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A System Within A Bigger System
An update from AGU: Learning more about how our system fits into the greater global system.
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Threads of an Old Life
Reflections on moving forward after a whirlwind summer of research and adventure
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Hungry Microbes and Future Carbon
We have just returned from a breathtakingly beautiful trip to the tundra! Stay tuned for more project updates from the core team as the internet allows. The arctic is expected to change in many ways so when I arrived in Cherskiy I wanted to design a project that simulates some of the changes scientists are predicting.…
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Collaboration and a Cold Cave
Spending hours sitting on a case of water bottles in a cold dark room was not quite what I had pictured when I anticipated my month of research in Siberia, however it is where I often find myself. I have become well acquainted with the frozen dirt floors, plethora of perishable foods, and other sundry inhabitants of “the cave” (a space carved into the permafrost below one of the labs that acts as a giant natural refrigerator).…
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Behold, the Mighty Y4!
Yesterday was our second full day of Arctic exploration. We made the trek to the watershed of interest for Polaris this year which includes characteristic hill slopes, a few lakes, and a deep flowing stream.
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The Adventure Begins: An update from Moscow
Dixie cup of espresso in hand, I am happy to report that the core team made it to the Moscow airport! The first leg of our journey is complete and the 14 core team members are now piled upon a colorful mound of baggage using up what little internet bandwidth the Moscow airport has to offer.
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Greetings from Alaska
Greetings from the Alaskan tundra! The St. Olaf Crew (minus Seth, plus another Ole, Serina Robinson) has had the privilege to start our arctic research experience early at Sue Natali’s field site in Healy, Alaska.
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