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Ice Bits Newsletter

2024 Summer

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Topics:

IDP Supports a Busy Arctic Season
IDP Receives NSF Award to Continue Operations
Indigenous Climate Exchange - Traditional Ecological Knowledge (ICE TEK)
2024-2034 Long Range Science and Long Range Drilling Technology Plans Updated
Portal to Ice Drilling Technology Documents
Acknowledgment of IDP in Publications
Stay Connected with IDP

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2024 Spring

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Topics:

New 700 Drill System Ready for Action
IDP Education and Outreach Climate of HOPE Conference for Teachers
All Episodes Now Available - Sea Level Rise and Thwaites Glacier: Vital Signs of the Doomsday Glacier
2024 Spring/Summer Fieldwork
Science Advisory Board 2024 Meeting
Ice Core Working Group 2024 Meeting
2nd RAID Science Planning Workshop
Stay Connected with IDP
Ice Drilling Support for NSF Polar Proposals

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2023/24 Winter

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Topics:

IDP Completes Support of 2023-2024 Antarctic Field Season
Drill Development and Maintenance/Upgrade News
IDP Education and Public Outreach Workshops Increase Impact
New Virtual Field Lab: Sea Level Rise and Thwaites Glacier: Vital Signs of the Doomsday Glacier
IDP Hosts Successful Town Hall at 2023 AGU Fall Meeting
Stay Connected with IDP
Ice Drilling Support for NSF Polar Proposals

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2023 Fall

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Topics:

Field Support to Antarctic 2023-2024 Projects
Drill Development and Maintenance/Upgrade News
AGU Town Hall: Scientific Drilling in the Polar Regions
Englacial and Subglacial Access Working Group (ESAWG)
IDP at the 2023 AGU Fall Meeting
New IDP Virtual Field Lab at AGU 2023 Fall Meeting
Registration Now Open for Climate of HOPE Conference
School of Ice Applications for COLDEX Workshop
Collaboration Between Women Helps Close the Gender Gap in Ice Core Science
Announcing 3rd US Ice Core Open Science Meeting
ICECReW 1.5-day workshop before US Ice Core Open Science Meeting
Stay Connected with IDP
Ice Drilling Support for NSF Polar Proposals

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2023 Summer

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Topics:

Arctic Fieldwork Back in Full Swing
New 700 Drill Takes Shape
IDP Welcomes New Mechanical Engineer Andrew Haala
Climate of H.O.P.E. (How Our Planet is Evolving) Conference
IDP Holds Successful School of Ice at Dartmouth
IDP Train the Trainers Workshop Extends the Reach of IDP Resources
2023-2033 Long Range Science and Long Range Drilling Technology Plans Updated
Stay Connected with IDP
Ice Drilling Support for NSF Polar Proposals

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2023 Spring

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Topics:

Successful IDP Technical Assistance Board Meeting Held in Madison
Drill Maintenance and Testing in Full Swing at IDP-WI
IDP EO Planning Two Summer Workshops and Hires New EO Specialist
2023 Spring/Summer Fieldwork
Science Advisory Board 2023 Meeting
Ice Core Working Group 2023 Meeting
Stay Connected with IDP
Ice Drilling Support for NSF Polar Proposals

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2022/23 Winter

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Topics:

IDP Returns to Antarctica!
Two New Virtual Field Labs – Climate Warnings from Alaska and Comparing Climate Change Past and Present
IDP Letter of Support for Pre-proposal Concept Outlines for USAP Antarctic Fieldwork
IDP Policy for Acknowledgements
Stay Connected with IDP
Ice Drilling Support for NSF Polar Proposals

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2022 Fall

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Topics:

2022 Arctic, Peru, and North American Fieldwork Completed
Field Support to Antarctic 2022-2023 Projects
Ice Core Articles for Undergraduate Students and Ice Core-Adjacent Researchers
School of Ice 2023 Workshop
IDP Education Resources Selected for Inclusion in CLEAN
Center for Oldest Ice Exploration (COLDEX) REU Program
Ice Core Sessions at AGU Fall Meeting
Stay Connected with IDP
Acknowledgment of IDP in Publications
Ice Drilling Support for NSF Polar Proposals

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2022 Summer

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Topics:

ASIG Drill Departs Madison for Upcoming GreenDrill Project
Equipment Testing in Full Swing
IDP Welcomes New Field Support Manager Jess Ackerman
IDP Ice Drilling Community Survey
2022-2032 Long Range Science and Long Range Drilling Technology Plans Updated
IDP Education and Public Outreach Update Summer 2022
Stay Connected with IDP
Acknowledgment of IDP in Publications
Ice Drilling Support for NSF Polar Proposals

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2022 Spring

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Topics:

IDP Welcomes Two New Mechanical Engineers
Current and Upcoming Field Support
IDP Education and Public Outreach Update Spring 2022
Basal Access and Sampling Feasibility Study – New White Paper from IDP
Ice Core Working Group 2022 Meeting
Science Advisory Board 2022 Meeting
Stay Connected with IDP
Acknowledgment of IDP in Publications
Ice Drilling Support for NSF Polar Proposals

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2021/22 Winter

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Topics:

Cold Wisconsin Winter and a Local Lake Enable Drill Testing and Training
IDP Successfully Tests New Fusion Welder System for Borehole Casing
700 Drill Fabrication Approved
IDP Hires New Electrical Engineer and Seeks a New Field Support Manager and Mechanical Engineer(s)
Announcing School of Ice - Summer 2022
Save the Date - US Ice Core Open Science Meeting, May 24-26, 2022
Stay Connected with IDP
Acknowledgment of IDP in Publications
Ice Drilling Support for NSF Polar Proposals

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2021 Fall

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Topics:

IDP Education and Outreach Resources
AGU Town Hall (Online Only): Scientific Drilling in the Polar Regions
Mark Twickler Retires After 35+ Years Involved in Ice Drilling
IDP-WI Equipment Development and Maintenance Update
IDP's Library – A Portal to Ice Drilling Technology Documents
International Partnerships in Ice Core Sciences (IPICS) 3rd Open Science Conference
Stay Connected with IDP
Acknowledgment of IDP in Publications
Ice Drilling Support for NSF Polar Proposals

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2021 Summer

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Topics:

2021-2031 Long Range Science and Long Range Drilling Technology Plans Updated
Successful School of Ice Held at Oregon State University
700 Drill Detailed Design Progress
Ice Core Early Career Researchers Workshop (ICECReW)
Presentations Available - U.S. Science Traverses on the Greenland Ice Sheet: a Planning Workshop
DISC Drill - Survey of Community Interest
Science Requirements: Replicate Coring for the Foro 3000 Drill
Acknowledgment of IDP in Publications
Ice Drilling Support for NSF Polar Proposals

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2021 Spring

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Topics:

Beneficial Drill System Testing and Operator Training Conducted near Madison, WI
Science Advisory Board 2021 Meeting
Ice Core Working Group 2021 Meeting
Request for Community Input — DRAFT 2021 Long Range Science Plan
IDP Education and Public Outreach Update Spring 2021
U.S. Scientific Traverses on the Greenland Ice Sheet: a Planning Workshop
Acknowledgment of IDP in Publications
Ice Drilling Support for NSF Polar Proposals

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2020 Winter

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Topics:

COVID-19 Pandemic Postpones Fieldwork but Allows for Beneficial Development, Maintenance and Upgrade Work
700 Drill
Innovative Virtual Field Labs Offer New Participatory Experiences for Online Learning
School of Ice 2021
IDP Science Advisory Board Meeting March 18-19, 2021 and Call for Input into the Long Range Science Plan
Early Career Travel Grant Opportunity for the 2021 IPICS & ICYS meeting
Hercules Dome Ice Core Project: Community Workshop and Webinar Events
ICYS International Ice Core Seminar Series
Acknowledgment of IDP in Publications
Ice Drilling Support for NSF Polar Proposals

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2020 Fall

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Topics:

AGU Town Hall: Scientific Drilling in the Polar Regions
Early Career Travel Grant Opportunity for the 2021 IPICS & ICYS meeting
Ice Drilling Support for NSF Polar Proposals

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2020 Summer

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Topics:

2020-2030 Long Range Science and Long Range Drilling Technology Plans Updated
2020 Ice Core Working Group White Papers
2020 Science Advisory Board (SAB) Meeting and SAB Rotations
IDP-WI Refocuses on Development and Maintenance Work Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
COVID-19 Transformed 2020 School of Ice is Successfully Executed
Acknowledgment of IDP in Publications
Ice Drilling Support for NSF Polar Proposals

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2020 Spring

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Topics:

IDP Hires New Field Support Manager and New Mechanical Engineer
Ice Core Working Group (ICWG) Community Planning Workshop
School of Ice Transitions to Virtual Workshop Format
Teacher Activities Highlighting Ice Science and Engineering
Request for Community Input - Draft 2020 Long Range Science Plan
Acknowledgment of IDP in Publications
Ice Drilling Support for NSF Polar Proposals

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2019 Winter

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Topics:

IDP Supports a Successful 2019/20 Antarctic Field Season
IDP Active Engagement at AGU Fall Meeting
Early Career Travel Opportunity for the IPICS & ICYS Meeting
IDP Ice Core Science Community Planning Workshop
Call for Input – Long Range Science Plan 2020-2029
Acknowledgment of IDP in Publications
Ice Drilling Support for NSF Polar Proposals

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2019 Fall

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Topics:

Connect with IDP at the 2019 AGU Fall Meeting!
2019 Arctic Field Season Support Completed
Field Support to Antarctic 2019-2020 Projects
Field Support to Northern Hemisphere Winter/Spring 2019-2020 Projects
International Partnerships in Ice Core Sciences 3rd Open Science Conference – Ice Core Science at the three Poles
Save the Date! IDP Ice Core Working Group Community Planning Workshop April 2-3, 2020
Ice Drilling Support for NSF Polar Proposals

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2019 Summer

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Topics:

Beneficial Proof-of-Concept Testing Conducted in Alaska
Foro 3000 Fabrication Underway
2019 IDP School of Ice Workshop
IDP Education and Outreach at TEDxMileHigh Summer Event
2019-2029 Long Range Science and Long Range Drilling Technology Plans Updated
Ice Drilling Support for NSF Polar Proposals

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2019 Spring

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Topics:

Beneficial Testing Opportunities Conducted Near Madison, WI
Field Support to 2019 Arctic Projects
IDP Subglacial Access Working Group Science Planning Workshop
Education and Public Outreach (2019 Spring)
The MECC and Other Antarctic Cargo Returns
Ice Drilling Support for NSF Polar Proposals

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2018 Winter

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Topics:

Successful Support of 2018-2019 Antarctic Law Dome Project
Successful Support of 2018-2019 Antarctic RAID Project
Subglacial Access Science Planning Workshop: March 29-30, 2019
Call for Input - Long Range Science Plan
Education and Outreach Update (2018 Winter)
IDP Hosts Successful Town Hall at AGU Fall Meeting
Acknowledgment of IDP in Publications
Ice Drilling Support for NSF Polar Proposals

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2018 Fall

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Topics:

AGU Town Hall 2018: Scientific Drilling in the Polar Regions
2018 Arctic Field Season Support Completed
Field Support to Antarctic 2018-2019 Projects
Subglacial Access Science Planning Workshop: March 29-30, 2019
Education and Outreach Update (2018 Fall)
Ice Drilling Support for NSF Polar Proposals

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2018 Summer

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Topics:

Rapid Air Movement (RAM) Drill Test Completed at Raven Camp in Greenland
Antarctic Cargo Preparation Commences for Law Dome Project
Equipment Updates (2018 Summer)
2018 School of Ice
IDPO Education and Outreach at POLAR2018
2018-2028 Long Range Science and Long Range Drilling Technology Plans Updated
Ice Drilling Support for NSF Polar Proposals

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2018 Spring

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Rapid Air Movement Drill Upgrades in Full Swing at IDDO
Field Support to 2018 Arctic Projects
2018 Technical Advisory Board Meeting
Equipment Updates (2018 Spring)
IDPO Education and Public Outreach Workshops at NSTA

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2017 Winter

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IDDO Completes Support of 2017-2018 Antarctic Season
IDPO Ice Core Working Group Tackles Science-Technology Tradeoffs
Equipment Updates (2017 Winter)
IDPO Hosts Successful Town Hall at AGU Fall Meeting
Antarctic Science Generates Enthusiasm at an IDPO Education and Public Outreach Event at Rutgers University
Call for Input - Long Range Science Plan
Ice Drilling Support for NSF Polar Proposals

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2017 Fall

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Topics:

Sediment Laden Lake Ice Drill and Stampfli Drill Now Ready for PI Use
Field Support to Antarctic 2017-2018 Projects
Scientific Drilling in the Polar Regions AGU 2017 Town Hall Meeting
Announcing new IDPO Education and Outreach Website
Announcing School of Ice 2018
Requesting Ice Drilling Support (2017 Fall)

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2017 Summer

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Topics:

IDDO Welcomes New Mechanical Engineer/Project Manager
IDDO Finishes Successful 2017 Arctic Field Season
Equipment Development (2017 Summer)
2017-2027 Long Range Science and Long Range Drilling Technology Plans Updated
School of Ice Development Program Successfully Held at Dartmouth College
NAAEE Outreach Event
Dr. Julie Palais Awarded Richardson Medal
Charles Bentley, Pioneering UW-Madison Glaciologist, Dies
Charlie Bentley Commemorative Event

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2017 Spring

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Topics:

IDDO Welcomes New Field Support Manager
Antarctic Cargo Returns to Madison
Field Support to 2017 Arctic Projects
Equipment Development (2017 Spring)
IDPO and IDDO Lead Successful Science Advisory Board and Technical Advisory Board Meetings in Madison, WI
White Papers from the Subglacial Access Science Community Planning Workshop Available
IDPO Involved in Multiple Education and Outreach Events (2017 Spring)
IDDO Driller, Robb Kulin, Selected by NASA to Join the 2017 Astronaut Candidate Class
Requesting Ice Drilling Support (2017 Spring)

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2016 Winter

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Topics:

Successful Deployment of IDDO's Two New Rock Coring Drills
2016-2017 Antarctic Field Season Wraps Up
Equipment Development (2016 Winter)
IDPO Involved in Multiple Education and Outreach Events (2016 Winter)
IDPO Hosts Successful Town Hall at AGU 2016 Fall Meeting
Requesting Ice Drilling Support (2016 Winter)

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2016 Fall

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Topics:

IDDO Equipment On Its Way to Antarctica for 2016-2017 Field Season
Field Support to Antarctic 2016-2017 Projects
Equipment Development (2016 Fall)
Scientific Drilling in the Polar Regions AGU 2016 Town Hall Meeting
Call for Nominations: Science Advisory Board to the U.S. Ice Drilling Program Office
2016 Technical Advisory Board Meeting
Education and Outreach (2016 Fall)
Requesting Ice Drilling Support (2016 Fall)
Field Support to Science Projects (2016 Fall)

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2016 Summer

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Topics:

Winkie Drill System Tested at IDDO Warehouse
IDPO Hosts Successful Subglacial Access Science Community Planning Workshop in Herndon, VA
GreenTrACS Successfully Uses IDDO Hand Auger and Sidewinder to Collect Shallow Ice Cores
Equipment Development (2016 Summer)
2016-2026 Long Range Science and Long Range Drilling Technology Plans Updated
IDPO Involved in Multiple Education and Outreach Events (2016 Summer)
IDDO Field Support Manager Vacancy
Requesting Ice Drilling Support (2016 Summer)

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2016 Spring

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Topics:

ASIG Drill North American Testing Successfully Completed in New Proof of Concept Ice Well
Winkie Drill Development in Full Swing
IDPO Leads Multiple Events at the National Science Teachers Association Conference
Equipment Development (2016 Spring)
IDPO Leads Successful Science Advisory Board Meeting in Arlington, VA
Acknowledgement of IDPO-IDDO in Publications (2016 Spring)
Updated Data Management and Data Reporting Requirements for NSF Division of Polar Programs Research Awards
Requesting Ice Drilling Support (2016 Spring)
Drilling Support to Science Projects (2016 Spring)

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2015 Winter

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Topics:

SPICECORE Drilling Successfully Surpasses Depth Goal!
Successful Support Across Antarctica
Equipment Development (2015 Winter)
IDPO Education and Public Outreach: Linda Morris Retires and Louise Huffman is Hired
April 4, 2016 Deadline for Requesting Ice Drilling Support for NSF Antarctic Research Proposals
Subglacial Access Drilling: IDPO Science Planning Workshop 2016
IDPO Hosts Successful Town Hall at AGU 2015 Fall Meeting

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2015 Fall

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Topics:

Scientific Drilling in the Polar Regions AGU 2015 Town Hall Meeting
Subglacial Access Drilling: IDPO Science Planning Workshop (2015 Fall)
Applications Sought for IDPO's School of Ice 2016
Field Support to Antarctic Projects (2015 Fall)
2015 Technical Advisory Board Meeting

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2015 Summer

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Topics:

Beneficial, User-Identified Upgrades Made to IDDO Small Hot Water Drill
IDPO Launches New Course Targeting Professors at Minority-Serving Institutions
Acknowledgement of IDPO-IDDO in Publications (2015 Summer)
Scientific Field Support (2015 Summer)
Equipment Development (2015 Summer)
2015-2025 Long Range Science and Long Range Drilling Technology Plans Updated
APECS IDPO Webinar
Ice Core Working Group Virtual Meeting
Borehole Logging Working Group Presentation

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2015 Spring

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Topics:

IDDO Receives Minerals Exploration Rig; Enters Exciting New Avenue of Subglacial Rock Coring
Greenland Firn Aquifer Project Battles Tremendous Snowfall
IDDO Continues Collaboration with UW PSL Hot Water Drilling Experts to Make User-Identified Upgrades to Small Hot Water Drills
Beneficial Design Upgrades Continue for 4-Inch 'Foro' Drill
IDPO Advances School of Ice
IDPO Leads Successful 2015 Science Advisory Board Meeting in Arlington, VA
Requesting Ice Drilling Support (2015 Spring)
Drilling Support to Science Projects (2015 Spring)

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2014 Winter

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Topics:

Rewarding Debut of Intermediate Depth Drill at South Pole Station
Continued Success on Taylor Glacier
WAIS Divide Schedule Challenges and Achievements
ASIG Drill Development Project Paves the Way for Subglacial Access
IDPO Hosts Successful Town Hall at AGU 2014 Fall Meeting
Preparations Underway for School of Ice, a Professional Development Course
NSTA Web Seminar – Fire and Ice: Snow Albedo and Our Future

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2014 Fall

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Topics:

Scientific Drilling in the Polar Regions AGU 2014 Town Hall Meeting
Field Support to Antarctic Projects (2014 Fall)
Education and Public Outreach (2014 Fall)
2014 Technical Advisory Board Meeting
Media Kit (2014 Fall)
Field Support to Science Projects (2014 Fall)

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2014 Summer

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Topics:

Long Range Planning Identifies the Direction of Research and Enables Drilling Technology
IDPO Leads Reviews of Two IDDO Drills in Development
Successful Field Test of IDDO's new Intermediate Depth Drill System in Greenland
Cosmogenic Carbon-14 Core Project Successfully Completed Following Early Season Challenges
IDPO Educational Outreach Develops New Interactive Map
New Technology for the Community (2014 Summer)
Construction of the Rapid Access Ice Drill (RAID) Begins!
Don Lebar Retires After Nearly 13 Years as Head of UW-Madison's Ice Drilling Group

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2014 Spring

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Topics:

Changing Seasons for Field Project Support: Wrapping up a Successful Antarctic Season and Readying for a Bustling Arctic Season
New Technology for the Community (2014 Spring)
IDPO Organized Workshop for Future Deep and Intermediate Depth Ice Coring
Don Lebar Announces Retirement
Drilling and Logging Support to Science Projects (2014 Spring)

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2013 Winter

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Topics:

Successful Project Support Amidst an Uncertain Antarctic Field Season
Equipment Development (2013 Winter)
Dartmouth, UNH and UW-Madison Continue Leadership of U.S. Ice Drilling Science and Engineering
Educational Outreach (2013 Winter)

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2013 Fall

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Topics:

Field Support to Antarctic Projects (2013 Fall)
Equipment Development (2013 Fall)
Scientific Drilling in the Polar Regions 2013 Town Hall Meeting
Educational Outreach (2013 Fall)
Field Support to Science Projects (2013 Fall)

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2013 Summer

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Topics:

Scientific Drilling (2013 Summer)
Equipment Development (2013 Summer)
Planning for the Future (2013 Summer)
Educational Outreach (2013 Summer)
Fiscal Challenges Facing the U.S. Antarctic Program — A Message to the U.S. Antarctic Program Research Community
WAIS Divide Ice Core 2013 Science Meeting Reminder
Conference Announcement: International Workshop on Ice Caves, Idaho Falls, USA, August 2014
Drilling Support to Science Projects (2013 Summer)

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2013 Spring

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Topics:

Scientific Drilling (2013 Spring)
Equipment Development (2013 Spring)
Planning for the Future (2013 Spring)
Registration and Abstract Submission Now Open - 7th International Workshop on Ice Drilling Technology
WAIS Divide Ice Core 2013 Science Meeting
New Video on Ice Core Processing
Educational Outreach (2013 Spring)
IDPO/IDDO Media Kit
Drilling Support to Science Projects (2013 Spring)

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2012 Winter

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Topics:

Replicate Coring Ice Drilling Technology is Successful
Intermediate Depth Drill
NSF Press Release on the Completion of Deep Drilling at WAIS Divide, Antarctica
7th International Workshop on Ice Drilling Technology (Reminder)
Deep Logging Winch
IDPO Leads Community Events at AGU
Planning for the Future (2012 Winter)
Drilling Support to Science Projects (2012 Winter)

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2012 Fall

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Topics:

Field Support to Antarctic Projects (2012 Fall)
Future Plans for the DISC Drill
Scientific Drilling in the Polar Regions 2012 Town Hall Meeting
7th International Workshop on Ice Drilling Technology
Intermediate Depth Logging Winch Now Available for Community Use
Educational Outreach (2012 Fall)
Visit Us on Facebook
NSF Solicitation for Ice Coring and Drilling Program for the Office of Polar Programs
U.S. SCAR Office and ANSWER News Digest Move to Ohio State University
South Pole 1500 m Ice Core

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2012 Summer

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Topics:

Replicate Coring System Characterization Testing Underway
Intermediate Depth Drill Starts Taking Shape
Intermediate Depth Logging Winch in Fabrication
Rapid Access Ice Drill
2012 Technical Advisory Board Meeting
GISP2 Borehole Casing
New Drilling Fluid
Change Management Policy
New Outreach Effort
Educational Outreach (2012 Summer)
Ice Drilling Technology Workshop Proceedings

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2012 Spring

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Topics:

2011-2012 Antarctic Field Season Successfully Completed
DISC Drill Replicate Coring Testing
Badger-Eclipse Drill Utilized for Driller Training
New Hand Auger Prototype Tested
Rapid Access Drill Feasibility
Science Advisory Board Working Groups
Educational Outreach (2012 Spring)
Drilling Support to Science Projects (2012 Spring)
U.S. Ice Drilling Program Media Kit

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2011 Winter

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Topics:

Drilling Completed of the WAIS Divide Main Ice Core
Drilling Completed at Taylor Glacier, Antarctica for Study of Ancient Atmospheres
Replicate Coring System (2011 Winter)
Rapid Access Ice Drill (2011 Winter)
Intermediate-Depth Drill (2011 Winter)
Educational Outreach (2011 Winter)
Drilling Support to Science Projects (2011 Winter)

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2011 Fall

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Topics:

Scientific Drilling in the Polar Regions 2011 Town Hall Meeting
Field Support to Antarctic Projects (2011 Fall)
Intermediate-Depth Drill (2011 Fall)
Intermediate-Depth Logging Winch
Rapid Access Ice Drill (RAID)
Replicate Coring System (2011 Fall)
Follow Us on Twitter

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2011 Summer

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Topics:

Overview of Activities (2011 Summer)
Multidisciplinary Science on the Greenland Ice Sheet is Enabled by Agile Ice Core Drills
Interdisciplinary Community Workshop Examines the Future for Ice Coring and Drilling
Education and Outreach (2011 Summer)
IDDO Career Opportunity - Mechanical Engineer(s) Needed!
IPICS 2012 Open Science Conference
Long Range Science Plan 2011-2021 and Long Range Drilling Technology Plan
2011 Technical Advisory Board (TAB) Meeting

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2011 Spring

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Topics:

Overview of Activities (2011 Spring)
Deepest U.S. Ice Core Drilled in West Antarctica
New Drilling Technology Enables Study of Ancient Atmospheres
Unique Ice Drilling Technology Developed for Increased Sampling of Key Events
2011 Long Range Science Plan - Request for Community Input/Comment
2011 Science Planning Workshop Review
Drilling Support to Arctic Field Projects (2011 Spring)

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2010 Winter

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Topics:

2011 Science Planning Workshop
Drilling Support to Science Projects (2010 Winter)
Intermediate-Depth Drill (2010 Winter)
DISC Drill (2010 Winter)
Replicate Coring System (2010 Winter)
Educational Outreach (2010 Winter)

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2010 Fall

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Topics:

Town Hall Meeting at AGU
National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) Outreach
Field Support to Antarctic Projects (2010 Fall)
Replicate Coring System (2010 Fall)
Intermediate-Depth Drill (2010 Fall)

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2010 Summer

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Topics:

Long Range Integrated Planning
Planning Improvements to Agile Drilling
Planning for New Capability
Drilling Shallow Cores
WAIS Divide Deep Ice Core

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2010 Spring

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Topics:

Draft Long Range Science Plan
Update of Field Drilling Support (January - March, 2010)
Development Highlights (January - March, 2010)

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This material is based upon work supported by the U.S. National Science Foundation under Continuing Grant No. 2318480 to Dartmouth, and sub-awards to University of Wisconsin and University of New Hampshire which support the work of the U.S. National Science Foundation Ice Drilling Program (IDP). Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the U.S. National Science Foundation.

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