Back on Solid Ground
Nina sends a final update before returning to Iowa!
Nina sends a final update before returning to Iowa!
An update from Nina Whitney on the NOAA R/V Pisces
Nina Whitney is currently assisting on a science vessel in the Gulf of Maine, USA. She is collecting valuable data for her PhD work. Below is a message from her first few days aboard the boat. Best of luck to Nina and the crew! It is day 3 aboard the NOAA R/V Pisces and I’m … Continue reading SIPERG travels to Gulf of Maine
Thought we were done with fieldwork? Nope, not yet! Why go back to the States when you can swing through Portugal to help Diana’s cave project? Al and Maddie departed Tromsø Monday morning for Lisbon, Portugal. From there, it was a short drive to Mira de Aire, home of Portugal’s largest tourist cave. Diana’s project … Continue reading Cave Updates from Portugal!
Early on Saturday morning, 5:30am, Captain Joakim ferried us to Havøysund to catch the Hurtigruten south to Tromsø. We hate leaving here but are excited to wrap up older projects and have collected material to pilot new ones. Claire was tasked with bringing home the sediment cores – soil permits in hand, hopefully everything goes … Continue reading Departure