katMay 22, 20193 min readPutting all of the puzzle pieces together…(by Heather)It has been a real privilege to be here in this environment, and to sample the ecosystem while surrounded by the incredible beauty and ...
katMay 21, 20192 min read“What’s it like walking on sea ice” you ask?It's Radical! And by that I mean: surreal, beautiful, bizarre, grotesque, poetic, and a bit sketchy. When we embark on our daily mission...
katMay 15, 20193 min readALMOST LOST THE DRONE TODAY....For the past few days we have managed to make it onto 3 ice floes (thin slabs of sea ice) suitable for our scientific needs. We have been...
katMay 13, 20192 min readFirst Half of the Trip CompletedToday marks the end of the first half of the research cruise and I have begun my two-day long trip back to North Carolina. Participating...
katMay 9, 20193 min readMidnight Sun and Out at Sea Day one in the midnight sun. Leaving Port and heading to the ice edge was quite an exciting moment, finally we get do so some SCIENCE!...
ElizabethMay 6, 20192 min readDays One & Two: Travel Travel TravelDay 1: Our travel to Svalbard began at the ILM airport with the first of 5 (pretty exhausting) flights to get to our destination. For a...
AndrewMay 6, 20191 min readAbout Us - Andrew CastagnoAndrew Castagno is a graduate student in Marine Science at the University of North Carolina Wilmington. He is interested in...
Mattias CapeMay 5, 20191 min readAbout Us - Mattias CapeMattias is a Postdoctoral Researcher in the School of Oceanography at the University of Washington (UW) in Seattle, WA. Ever since his...
glandonhMay 4, 20191 min readAbout Us - Heather KoopmanDr. Heather Koopman is a Professor of Animal Physiology in the Department of Biology and Marine Biology at UNCW - and since 2017, she has...
glandonhMay 4, 20191 min readAbout Us - Elizabeth BaileyElizabeth Bailey is an undergraduate student at UNCW studying oceanography and physics. She will be responsible for launching a Castaway...
glandonhMay 1, 20191 min readAbout Us - Conner LesterConner Lester is an undergraduate physics major at UNCW with aspirations of pursuing a PhD after graduating. He is doing his senior...
glandonhMay 1, 20191 min readAbout Us - Hillary GlandonHillary Glandon is a post doctoral scientist at UNCW studying the diving physiology of marine mammals. She is excited to be going to the...
glandonhMay 1, 20191 min readAbout Us - Till WagnerTill Wagner is Assistant Professor at the Department of Physics and Physical Oceanography at the University of North Carolina Wilmington....
tillMay 1, 20191 min readThe planned first leg of the trip.The plan is to go North along the Spitzbergen coast for a bit and then traverse Fram Strait following the 79N parallel until we reach the...
tillApr 29, 20191 min readTesting equipmentWe've been busy testing some of the equipment in the Intracoastal Waterway and are getting ready to pack up and leave. From left to...
