Video journalist Mary Lynn Price takes us diving beneath the ice in Antarctica.

Episode12 - To Dive Beneath the Ice in Antarctica

Cassondra Williams

A PhD student at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Cassondra Williams studies the diving physiology and diving behavior of Emperor Penguins in Antarctica.

Episode11 - Cassondra Williams, Emperor Penguin Researcher

Sharona Thompson

Sharona Thompson works as a Broadcast Engineer in one of the most remote locations on Earth! She handles U.S. Antarctic base McMurdo Station's television broadcasts and oversees the radio statio there. At McMurdo Station television is not just for entertainment, but is relied upon by the science teams and all the support personnel for the vital information necessary to plan travel and learn about services available to the community there.More information about Sharona and the work she does in Antarctica at WomenInAntarctica.com!

Sharona Thompson works as a Broadcast Engineer in one of the most remote locations on Earth! She handles U.S. Antarctic base McMurdo Station's television broadcasts and oversees the radio statio there. At McMurdo Station television is not just for entertainment, but is relied upon by the science teams and all the support personnel for the vital information necessary to plan travel and learn about services available to the community there. More information about Sharona and the work she does in Antarctica at <a href="http://WomenInAntarctica.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">WomenInAntarctica.com</a>!

Episode10 - Sharona Thompson, Broadcast Engineer in Antarctica

Marianne Okal

Marianne Okal has one of the most interesting jobs in Antarctica. That's because she is a GPS Field Engineer with UNAVCO who gets to work with all kinds of researchers in Antarctica.UNAVCO is a non-profit organization that supports and promotes Earth science by advancing high-precision techniques for the measurement and understanding of the Earth's crustal deformation. UNAVCO is also involved in supporting public and community education.Learn more at the UNAVCO website:  http://www.unavco.org/unavco.html

Marianne Okal has one of the most interesting jobs in Antarctica. That's because she is a GPS Field Engineer with UNAVCO who gets to work with all kinds of researchers in Antarctica. UNAVCO is a non-profit organization that supports and promotes Earth science by advancing high-precision techniques for the measurement and understanding of the Earth's crustal deformation. UNAVCO is also involved in supporting public and community education. Learn more at the UNAVCO website: <a href="http://www.unavco.org/unavco.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.unavco.org/unavco.html</a>

Episode9 - Marianne Okal, GPS Field Engineer

Shakira Brown-Petit is a middle school science teacher from the  Harlem Children's Zone Promise Academy. She traveled to a remote Antarctic field camp called Offshore New Harbor to work as an educator doing webcasts and video conferences with students back in the U.S.

Episode8 - Shakira Brown-Petit, Teacher in Antarctica

Filmed on location at the historic Shackleton Hut at Cape Royds, Antarctica, this video portrait features Antarctic Heritage Trust (New Zealand) conservators discussing their work caring for and restoring the historic huts of Antarctica.

Episode7 - Antarctica Conservators Restoring Shackleton's Historic Hut

The journey to the U.S. Antarctic base, McMurdo Station, is an incredible experience--especially if it's your first time going to the ice.  From check-in at the U.S. Antarctic Programs headquarters in Christchurch, New Zealand to visiting the cockpit of the giant C-17 military transport plane, to landing on the sea ice outside McMurdo Station, to those first steps onto the ice--it's an adventure unlike any other!

Episode6 - Flight to McMurdo Station, Antarctica

Scripps Institution of Oceanography researcher and diver Dr. Jessica Meir studies the diving physiology and diving behavior of Emperor Penguins in Antarctica. She is also an avid Antarctica diver!

Episode5 - Jessica Meir, Emperor Penguin Researcher

Snowmobile instructor and mechanic shawntel has one of the coolest jobs in Antarctica because she teaches others how to ride and look after the snowmobiles used to get to and from many of the remote field camps located near the United States Antarctic Base, Murdo Station.

Episode4 - Antarctica snow mobile instructor shawntell

A fun video showing the extreme cold weather gear issued for deployment to Antarctica.

Episode3 - Antarctica Extreme Cold Weather Gear

Short video portraits of some of the women scientists, artists, teachers, technicians and support personnel working in Antarctica.  For more information about this project and the work of the women featured in these short video portraits please visit our website, WomenInAntarctica.com.

Stacy Kim

A Benthic Ecologist and long-time Antarctica diver, Stacy Kim studies seafloor creatures and marine life communities in waters below freezing! Her team is developing and working with SCINI, the Submersible Capable of Under Ice Navigation and Imaging that can go to depths below those accessible to divers.

Episode2 - Stacy Kim, Benthic Ecologist & Antarctic Diver

Jen Mannas

Jen Mannas is a wildlife ecologist based at Montana State University in Bozeman, Montana. She has been working in Antarctica as a Weddell Seal researcher during the seal pupping season for a number of years. In this opening episode she talks about the seals she works with and the over 40 year study that seeks to understand these incredible animals.

Episode1 - Jen Mannas, Weddell Seal Researcher

I love the diversity of work featured in this podcast. I hope to see more in the future!

A great view of Antarctica

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Short video portraits of some of the women scientists, artists, teachers, technicians and support personnel working in Antarctica. For more information about this project and the work of the women featured in these short video portraits please visit our website, <a href="http://WomenInAntarctica.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">WomenInAntarctica.com</a>.

Women In Antarctica

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