Life outside the comfort zone
“Life always begins with one step outside of your comfort zone.” ― Shannon L. Alder Life outside the comfort zone I'm on the last leg of my seven flight, four day travel back to San Diego which…
Kean Ivey, Virginia Tech
Kean Ivey, Virginia Tech About the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, a 40,000-mile-long seam running across the world’s surface, like the stitching on a throbbing geophysical baseball, discoverer Marie Tharp…
REU Svalbard 2014
REU Svalbard 2014 The REU Svalbard 2014 Team shares favorite scientists. .be Who is your favorite scientist and why? Put your answer in the comments/ask the team section. Let us hear from you!
Dominique Seles
Calculating Speed Hei Hei! Dominique Seles Dominque has been measuring the speed of the subglacial currents in front of the glacier! Watch the video below to find out how. And no, you don't have…
You can clearly see the north and central sediment plumes in this picture.
You never really leave a place or person you love. Part of them you take with you, leaving a part of yourself behind. We left Ny Alesund today and have returned to Longyearbyen. We will take Ny…
The sun will soon set, literally and figuratively
Nothing Remains Quite The Same Barnacle Geese I was noticing the other day how much the little barnacle goslings have changed in the time that we have been here. It is remarkable! I took this…
Me and the boys
So what is daily life like for a PolarTREC teacher with the REU Svalbard, 2014 team? Here is a typical day: 5 AM- I wake up, not because I set my alarm, but because I just do. It is still day…
Two of the sled dogs, here in Ny Alesund
Do You Have A Science Mentor? My dad was my first science mentor and I've been thinking of him a lot during this trip. Dad studied chemistry in college. When I was growing up he was the Director…
Jessica Miles, University of Michigan
How We Can Use Isotopes To Study Glaciers Do you know what an isotope is? (If you are one of my students, the answer should be a resounding YES!!!!!) Believe it or not, one of our REU students,…
Me with Ross in the dining hall, Ny Alesund
"I think it's much more interesting to live not knowing than to have answers which might be wrong.” ― Richard P. Feynman The above quote comes from my favorite scientist, Richard Feynman. I love it…
The REU students on a hike below the glacier. What are the mounds called?
What's Your Glacier IQ? As an avid readers of this journal and/or participant in our Polar Connect event, I'm sure that you are just waiting for an opportunity to test your glacial knowledge. Could…
Samplles of mud and till to be packaged and shipped home.
If you torture the data long enough, it will confess. -Ronald Coase Today we take a look at our data as asked about by three astute high school students who sound as if they are on their way to…