Polar Soils Blog

Today I went to the U.S. Antarctic Program office in Christchurch to be outfitted for gear I will need in Antarctica. I wear a lot of my ow...

I have landed safely in Christchurch, New Zealand. This marks the end of the first portion of the journey. I will spend a couple days here g...

I'm about to head to the Phoenix airport to begin my journey towards McMurdo Station, Antarctica. First, I'll fly commercially to Ch...

My departure for Antarctica is approaching quickly! I leave for Antarctica on December 3. I'm finishing all of the work that needs to b...

Welcome to another field season of research in Antarctica with the polar soils research group! I am making preparations to leave the U.S. an...

Well, we made it off the ice! It was snowing as we left, but we are now warmly back in Christchurch, New Zealand. We flew back on the same t...

We are currently waiting for our transport to Pegasus Airfield to catch our flight back to Christchurch, New Zealand. We woke up this mornin...