From December 2025 to January 2026 we followed CPOM’s Ali Banwell conducting field research in Antarctica, with a team of scientists from the University of Colorado Boulder and the University of Maine. In the following series of five videos you can find out more about the techniques they used during their fieldwork and see some of the stunning landscapes they were working on.
About the project
The National Science Foundation (NSF) funded this project which is studying the Ice Rumple Zone of the McMurdo Ice Shelf, Antarctica – a compressive region of the ice shelf characterized by undulating ice.
The scientists
Alison Banwell (PI) – Northumbria University/University of Colorado Boulder
Ryan Cassotto (Co-PI) – University of Colorado Boulder/University of Maine
Michela Savignano (PhD student) – University of Colorado Boulder
Allie Berry (PhD student) – University of Maine
Chapter 1: Introducing the rumple zone
Chapter 2: Terrestrial Radar Interferometry
Chapter 3: Installing Automatic Weather Stations in Antarctica
Chapter 4: Ground Penetrating Radar and snow machines
