Women In Antarctica
Women In Antarctica
WomenInAntarctica.com
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.
Episode12 - To Dive Beneath the Ice in Antarctica
Video journalist Mary Lynn Price takes us diving beneath the ice in Antarctica.
Jul 31, 2009
2 min
Episode11 - Cassondra Williams, Emperor Penguin Researcher
A PhD student at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Cassondra Williams studies the diving physiology and diving behavior of Emperor Penguins in Antarctica.
Jul 7, 2009
2 min
Episode10 - Sharona Thompson, Broadcast Engineer in Antarctica
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!
Jun 16, 2009
3 min
Episode9 - Marianne Okal, GPS Field Engineer
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
Jun 5, 2009
2 min
Episode8 - Shakira Brown-Petit, Teacher in Antarctica
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.
May 23, 2009
4 min
Episode7 - Antarctica Conservators Restoring Shackleton's Historic Hut
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.
May 6, 2009
5 min
Episode6 - Flight to McMurdo Station, Antarctica
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!
Apr 26, 2009
1 min
Episode5 - Jessica Meir, Emperor Penguin Researcher
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!
Apr 14, 2009
4 min
Episode4 - Antarctica snow mobile instructor shawntell
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.
Apr 7, 2009
2 min
Episode3 - Antarctica Extreme Cold Weather Gear
A fun video showing the extreme cold weather gear issued for deployment to Antarctica.
Mar 29, 2009
1 min
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