Tag: University of Canterbury
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Ian Hawes, University of Canterbury – Mapping Ice Algae with Underwater Drones
Ian Hawes and his team have a very hard job. Along with colleagues from Aarhus University and the University of Tasmania, the University of Canterbury lecturer is using underwater drones to map ice algae in Antarctica. Ian Hawes has been involved in polar science, both Arctic and Antarctic, for more than 30 years and currently…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2015.02.16)
Monday, February 16 Ronald Mallett of UCONN celebrates the 100th anniversary of the Einstein’s Theory of General Relativity by exploring the possibility of time travel. Tuesday, February 17 Ian Hawes of The University of Canterbury profiles the work of his team as they survey the bottom of glaciers using underwater drones. Wednesday, February 18 Tuft…