of all Antarctic achievements. Today, we left the comfort of McMurdo Station to conduct a “Shakedown” of...

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December 6, 2018 Last evening was quite a spectacular and amazing experience. I went on tour of the pressure ridges, just off of the coast, near New Zealand’s Scott Base. Here the local sea ice contacts the thicker ice of the Ross Ice Shelf. The force of this interaction...

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