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The happiest field party in Christchurch

December 2, 2023

Hi everyone, time for me to share a little bit of news from Christchurch. The remaining 7 members of the field team (besides Brian) are all there, and are making good progress. Here's snippets from a few emails.... Minako writes: ".....We passed COVID tests (woo-hoo!!) and got all...

Some behind the scenes progress…..

November 28, 2023

Jim received this email earlier today (the day before the team departs for Antarctica): " Hi Jim, NSF has finished our review of the ANSMET procedures for documentation, collection, and curation of meteorites for the 2023-2024 season and found them to be in compliance with the regulations in 45 C.F.R. part...

Brian in McMurdo (and other notes)

November 25, 2023

Hi everyone, another update from Brian in McMurdo..... "Made it to McM yesterday and am getting settled in. Because it's Thanksgiving weekend I haven't been able to secure a meeting with fixed wing, but word on the street makes it sound like they are already behind schedule and backed...

Brian’s progress…..

November 22, 2023

John, Jim and I received the following progress report from Brian yesterday, via email. "Hey Guys, Made it down to CHC and am scheduled to fly South tomorrow morning at 9am. A remarkably civilized time, which is nice. The CDC process was pretty easy, with the only difference this year being...

Ready to Run!

November 19, 2023

This is my dog Zion. If you haven't met him, you might assume he's a labrador retriever of the Canis Familaris species. But spend 10 minutes with him and you'll figure out he's a slightly different creature; Canis Ballhounder. On this very frosty morning in northeast Ohio he...

BOOTCAMP 2023

October 27, 2023

There's no single word in English (that I can find) describing a moment when something tenuous and immaterial becomes reality; but I need one, since that's what happened last weekend. ANSMET leadership and the 2023-2024 field team gathered in Cleveland for this year's Bootcamp, which ran from mid-day...

2023-2024 Season Preview- The Return to Davis-Ward

December 29, 2023

(originally published 4 Aug 2023) It's been a while, folks. We missed you SO MUCH!!!! After three seasons cancelled due to pandemics and related logistical shortfalls, ANSMET stands poised to return to the field this December. We've been shy about sharing the details so far, and we apologize for that....

James

March 10, 2023

Sadly, it's time for another memorial post- this one long overdue. About a year ago we lost one of the all-time most-valuable members of ANSMET's support team in McMurdo, James Meinert (aka "Butch", "Speckled Trout" or "Black Bart" back home in Wisconsin). Veterans of our project know a couple...

An ANSMET (and ANSMET-adjacent) podcast series

March 8, 2023

Earlier this year a few ANSMET vets (myself, Linda Welzenbach Fries, and Cari Corrigan) were interviewed for a four-part series of episodes of the Longitude podcast. The interviews were fun! And not only does the series provide several independent views of Antarctic meteorite research, it also has a very...

You’re cordially invited to ANOTHER talk….. this one on Zoom.

March 1, 2023

Need a little kick-start to get your week rolling? On Monday (6 March) I'll be giving a talk to Oregon State's COLDEX (Center for Oldest Ice Exploration). They just finished their first season at Allan Hills icefield, where they found a couple of meteorites for us! The presentation will be...

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