4 comments MCMURDO STATION, ANTARCTICA– Kamille Hammerstrom drove Antarctic teams to the airport four times before she finally got to go herself. When she got here, the names of places were familiar from countless GIS projects and samples processed. With all that build up, did McMurdo live up to her expectations, or hold any surprises?
Stacy Kim is a benthic ecologist; she studies the animals that live on and in the seafloor and how they interact with one another in a community. Working in Antarctica gives her the opportunity to understand an ecosystem in balance, one that is minimally impacted by human activities. Observing her frustration with the physiological limitations on scuba diving depths and the logistic constraints on selecting experimental and sampling sites in Antarctica, engineer (and her husband) Bob Zook designed SCINI as a tool to allow research in deeper, more remote polar habitats.
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Kamille, fun video, lots of humor i enjoy. Lovely pic of Peetie. You look great!
Marie
Great to hear a little about what you’ve been up to! Send more photos!
I’d go for the Penguin sighting but not the plunge!!! You missed our Moss Landing summer….it happened last week, we had high temperatures for a day and a half, now it’s back to normal here.
Saw your house sitter walking Petey last week, so he’s getting his exercise.
Ciao, Pilar
Hey Kamille! We have had your dog for the whole week and I can see why you miss him. He is such a sweety…with the possible exception of his FARTS! My God, they bring tears to your eyes! Anyway, he goes back to Brian this evening.
It was so nice to hear your voice and see your face on this interview. The only way you could regret not doing the polar plunge is if there actually is one. And I would suggest you discourage any plans for same. I cannot imagine ANYONE doing that. It makes my teeth chatter just thinking about it.
Keep having a great time and I will see you when you get home.
Very cool video.I look forward to seeing more videos.And I hope you get to see the penguins.