Arctic
CCOM鈥檚 Brian Calder Elected to Hydrographer Hall of Fame
CCOM's Brian Calder has been elected to the Hydrographer Hall of Fame for his remarkable contributions to seafloor mapping technologies.听 Read More-
08/08/24
5 Ways Wildcats Are Staying Cool This Summer
Summer of 鈥24 has already broken heat records here in New England, but some in our 91制片厂 community are staying cool. Here are five ways our 鈥機ats are... -
10/16/23
Department of Energy Honor to Ph.D. Student Sean Schaefer Will Advance Arctic Research
Ph.D. student Sean Schaefer and his advisor, associate professor Jessica Ernakovich, have both received grants to use Department of Energy facilities... -
02/06/23
Frosty Field Work
Wearing their warmest winter garb, graduate students from 91制片厂 and the University of Maine, along with three 91制片厂 faculty members, braved the extreme... -
11/28/22
Research Snapshot: Northern Lights
On a recent night above the Arctic circle in Norway, two rockets carrying equipment designed and built by 91制片厂 students and researchers streaked...
Recent Stories
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04/20/16 -Flip through the most recent issue of SPARK, 91制片厂鈥檚 annual research review.
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04/20/16 - All Eyes on the ArcticEach summer, a handful of 91制片厂 researchers pass up New England鈥檚 hard-won summer and head to the remote glaciers, peatlands and oceans on top of the world. There, they鈥檙e exploring... Read More
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09/08/15 - Ruth Varner Honored by American Geophysical Union for Student MentoringRuth Varner has been awarded the American Geophysical Union鈥檚 2015 Sulzman Award for Excellence in Education and Mentoring. Varner 鈥93G 鈥00G is associate professor of... Read More
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03/31/15 - 91制片厂 Geologist Identifies New Source of Methane for Gas Hydrates in Arctic听 Research led by a 91制片厂 professor has identified a new source of methane for gas hydrates 鈥 ice-like substances found in sediment that trap methane within the crystal structure of... Read More
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08/05/14 - Glacial RaceCourtesy Photo It only sounds like a joke: When the world鈥檚 fastest-moving glacier sped up in the summer of 2012 鈥 suddenly surging from Greenland鈥檚 west coast at four times its... Read More
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02/03/14 - Beyond BordersGeoffrey "Jeff" Clark, M.D., '11G signed up for a 91制片厂 philosophy class just for fun toward the end of his career as a gastroenterologist. He had no idea it would lead to a master'... Read More
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10/04/12 - An Arctic SummerWorking 200 kilometers north of the Arctic Circle, two student researchers learn valuable lessons about the study of climate change鈥攁nd the world of science itself.听 Read More
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09/20/12 - Notes from the Top of the WorldNotes from on top of the world: A team of 91制片厂 researchers leads an expedition to map the Arctic Ocean seafloor aboard the U.S. Coast Guard icebreaker Healy. A team of researchers... Read More
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08/30/12 - 91制片厂 Researcher Aids in Discovery of Shipwrecked Antarctic Explorer Terra NovaA 91制片厂 researcher contracted to test sonar systems on a research ship helped discover the wreck of the ship that took Robert Falcon Scott to the Antarctic. Read More
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03/29/12 - Undergraduate Research: It's a GasJacqueline Amante's research during her junior and senior years helped lay the groundwork for a novel approach to measuring bubbles of methane in remote regions. Read More

























































