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For some of us, a "Science Party" is a great experience - my department colleagues at Leyden High Schools have been known to get together for some good times (and we even invite "non-science" people) - but in the case of the expedition, the Science Party is the group of researchers, students, and

For months before the trip, people asked me what I was going to be doing. I could tell them I was part of the NABOS expedition (it took me a while to learn what that stood for: Nansen and Amundsen Basins Observational Systems) and that I would be part of the "Chemistry Team." For most people, that

One of the other ways I am connecting with my classes and for broader outreach is through cloud observations with the GLOBE Program. GLOBE stands for Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment and is an international program designed to help students and the broader public

Yesterday was a tense, but big, day for Science. The technical crew set out to recover a mooring that had been anchored to the bottom of the Laptev Sea since 2018 in a location that has been monitored since 2002. A mooring is a set of floats connected to a series of instruments connected to a long

Jon sent in an audio journal for 9-17-21. Please listen using the player below.

So I got on a ship and sailed away for a 40-day cruise through the Siberian Arctic. But where exactly are we going, and what are we doing? Basically, we're "connecting the dots" - stopping at pre-set coordinates to do a variety of science activities. During each of these stations, science party

Since we left on Friday, we have spent the last 4.5 days in transit - sailing to the first of our test stations. Once we reach that point, science operations will happen 24 hours a day. People will be assigned watches (work shifts), and everyone will become a whole lot busier. Sunday night we met as

After the last year and a half, remote learning has consumed students and teachers alike. Today's class will be extra special remote, since I'm not teaching live and I'm in the Arctic while preparing. So, pretend you're here on the ship as I describe a bit of Arctic geography to you. Bundle up

Due to the remote location of the field work for this expedition, there will often be limited or no communication between the ship and the rest of the world. In such a case, PolarTREC staff will provide intermittent updates. We have not heard from Jon in a few days now, so we thought we would add a