2025-2026 Science Planning Summary
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2025-2026 USAP Field Season
Event Numbering System

Every USAP project is assigned a unique event number consisting of three parts: A prefix indicating the USAP program funding the effort, a project number, and a suffix denoting the location where field work will take place. If field work takes place at more than one location the event number will indicate this with multiple suffixes separated by a slash.

Sample Event Number

A
 — 
100
 — 
M

In the example above, the project would be funded by the Astrophysics and Geospace Sciences program, have a project number of 100, and would consist of field work to be performed at or near McMurdo Station.

Program Prefixes

Prefix USAP Program
A
 Astrophysics and Geospace Sciences
Dr. Vladimir O. Papitashvili, Dr. Marion Dierickx, Program Directors
B
 Organisms and Ecosystems
Dr. William Ambrose, Program Director
C
 Integrated System Science
Dr. William Ambrose, Program Director
D
 Antarctic Instrumentation and Research Facilities
Dr. Marion Dierickx, Program Director
G
 Earth Sciences, Geodesy and Geophysics
Dr. Kelly Brunt, Dr. David Porter, Dr. William Ambrose, Program Directors
I
 Glaciology, Ice Core Science and Geomorphology
Dr. Kelly Brunt, Dr. David Porter, Program Directors
O
 Oceans and Atmospheric Sciences
Dr. David Porter, Dr. William Ambrose, Program Directors
T
 Technical Event - Science
Dr. Kelly Brunt, Dr. Marion Dierickx, Jessie Crain, Program Directors
W
 Artists and Writers
Ms. Jessie Crain, Program Director
X
 Instrumentation and Technology Development
Dr. Deepankar Medhi, Program Director

Location Suffixes

Suffix Supporting Location
M
 NSF McMurdo Station
P
 NSF Palmer Station
S
 NSF South Pole Station
E
 Special Projects Supported by the USAP
(e.g., Investigators working with other national Antarctic programs)

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