During a press conference at the National Academy of Sciences on 23 July 2012, the Office of Science and Technology Policy and the National Science Foundation announced the publication of a new study of future options for logistical support of the U.S. Antarctic Program.
The report, More and Better Science in Antarctica through Increased Logistical Effectiveness, is available at
Graduate Research Fellowship Program
(NSF
12-599)
Full Proposal:
November 13, 2012, Engineering; Computer and Information Sciences and Engineering; Materials Research
A Legacy of the Race to the South Pole: New Scientific Discoveries in Antarctica Forbidding though Antarctica is, the stations located there are nevertheless irresistibly inviting to scientists, as Antarctica supports a cornucopia of unique life-forms, geologic wonders, and marine and atmospheric conditions
Released
May 31, 2012