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Englacial and Subglacial Access Working Group 2025 Meeting

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A virtual meeting of the Englacial and Subglacial Access Working Group (ESAWG) was held on April 9, 2025, to discuss updates to the Long Range Science Plan (LRSP) and other ESAWG business. Discussions included updates from IDP and the NSF Ice Core Facility (NSF-ICF), discussion about an ESAWG white paper, ESAWG priorities for IPY, and ice drilling technology development priorities for the LRSP. The agenda and presentations from the meeting are available on the IDP website.

The members of the ESAWG are:

  • Ryan Venturelli, Chair (Colorado School of Mines)
  • Jason Briner (SUNY Buffalo)
  • Brent Christner (University of Florida)
  • Britney Schmidt (Cornell University)
  • Jeff Severinghaus (Scripps Institution of Oceanography)
  • Heidi Smith (Montana State University)
  • Joseph Talghader (University of Minnesota)

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