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Samples on the Move at the Woods Hole Science Center
The long-awaited move of samples archived by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)'s Woods Hole Science Center (WHSC) took place in mid-November 2007, when the samples were transferred to their new home in the K.O. Emery Geotechnical Wing. This new storage wing is part of an addition of new offices and a conference room to the WHSC facilities on the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution's Quissett Campus in Woods Hole, Massachusetts. The new storage facility now houses geologic and biologic samples collected from around the world by WHSC researchers during the course of their marine geologic and habitat investigations. The new geotechnical wing comprises a refrigerated unit for core and sample storage kept at 4°C (approx 39°F) and a unit for frozen samples maintained at a chilly -22°C (approx -8°F). Adjacent to these cold rooms is a new core lab, which provides short-term storage for dried sediment samples and serves as a staging area for core splitting and sample description and analysis. The monumental task of moving the entire collection of samples from their old home in outdoor trailers (locally referred to as the "Freezer Farm") to their new location would not have been possible without the back-breaking (and potentially toe-breaking) efforts of Brian Buczkowski, Elizabeth Pendleton, Bill Winters, Ellyn Montgomery, Dann Blackwood, Kate McMullen, Adrian Green, Erin Twomey, John Bratton, Greg Miller, Laura Erban, Sandy Baldwin, P.J. Bernard, Rick Rendigs, Michael Casso, Matt Arsenault, John Crusius, Kevin Kroeger, and Bene Ferre (all USGS). Many thanks to all those who helped with the "big sample roundup," as well as to those involved in the planning, design and construction of this new addition, including Dave Nichols, Bill Schwab, Janet Paquette (USGS), and Ellen Mecray (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration).
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in this issue:
Coastal Processes Affect a Restored Tidal Wetland Coral-Reef Investigation Featured in Molokai Times Open House at FISC St. Petersburg Workshop on Impacts of Sea Level Rise International Delta Roundtable Meeting 2007 SACNAS National Conference Ocean and Coastal Mapping Inventory Workshop Biologists Honored for Polar Bear Research Brian Atwater Receives Award, Elected to National Academy of Sciences Peter Barnes Receives Scientist Emeritus Best Publication Award Ralph Cheng Receives Distinguished Service Award Janet Thompson Receives Diversity Award Samples on the Move G.K. Gilbert Helps Celebrate Alumni Reunion
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