How Volcanoes Work

• An excellent source for all things related to Volcanology.

IRIS Consortium

• Incorporated Research Insitutions for Seismology.

PNSN SeismoSurf list

• A valuable list of links to seismic/volcanological data and research information.

Exploratorium - The museum of science, art, and human perception

• Staff of the Exploratorium traveled to Antarctica and Mt. Erebus during the 2001-2002 season to learn and share their experiences with the public. Several interviews and travel logs can be found at their website:
  
  
  • Calendar of events from Antarctica
    
    
  • Webcast #1 (Dec 6, 2001) - RealPlayer required
  • Webcast #2 (Dec 9, 2001) - RealPlayer required
  • Webcast #3 (Dec 11, 2001) - RealPlayer required
  • Webcast #4 (Dec 12, 2001) - RealPlayer required
  • Webcast #5 - Geology of Mt. Erebus (Jan 2, 2002) - RealPlayer required
  • Travel up Mt. Erebus
  • Climbing the summit of Mt. Erebus
  • Fives Senses on Mt. Erebus
  • Video log by Paul Doherty and Noel Wanner (Jan 2, 2002) - RealPlayer required

Teachers Experiencing Antarctica

• K-12 teachers experiencing Antarctic and Mt. Erebus research first-hand by joining the crew from New Mexico Tech.
  
  
  • Colleen Brogenski (2003-2004 season): Colleen is an 8th grade teacher at St. Johns Middle School in Houston, Texas. Visit her travel log at http://tea.rice.edu/tea_brogenskifrontpage.html
    
    
  • Tim Vermaat (2001-2002 season): Tim traveled to Mt. Erebus and got to experience the fury of Antarctica storms. Check out his travel log at http://tea.rice.edu/tea_vermaatfrontpage.html for details on the storm and his other deep south exploits.

NSF Antarctic Artists & Writers Program

• NSF sponsored program to bring a small number of humanities scholars (painting, photography, writing, history and other liberal arts) to Antarctica to help increase the public's understanding of the Antarctic.
  
  
  • Henry Kaiser - a widely recoginized and creative guitarist from California. He has performed with many musicians from around the world. He traveled to Mt. Erebus with writer Bill Fox. A record of his Antarctic experiences can be found here.

Raytheon Polar Services

• The company that currently supports logistics at McMurdo Station and the South Pole.

Antarctic Sun Newspaper from McMurdo Station

• On-line newspaper direct from McMurdo Station, Antarctica (only available during the Austral summer)

National Public Radio (NPR)

• Interview with Dr. Nelia Dunbar during the 2000-2001 field season.

NSF - Office of Polar Programs