Time Line. I should head out to Christchurch, New Zealand around October 15, 2006. Once in Christchurch, outfitting will occur at the National Science Foundation's office. Depending on weather, we will be boarding an New Zealand Air Force transport for McMurdo Station. Once at McMurdo, I will be attending "snow" school...I guess survial traning, etc...and then out to the advanced base camps. I plan on conducting my research at three lakes (Bonney, Frexyll, and Hoare), and plan to measure the ice through the melting season. I should finish up around Christmas, head back to NZ for a couple weeks of baking at some oceanside resort on the South Island , then back to Columbus where the fun starts...

I should of mentioned this before. I would like to thank Anne Carey and Berry Lyons for allowing me to particiapate on this years LTER team. Thank you!

The trip to Sandia National Laboratory went well. I would like to especially thank Dr. Vincent Tidwell for hosting me and providing great information about permeameter tip-seal design. However, the original permeameter design might be scrapped for an off the shelf design. We'll see.

Yes. It's still being built (actually designed). It seems that it changes weekly, actually, daily. The catch is the LCD screens on the equipment, they don't like the cold. So I am figuring out a way to keep them happy and warm. The tip seal is the biggest unknown at this point. I am meeting with Vince Tidwell next week at Sandia National Laboratory, the creator of the tip seal that I am planning on adapting for use on the ice.

All of this being said, I forgot to introduce what my research is all about. Just go back to homepage, click research and that should introduce you to it. Have any questions? Just email.

Off to Praxair...