World Premiere of “The Lake at the Bottom of the World”!


Our feature-length documentary film, The Lake at the Bottom of the World will have a world premiere in New York City at the Imagine Science Film Festival, this Saturday! We are in competition for the “Science New Wave” award. The great news is there is a virtual screening that is also free to watch.  Imagine … Continue reading World Premiere of “The Lake at the Bottom of the World”!

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