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Short video portraits of some of the women scientists, artists, teachers, technicians and support personnel working in Antarctica. For more information about this project and the work of the women featured in these short video portraits please visit our website, WomenInAntarctica.com.

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Short video portraits of some of the women scientists, artists, teachers, technicians and support personnel working in Antarctica. For more information about this project and the work of the women featured in these short video portraits please visit our website, WomenInAntarctica.com.

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    Episode12 - To Dive Beneath the Ice in Antarctica

    Episode12 - To Dive Beneath the Ice in Antarctica

    Video journalist Mary Lynn Price takes us diving beneath the ice in Antarctica.

    • 2 min
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    Episode11 - Cassondra Williams, Emperor Penguin Researcher

    Episode11 - Cassondra Williams, Emperor Penguin Researcher

    A PhD student at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Cassondra Williams studies the diving physiology and diving behavior of Emperor Penguins in Antarctica.

    • 2 min
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    Episode10 - Sharona Thompson, Broadcast Engineer in Antarctica

    Episode10 - Sharona Thompson, Broadcast Engineer in Antarctica

    Sharona Thompson works as a Broadcast Engineer in one of the most remote locations on Earth! She handles U.S. Antarctic base McMurdo Station's television broadcasts and oversees the radio statio there. At McMurdo Station television is not just for entertainment, but is relied upon by the science teams and all the support personnel for the vital information necessary to plan travel and learn about services available to the community there.

    More information about Sharona and the work she does in Antarctica at WomenInAntarctica.com!

    • 3 min
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    Episode9 - Marianne Okal, GPS Field Engineer

    Episode9 - Marianne Okal, GPS Field Engineer

    Marianne Okal has one of the most interesting jobs in Antarctica. That's because she is a GPS Field Engineer with UNAVCO who gets to work with all kinds of researchers in Antarctica.

    UNAVCO is a non-profit organization that supports and promotes Earth science by advancing high-precision techniques for the measurement and understanding of the Earth's crustal deformation. UNAVCO is also involved in supporting public and community education.

    Learn more at the UNAVCO website: http://www.unavco.org/unavco.html

    • 2 min
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    Episode8 - Shakira Brown-Petit, Teacher in Antarctica

    Episode8 - Shakira Brown-Petit, Teacher in Antarctica

    Shakira Brown-Petit is a middle school science teacher from the Harlem Children's Zone Promise Academy. She traveled to a remote Antarctic field camp called Offshore New Harbor to work as an educator doing webcasts and video conferences with students back in the U.S.

    • 4 min
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    Episode7 - Antarctica Conservators Restoring Shackleton's Historic Hut

    Episode7 - Antarctica Conservators Restoring Shackleton's Historic Hut

    Filmed on location at the historic Shackleton Hut at Cape Royds, Antarctica, this video portrait features Antarctic Heritage Trust (New Zealand) conservators discussing their work caring for and restoring the historic huts of Antarctica.

    • 5 min

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