Preparing to Go Again!
It's mid summer, and plans for our next season in Antarctica are in full gear. Our core team this year consists of: Dale Andersen - SETI Institute Dawn Sumner - University California, Davis Ian Hawes - Aquatic Research Solutions Anne Jungblutt - Natural History Museum, London Asim Bej - University Alabama, Birmingham Tyler Mackey - University California, Davis We'll also have guests from Chris McKay's Astrobiology Science and Technology Project who will help with our project: Alfonso Davila - SETI Institute Wayne Pollard - McGill University Stephen Emmons My other team members have been "PQed", in other words, medically pre-qualified or approved to go. My forms aren't in quite yet, but they are in the envelop ready to mail tomorrow. I've been working on getting equipment together to ship before we go. I am taking two of my own microscopes this time. We are also looking for a LED UV light source for them. UV light makes the cyanobacteri