Big congratulations to Chris Halsted, whose first PhD paper was just published in Geosciences! His paper investigates whether the 26Al/10Be surface production ratio varies over latitude and elevation, using a ton (!!!) of existing data from the ICE-D database. He has another similar paper, using new measurements from around the world, forthcoming. 
We’re happy to be welcoming Jason Drebber aboard the UVM Cosmo Team. Jason is a senior undergrad here and working on an independent project trying to constrain the timing and rate of Laurentide Ice Sheet retreat in New England. He has been working on quartz prep for months, and we just started his first batch of Be extractions in the clean lab yesterday!
Photo credit: Chris Halsted
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Can anyone guess what Paul is doing in this photo? Hint: it involves some VERY ancient ice… 
Another view of documentary filming in the lab! This documentary will focus on the history of climate change science; stay tuned for more details forthcoming. Here, Drew is describing our Be/Al extraction process to the Director.
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Check out that ice!! We recently had the pleasure of hosting a documentary film crew in the lab. The documentary will focus on the history of climate change science; stay tuned for more details forthcoming. Here, Drew is showing off a piece of the Camp Century ice core- 102 meters depth!
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Paul has gotten into Greenland history lately… and specifically the history of military and scientific endeavors at Camp Century and the adjacent Thule Air Base. You can find this article, written by Paul, on The Conversation. It’s currently featured on their home page! Stay tuned for more details on a new book (!!!) from Paul that will explore some of these topics as well. 
Calibration curves on the ICP! Yesterday we tested the purity of 16 quartz samples from the Pioneer Mountains in Montana. We analyze 8 elements to assess if our quartz is sufficiently clean: Al, Be, Ca, Fe, K, Mg, Na, and Ti. The outcome? 15 samples are ready to move on to the clean lab, and only one needs a bit of additional work.
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It has been a VERY busy stretch in the mineral separation lab the past two weeks. Will and Mana, who are visiting from University of Montana Western, have isolated quartz from 30 (!!!) samples targeted at understanding glacier history in the Pioneer Mountains. The moment of truth will come on Wednesday, when we test the purity of the quartz they’ve prepared.
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Summer undergrad visitors are here! Will and Mana from University of Montana Western will be with us for most of the summer, preparing samples targeted at understanding Montana glacial history. Here, Chris is helping them learn methods in the mineral separation lab.
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