Are microorganisms metabolically active in glacier ice? To address this exciting question, the research team will travel to the McMurdo Dry Valleys—one of the harshest environments on Earth—to study the biology, geology, and chemistry of basal ice—the dynamic layer of ice closest to the bedrock at the base of a glacier.
Posted November 10, 2009 - 12:00pm by Janet Warburton
Join us in a real-time event with Lindsay and the team about Microorganisms in Antarctic Glacier Ice! The event is scheduled for Thursday, 12 November 2009 - 9 AM Alaska Standard Time [10 AM PST, 11 AM MST, 12 PM CST, 1 PM EST]. Register here.
Posted December 27, 2009 - 2:33pm by Guest
What would be the most interesting find you saw when you studied the sample of a basal ice core?
Posted December 4, 2009 - 6:14pm by Guest
Hi Lindsay!
Now that you are home and in Detroit --- what is it like to be back? Will Monday be your first day back at school?
Hope it all is going well. Post a journal about what you are going through and let us know you made it home :)
Cheers,
Janet
Posted November 30, 2009 - 6:22pm by Lollie Garay
Lindsay, sitting in a sauna- what a great way to end a fantastic journey :)
We truly enjoyed exploring the glacier tunnel with you and sharing in all your fun activities.
Safe travels home my friend!
Lollie
Posted November 26, 2009 - 4:21pm by Guest
Did any of your team have training in welding in Madison, Wisconsin? Our son, Tony Stute, taught welding to a group of people heading to Antarctica on a project that sounds very much like yours. He has talked a lot about how enjoyable they were to work with and how much he would liked to have gone to Antarctica with them.
Posted November 24, 2009 - 3:11pm by Guest
Hello Ms Knippenberg,
Has there been a lot of snow there? It is cold here, but not cold enough for snow. What day are you leaving to came back to Michigan? Where did you say you were meeting your husband at on your way home? What kind of interesting things have you been doing in antarctica? To me it does not feel like you have been gone almost 2 months were did the time do. Has your family been missing you? What are your plans for Thanksgiving? What kind of food are you going to eat? Are you going to eat some turkey? Is your family sad that you are not there to spend Thanksgiving with them? Right now in Env. Issues we are going to take a test on Tuesday or wendesday about invasive species then Mrs. C said we are going to go into water right before you come back.
Hope you have a nice rest of your trip
see you soon
Your student from SlHS
Melissa Rodgard
Posted November 19, 2009 - 6:44pm by Guest
Hi There! Enjoyed the webcast last week. The kids loved the toilet pictures and were really grossed out by your hair! Hope you're good. Short week for us next week. I know when you're due in your room but what is your travel schedule for getting back? Did you give yourself some "lag" time?
Chomicz
Posted November 18, 2009 - 8:33am by Guest
Dear Ms. Knippenberg,
We read on http://www.antarcticconnection.com that there isn't much snow in Antarctica, but when we read your journal of 11-17 you commented about a snowstorm that kept you from reaching Cape Evans. Is there Snow in Antartica?
EL Rosehill Wednesday (Snowstorm Smarties)
Posted November 16, 2009 - 6:19pm by Guest
Yes, another Kansas person! Where'd you get the following from this fine state? Just wanted to say HI and see how things were going down on the ice?! I chatted with Gary the other night at a science night open house we had at our high school. Over 750 people, and Gary and Cheri from CReSIS were talking up the programs! Sure brought back some memories! I wish you the best on the rest of your trip and truly hope that all is going well!
ROCK CHALK, JAYHAWK!
~Brandon Gillette
PolarTREC 2007
Posted November 13, 2009 - 7:01am by Guest
How do you get an signal from your satellites in the middle of nowhere?
