Tag Archives: Research

Gassy Microbes?

Posted on February 7, 2011 by besimmons

Dr. Tim Hollibaugh is studying the conversion of nitrogen (as ammonium ions) to oxidized forms of nitrogen like nitrite and nitrate by microbial species in Antarctic waters. To do this he must first filter (yes, yet again filtering) the larger species out of … Continue reading →

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The Scientists Aboard the LMG

Posted on February 3, 2011 by besimmons

It’s worth looking at the scientists who are aboard for this cruise. They span a wide swath of experience and disciplines. There are 11 men and 11 women. Their education ranges from a college student to senior Ph.D. project leaders. Here is a … Continue reading →

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Charcot Island

Posted on February 1, 2011 by besimmons

A few days ago we were at Charcot Island a starkly beautiful place surrounded by patchy sea ice and big icebergs. We were actually in the vicinity of Charcot for 3 days doing a “process station” which means a lot of sampling in … Continue reading →

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The People Who Make it Happen

Posted on January 27, 2011 by besimmons

Today I want to write about the people from Raytheon Polar Services who do many things to enable the science to be done. There are six of them aboard and they have catchy titles like MT (Marine Tech), ET (Electonics Tech), MST (Marine … Continue reading →

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