Project Title

Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (CRREL) activities

Summary

Event Number:
T-940-M
NSF Agreement

Program Manager:
Ms. Carla Haroz

ASC POC/Implementer:
Samina Ouda / Jessica Palen

Principal Investigator(s)

Ms. Renee Melendy
Renee.D.Melendy@usace.army.mil
US Army Cold Regions Research & Engineering Lab

Location

Supporting Stations: McMurdo Station
Research Locations: McMurdo Shear Zone, McMurdo Ice Shelf, South Pole Station

Description

Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (CRREL) activities encompass engineering and basic research in support of a variety of projects at both McMurdo and South Pole Stations. At McMurdo Station, CRREL supports ground-penetrating radar (GPR) work with the South Pole Traverse and support for the McMurdo Station airfields. CRREL also provides general engineering analysis for projects at McMurdo and South Pole Stations.

Field Season Overview

CRREL researchers will be working at the McMurdo Shear Zone field site, the Scott Base Transition, on the McMurdo Ice Shelf and at the South Pole Station.

Deploying Team Members