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    Flip through the most recent issue of SPARK, 91制片厂鈥檚 annual research review.
  • Cameron Wake skiing in Denali National Park
    - All Eyes on the Arctic
    Each 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
  • Ruth Varner and student working in the field
    - Ruth Varner Honored by American Geophysical Union for Student Mentoring
    Ruth 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
  • An archipelago off the coast of Norway
    - 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
  • Ryan Cassotto in Greenland
    - Glacial Race
    Courtesy 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
  • tent in mountains from Schley Relief Expedition, 1884
    - Beyond Borders
    Geoffrey "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
  • tori ward holding snow in summer in sweden
    - An Arctic Summer
    Working 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
  • U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy in the Arctic
    - Notes from the Top of the World
    Notes 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
  • Jonathan Beaudoin (in glasses and orange sweater), research assistant professor in the 91制片厂鈥檚 Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping/Joint Hydrographic Center, views the underwater footage of the S.S. Terra Nova with others onboard the Schmidt Ocean Institute鈥檚 R/V Falkor.
    - 91制片厂 Researcher Aids in Discovery of Shipwrecked Antarctic Explorer Terra Nova
    A 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
  • 91制片厂 researcher
    - Undergraduate Research: It's a Gas
    Jacqueline 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