Antarctic Diver- Personnel 2001-2002 Plans index page
 

Section IV gives the names of the officers in charge of each of these bases, subsidiary stations, ships and aircraft; the number, occupation and specialization of personnel (including any designated by other governments), who are or will be stationed at each of these bases and subsidiary stations and onboard these ships and aircraft, including the number of personnel who are members of the military services, together with the rank of any officers and the names and professional affiliations of personnel engaged in scientific activities:


 
Oversight

The United States Antarctic Program is managed by the National Science Foundation (NSF). The NSF designates a Senior U.S. Representative in Antarctica, and designates an NSF Representative, Antarctica, to coordinate all field activities. Unless otherwise specified, the Senior U.S. Representative in Antarctica is the Director, Office of Polar Programs (OPP), located at the National Science Foundation.

NSF Representatives in Antarctica (TBA) will be stationed at McMurdo, Palmer, and South Pole Stations during the austral summer operating season. Additionally, Raytheon Polar Services Company (RPSC), under contract to the National Science Foundation, will provide station management year round.


Officers in Charge of Bases

Each U.S. station has a station manager for operations/logistics support and a station science leader. Station managers for the 2001-2002 season will be:

McMurdo Station

William Coughran

(Oct 2001 – Feb 2002)

Tom Vinson

(Feb 2002 – Oct 2002)

Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station

Katherine Jensen

(Oct 2001 - Feb 2002)

Katrin Hafner

(Feb 2002 - Nov 2002)

Palmer Station

Robert Farrell

(Sep 2001 - Mar 2002)

Joseph Pettit

(Mar 2002 - Sep 2002)


Officers in Charge of Ships

USCGC Icebreaker TBA
Champion Class T-5 Tanker (fuel tanker) TBA
M/V GREEN WAVE (cargo ship) Captain Peter Stalkus
R/V NATHANIEL B. PALMER Captain Joe Bokowski
R/V LAURENCE M. GOULD Captain Warren Sanamo

Numbers, Occupations and Specialization of Personnel

McMurdo

 

Summer

Winter

 

Military

Civilian

Military

Civilian

Headquarters

38

38

0

9

Science Support

0

58

0

4

Operations

68

291

0

90

Logistics

375

108

0

30

SPSE

0

29

0

2

Engineering /Construction

0

139

0

92

Information Systems

5

72

0

15

Aviation

199

18

0

0

Scientists

0

258

0

3

Working Visitors

2

144

0

0

 
South Pole

 

Summer

Winter

 

Military

Civilian

Military

Civilian

Headquarters

0

5

0

1

Science Support

0

9

0

5

Operations, EH&S

0

30

0

9

Logistics

0

11

0

3

SPSE/SM

0

85

0

27

Engineering/Construction

0

14

0

4

Information Systems

0

11

0

4

Aviation

0

0

0

0

Scientists

0

50

0

9

Working Visitors

0

5

0

0

 
Palmer Station

 

Summer

Winter

 

Military

Civilian

Military

Civilian

Headquarters

0

1

0

1

Science Support

0

4

0

1

Operations

0

6

0

4

Logistics

0

2

0

3

Engineering/Construction

0

7

0

19

Information Systems

0

3

0

2

Scientist

0

13

0

0

Working Visitors

0

13

0

7

 
Siple Dome Field Camp

 

Summer Only

 

Military

Civilian

Camp Manager

0

1

General Assistant 0 1

Mechanic

0

1

Cook

0

1

Scientists

0

15

Carpenters

0

4


Byrd Camp

 

Summer Only

 

Military

Civilian

Camp Manager

0

1

Mechanic 0 1

Mountaineer

0

1

Scientists

0

11

 
Onset D Camp

 

Summer Only

 

Military

Civilian

Camp Manager

0

1

Cook

0

1

General Assistant 0 1

Mechanic

0

1

Fuels Operator 0 1
Construction 0 6

Equipment Operator

0

1

Scientists

0

15

Meteorologist

0

1

 
Tamesis Camp

 

Summer Only

 

Military

Civilian

Camp Manager

0

1

Fuels Operator

0

1

Mechanic 0 1
Construction 0 3
Cook 0 1

Scientists

0

14

 
Odell Glacier

 

Summer Only

 

Military

Civilian

Camp Manager

0

1

Equipment Operator

0

1

Carpenters

0

2

Scientists

0

11


SHIPS

USCGC POLAR STAR

 

Number of Personnel

Crew

160


CHAMPION CLASS T-5 TANKER

 

Number of Personnel

Crew

24


M/V GREEN WAVE

 

Number of Personnel

Crew

21


R/V NATHANIAL B. PALMER

 


Number of Personnel

Crew

21

Scientists

37


R/V LAURENCE M. GOULD

 

Number of Personnel

Crew

21

Scientists

37


Names and Professional Affiliation of Personnel Engaged in Scientific Activities

Further details are found in Section VI (Appendix II, project descriptions), and are cross-referenced here according to the project identification code (AO-XXX-X, BM-XXX-X, etc.). The numbers in parentheses besides the principal investigator's name represent the anticipated number of additional field party members. Projects are listed by scientific discipline under each major field location or platform.

MCMURDO STATION - only (341 Scientists)

Aeronomy & Astrophysics (73 Scientists)

 

I.D. No.

Institution

Adriani (+1) AO-107-O Instituto De Fisica Dell'Atmosfera
Bieber (+1) AO-120-M University of Delaware
Binns (+13) AB-149-O Washington University
Deshler (+4) AO-131-O University of Wyoming
Engebretson AO-102-M Augsburg College
Hernandez (+3) AO-110-M University of Washington
Lanzerotti (+0) AO-101-M Lucent Technologies
NSBF/LDB (+21) AB-145-O National Scientific Balloon Facility
Rosenberg (+1 AO-111-M University of Maryland
Rosenberg (+0) AO-112-O University of Maryland
Ruhl (+18) AB-148-O University of California Santa Barbara
 
Biology & Medical Research (86 Scientists)

 

I.D. No.

Institution

Blanchette (+2) BO-038-O University of Minnesota
Davis (+7) BO-017-O Texas A & M University
DeVries (+6) BO-005-M University of Illinois Urbana
Doran (+1) BM-042-D Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Dudley (+5) BO-030-O University of Texas Austin
Fountain (+4) BM-042-F Portland State University
Hofmann (+4) BO-134-O National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Lisle (+2) BO-024-O Lockheed Martin
Lyons (+3) BM-042-L Ohio State University
Madigan (+3) BO-174-O Southern Illinois University
McKnight (+3) BM-042-M University of Colorado Boulder
Ponganis (+7) BO-197-O Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Priscu (+4) BM-042-P Montana State University Bozeman
Raymond (+2) BO-001-O University of Nevada Las Vegas
Siniff (+9) BO-009-O University of Minnesota
Virginia (+1) BM-042-V Dartmouth College
Wall (+6) BM-042-W Colorado State University

Environmental Research (7 Scientists)

 

I.D. No.

Institution

Kennicutt, II (+5) EO-318-O Texas A & M University

Geology & Geophysics (107 Scientists)

 

I.D. No.

Institution

Anandakrishnan (+2) GO-180-O University of Alabama Tuscaloosa
Dalziel (+6) GO-087-O University of Texas Austin
Dougherty (+5) GO-078-O Science Applications International Corp.
Elliot (+1) GO-290-O Ohio State University
Fitzgerald (+4) GO-059-O (Other)
Hallet (+2) GO-053-O University of Washington
Harvey (+7) GO-058-O Case Western Reserve University
Isbell (+4) GO-094-O University of Wisconsin Milwaukee
Johns (+3) GO-295-O UNAVCO/UCAR
Kyle (+6) GO-081-O New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
Lancaster (+2) GO-183-O Desert Research Institute
Luyendyk (+5) GF-121-O University of California Santa Barbara
Morse (+5) GO-167-O University of Texas Austin
Mullins (+13) GO-052-L United States Geological Survey
Mullins (+5) GO-052-M United States Geological Survey
Paulson / Wilson (+3) GO-099-O University of Wisconsin Oshkosh
Wiens (+17) GO-089-O Washington University

Glaciology (38 Scientists)

 

I.D. No.

Institution

Anandakrishnan (+8) IO-205-O University of Alabama Tuscaloosa
Hall (+3) IO-196-M The University of Maine
Mayewski (+14) IU-153-A The University of Maine
McConnell (+0) IO-323-O Desert Research Institute
Raymond (+4) II-163-O University of Nevada Las Vegas
Waddington (+3) II-171-O University of Washington

Ocean & Climate Systems (7 Scientists)

 

I.D. No.

Institution

Dempsey (+3) OO-316-O Clarkson University
Hansen (+1) OO-314-O Magee Scientific Company
Stearns (+0) OO-202-O University of Wisconsin Madison

Technical Projects (24 Personnel)

 

I.D. No.

Institution

Bentley (+1) TO-150-M University of Wisconsin Madison
Blaisdell (+0) TO-13-O US Army Cold Regions Research & Engineering 
Lab
Borek/Penikett (+7) RO-500-O Ken Borek Air Ltd.
Comberiate (+2) TO-10-O National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Griffin (+3) TO-308-O Honeywell Technical Solutions Inc. NASA 
Wallops Flight Facility
Hawkins (+0) TO-450-O Petroleum Helicopters, Inc.
Kippenhan (+1) TO-007-O Raytheon Polar Services Company
Osborne (+2) TO-396-O University of Alaska Fairbanks


MCMURDO AND SOUTH POLE STATIONS (15 Scientists)

Writers & Artists Program (6 Personnel)

 

I.D. No.

Institution

Fox (+0) WO-218-O (Other)
Kaiser (+0) WO-220-O (Other)
Miller (+3) WO-222-O The Exploratorium


Technical Programs (11 Personnel)

 

I.D. No.

Institution

Kolden (+0) TO-00 USAP Calibration Laboratory
Johnson (+8) TO-296-O Raytheon Polar Services Company
Booth (+0) TO-513-O Biospherical Instruments Inc.


MCMURDO STATION AND US COAST GUARD (45 Scientists)

Ocean and Climate Systems (4 Scientists)

 

I.D. No.

Institution

Stearns (+3) OO-283-M University of Wisconsin Madison
Buessler (+0) OO-288-O Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Biology & Medicine Program (30 Scientists)

 

I.D. No.

Institution

Pitman (+1) BO-289-O National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Ainley (+9) BO-031-O H.T. Harvey & Associates
Bowser (+9) BO-043-O New York State Department of Health
Smith (+7) BO-047-O University of California Santa Barbara

Geology & Geophysics (5 Scientists)

 

I.D. No.

Institution

Powell (+4) GO-170-O Northern Illinois University

Glaciology  (5 Scientists)

 

I.D. No.

Institution

MacAyeal (+5) IO-190-O University of Chicago


OTHER ANTARCTIC  LOCATIONS (11 Scientists)

Biology and Medicine (7 Scientists)

 

I.D. No.

Institution

Trivelpiece (+3) BO-040-O Montana State University Bozeman
Emslie (+0) BO-034-O University of North Carolina
Kvitek (+1) BO-320-O California State University Monterey Bay

Geology and Geophysics (3 Scientists)

 

I.D. No.

Institution

Case (+2) GO-206-O Saint Mary's College of California


PALMER STATION ONLY- (41 Scientist)

Aeronomy and Astrophysics (1 Scientist)

 

I.D. No.

Institution

Inan (+0) AO-106-P Stanford University

Biology and Medicine (30 Scientists)

 

I.D. No.

Institution

Amsler/McClintock +6 BO-022-O University of Alabama Birmingham
Ducklow (+4) BP-045-P College of William and Mary
Fraser (+5) BP-013-P Polar Oceans Research Group
Murray (+1) BO-179-O Desert Research Institute
Quetin/Ross (+3) BP-028-P University of California Santa Barbara
Smith (+1) BP-032-P University of California Santa Barbara
Vernet (+3) BP-016-P Scripps Institution of Oceanography

Geology and Geophysics (4 Scientists)

 

I.D. No.

Institution

Butler (+2) GO-090-P Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology
Mullins (+0) GO-052-P United States Geological Survey

Ocean & Climate Systems (4 Scientists)

 

I.D. No.

Institution

Hofmann (+0) OO-264-O National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Keeling (+0) OO-204-O University of California San Diego
Rasmussen (+0) OO-254-O Oregon Graduate Institute of Science & 
Technology
Sanderson (+0) OO-275-O United States Department of Energy
Stearns (+0) OO-283-P University of Wisconsin Madison

Writers & Artists Program (1 Person)

 

I.D. No.

Institution

Hooper (+0) WO-219-O

R/V LAURENCE M. GOULD ONLY -(40 Scientists)

Biology and Medicine Program (39 Scientists)

 

I.D. No.

Institution

Costa (+0) BG-232-O University of California Santa Cruz
Fraser (+0) BG-234-O Polar Oceans Research Group
Harvey (+0) BG-237-O Case Western Reserve University
Martinson (+0) OG-241-O Columbia University
Veit (+1) BO-023-O City University of New York/College of Staten Isl.
Scheltema (+9) BO-281-O Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Fraser (+1) BP-013-L Polar Oceans Research Group
Vernet (+4) BP-016-L Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Quetin/Ross (+6) BP-028-L University of California Santa Barbara
Smith (+1) BP-032-L University of California Santa Barbara
Karl (+5) BP-046-L University of Hawaii Manoa

Ocean and Climate Systems (1 Scientist)

 

I.D. No.

Institution

Martinson (+0) OG-241-O Columbia University


R/V NATHANIEL B. PALMER  ONLY- (80 Scientists)

Biology and Medicine Program (38 Scientists)

 

I.D. No.

Institution

Ribic (+0) BG-243-O University of Wisconsin Madison
Ross (+0) BG-244-O University of California Santa Barbara
Vernet (+0) BG-246-O Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Wiebe (+0) BG-247-O Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Fraser (+1) BP-013-N Polar Oceans Research Group
Vernet (+5)y BP-016-N Scripps Institution of Oceanograph
Martinson (+1) BP-021-N Columbia University
Quetin/Ross (+10) BP-028-N University of California Santa Barbara
Smith (+4) BP-032-N University of California Santa Barbara
Ducklow (+3) BP-045-N College of William and Mary
Karl (+3) BP-046-N University of Hawaii Manoa

Geology and Geophysics (33 Scientists)

 

I.D. No.

Institution

Aronson (+4) GO-065-O Dauphin Island Sea Lab
Berger (+13) GO-092-O Desert Research Institute
Anderson (+8) GO-083-O Rice University
Bart (+4*) GO-154-O Louisiana State University Baton Rouge

Ocean and Climate Systems (9 Scientists)

 

I.D. No.

Institution

Fanning (+0) OG-233-O University of South Florida
Hofmannn (+0) OG-240-O National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administratio
Powell (+0) OG-242-O University of California, Berkley
Visbeck / Huber (+4) OO-124-O Columbia University


R/V NATHANIEL B. PALMER and R/V LAURENCE M. GOULD
(47 Scientists)

Biology and Medicine Program (5 Scientists)

 

I.D. No.

Institution

Fritsen (+0) BG-235-O Desert Research Institute
Daly (+0) BG-236-O National Science Foundation
Hildebrand (+0) BG-239-O Scriptts Institution of Oceanography
Torres (+0) BG-245-O University of South Florida
Zhou (+0) BG-248-O University of Minnesota

Ocean & Climate Systems (2 Scientists)

 

I.D. No.

Institution

Beardsley (+0) OG-231-O Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Padman (+0) OG-238-O Earth and Space Research

OTHER VESSELS (13 Scientists)

Biology and Medicine Program (7 Scientists)

 

I.D. No.

Institution

Pearce (+2) BO-069-O University of California Santa Cruz
Blake (+3) BO-292-O University of Massachusetts

Geology & Geophysics (3 Scientists)

 

I.D. No.

Institution

Wiens (+2) GO-097-O Washington University

Ocean & Climate Systems (3 Scientists)

 

I.D. No.

Institution

Peterson (+0) OO-260-O Carnegie-Mellon University
Chereskin (+1) OO-315-O University of California San Diego

SOUTH POLE STATION ONLY-  (172 Scientists)

Aeronomy & Astrophysics (139 Scientists)

 

I.D. No.

Institution

Avery (+2) AO-284-O University of Colorado Boulder
Bieber (+0) AO-120-S University of Delaware
Carlstrom (+5) AC-373-O University of Chicago
Ejiri (+2) AO-117-O National Institute of Polar Research Engebretson
Engebretson AO-102-S Augsburg College
Gaisser (+4) AO-109-O University of Delaware
Hernandez (+3) AO-110-S University of Washington
Holzapfel (+5) AC-378-O Univeristy of California Berkeley
Inan (+0) AO-106-S Stanford University
Inan (+1) AO-108-O Stanford University
Jackson (+1) AC-374-O Boston University
Lanzerotti (+0) AO-101-S Lucent Technologies
Morse (+46) AA-130-O University of Texas Austin
Novak (+3) AC-376-O Northwestern University
Pernic (+15) AC-370-O University of Chicago
Peterson (+3) AC-375-O Carnegie-Mellon University
Rosenberg (+0) AO-111-S University of Maryland
Sivjee (+2) AO-129-O Embry Riddle Aeronautical University
Stacey AC-377-O Cornell University
Stark (+15) AC-371-O Smithsonian Institution
Storey (+5) AC-372-O University of New South Wales
Swenson (+5) AO-127-O University of Illinois Urbana
 
Geology & Geophysics (8 Scientists)

 

I.D. No.

Institution

Butler (+4) GO-090-S Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology
Mullins (+2) GO-052-S United States Geological Survey

Technical Programs(4 Scientists)

 

I.D. No.

Institution

Bently (+3) TO-150-S University of Wisconsin Madison

Ocean & Climate Systems (21 Scientists)

 

I.D. No.

Institution

Hofmann (+7) OO-257-O National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Lawson (+4) OO-226-O SPEC, Inc.
McConnell OO-324-O Desert Research Institute
Stearns (+0) OO-283-S University of Wisconsin Madison
Warren (+5) OO-201-O University of Washington

 

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