Antarctic Expedition 2007
FFAE2007 Team Members
The selection process occurred in April 2006 in the Peak District. Each teacher raised £10,000. Training included team-building and an August 2007 visit to the Jostedalbreen Icecap in Norway. The team departed on November 3, 2007 to Punta Arenas, then flew to the Patriot Hills base, and onwards to Henderson Glacier at 80° South for four weeks of field work.
Philip Avery - KS3 geography coordinator at Oxted School
Website: http://www.antarctic-teacher.co.uk
Temperature Torture - Philip's project examines human survival in extreme cold, with temperatures reaching as low as -90°C. The study focuses on physiological responses through ice-water immersion tests, carried out in collaboration with the Human & Applied Physiology Laboratories at the University of Portsmouth.
Ruth Hollinger - Geography teacher at Tapton School, Sheffield
Website: http://www.hollinger.edublogs.org
Ruth's first project involves ecological footprint measurement and resource consumption analysis. Her second project, "Funky Fieldwork," creates a virtual fieldtrip documentation of Union Glacier. This work is supported by the Royal Geographical Society with a Ray Y Gildea Jr Award.
Amy Rogers - Science teacher at Higham Lane School, Nuneaton
Website: http://rogers.edublogs.org
Naked in Antarctica (and loving it) - Amy's project focuses on lichen ecology research, studying lichens as bio-indicators for atmospheric pollution in previously unexplored Antarctic regions.
Ian Richardson - Head of Biology, Freman College, Buntingford
Website: http://www.teacheronice.com
There's No Way to Degrade a Tardigrade! - Ian's project is a microfauna study focusing on tardigrades, also known as water bears, found in the Ellsworth Mountains. These remarkable creatures exhibit cryptobiosis, a state of suspended animation that allows them to survive the most extreme conditions on Earth.