Last Message of the Season
Checking our mailboxes this morning, we were surprised to find an email from Alain Hubert. Due to degrading weather conditions, the shut-down of the station and the departure of all…
News from Antarctica
Interested in what's happening down at Princess Elisabeth? News from the field are posted here regularily to keep you updated about what's going on.
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Kristof Soete: A Mechanic’s Perspective
Kristof Soete, who has been a key member of the BELARE team for five consecutive seasons, offers a glimpse into life as a mechanic at PEA.
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Last Week at Princess Elisabeth
Time flies when you are busy! We have just entered the last week of the 2011-2012 season at Princess Elisabeth. Yet there is still so much to be done before…
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Elie Verleyen: Antarctica Through the Microscope
Former InBev-Baillet Latour laureate Elie Verleyn returned to Antarctica this year to do some work for BELDIVA (Belgian Microbial Diversity Project in Antarctica). Biologists are trying to get a better…
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Preparing the Station for Overwintering
Without a station in good working order, scientific research cannot take place. Our technical team has been very busy preparing the station and equipment for next season.
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Microbiology in a Climate Change Context
Elie Verleyen is back in Antarctica in the framework of the BELDIVA project. Part of his mission is to check upon and collect data from the open top chambers installed…
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Installing and Testing a Seismometer
Three Belgian Scientists arrived with the last team rotation of the season. During the last few days, we have been working with one of the scientists involved in the GIANT-LISSA…
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Nighat Amin: Taking Snow Measurements for Scientists
Nighat "Gigi" Amin details the International Polar Foundation’s participation in GLACIOCLIM-SAMBA, an Antarctic project coordinated by the Laboratoire de Glaciologie et Géophysique de l'Environnement (LGGE) in…
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Karel Moerman on Radio Communications at PEA
A trained electrician with 12 years of experience, Karel Moerman handles radio communications in addition to his primary job of maintaining the electrical systems at PEA.
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Andreas Läufer: Studying Antarctica’s Geological History
Geologist Dr. Andreas Läufer and his colleagues from the German Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR) have just finished their second season at PEA. This year,…