2023 Spring

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
• Ice Drilling Support for NSF Polar Proposals

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2022-2023 Winter

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
• Ice Drilling Support for NSF Polar Proposals

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2022 Fall

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
• Acknowledgment of IDP in Publications
• Ice Drilling Support for NSF Polar Proposals

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2022 Summer

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
• Acknowledgment of IDP in Publications
• Ice Drilling Support for NSF Polar Proposals

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2022 Spring

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
• Acknowledgment of IDP in Publications
• Ice Drilling Support for NSF Polar Proposals

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2021-2022 Winter

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
• Acknowledgment of IDP in Publications
• Ice Drilling Support for NSF Polar Proposals

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2021 Fall

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
• Acknowledgment of IDP in Publications
• Ice Drilling Support for NSF Polar Proposals

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2021 Summer

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

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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2020-2021 Winter

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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