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Meet Principal Investigator John Dore

John Dore is an Associate Research Professor in the Department of Land Resources and Environmental Science at Montana State University. His field of research for SALSA is Geobiology and Biogeochemistry. John’s Background John describes his life and work background as “not a straight and narrow path.”  He grew up in southern California, and moved north to the … Continue reading Meet Principal Investigator John Dore

Meet Principal Investigator David Harwood

David Harwood is Professor and Stout Chair in Stratigraphy in the Department of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences, as well as the Director of the Antarctic Science Management Office at the University of Nebraska – Lincoln. Learn more about his path to becoming a SALSA Principal Investigator and working in Antarctica. David’s Background David is a … Continue reading Meet Principal Investigator David Harwood

SALSA Borehole Timeline Part 3 of 3: Gravity Corer and Clump Weight Deployment

Borehole video by Kathy Kasic, SALSA Education & Outreach. December 31st: Gravity Corer Gravity Corer: The Gravity Corer is the largest tool in SALSA’s lineup, standing at about 30 feet tall and is capable of retrieving 20-foot cores. A Gravity Corer has never been used in a subglacial lake and even with three years of … Continue reading SALSA Borehole Timeline Part 3 of 3: Gravity Corer and Clump Weight Deployment

SALSA Borehole Timeline Part 2 of 3: Sampling, Coring, and CTD Casting

December 30th: CTD, Camera, Filter Pump, Niskin, and Multicore CTD with Camera: After reaming (widening and smoothing) the borehole on Dec. 29th, the team met to discuss future sampling plans. We decided to send a second CTD (Conductivity, Temperature, Depth) cast to confirm the first cast’s results. To the Science Team’s delight, the CTD showed … Continue reading SALSA Borehole Timeline Part 2 of 3: Sampling, Coring, and CTD Casting

Meet Principal Investigator Berry Lyons

William Berry Lyons is a SALSA Geochemistry Principal Investigator and a Distinguished Professor of Earth Sciences at The Ohio State University. Life and Background Born and raised in Florida, Berry calls himself “an unlikely Antarctic scientist.” After receiving his undergraduate degree in Geology, he went on to do a masters and doctorate in chemical oceanography … Continue reading Meet Principal Investigator Berry Lyons