What are we doing in Greenland??
Frances Bryson
March 8, 2026
This is the second year of our project supported by NASA (PI Schmidt, Co-Is Washam, Meister, Bryson, Lein & Girguis) called SSHOWUP: Sample Selection and
Life Under The Ice
ICEFIN | FIELD UPDATES | PROJECTS
Welcome (back) to Pituffik!
Frances Bryson
March 3, 2026
Have you ever had your flight delayed 24 hours? In polar work, it’s not uncommon. Despite this initial setback, the team has finally made it
First Week Clarity and the Blur Ever Since
Veronica Hegelein
March 27, 2025
I stayed awake for a majority of the 6 hour overnight flight from Baltimore, Maryland to Pituffik Space Base, anxious for the moment I would
Guess Who SSHOWed UP in Greenland? My First Weeks of Snowmobiles, Sea Ice, and Science!
Jorge Coppin-Massanet
March 16, 2025
Greetings from the Top of the World! I’m Jorge Coppin-Massanet, a PhD student with the Cornell/NASA SSHOW UP team. My research focuses on developing advanced
Nature: Heterogeneous melting near the Thwaites Glacier grounding line
Peter Washam
February 15, 2023
View the full article in Nature In late 2019 and early 2020, the MELT team took Icefin beneath Thwaites Glacier (sometimes unfortunately referred to as
Pingo STARR: 2021 Mid-Field Season Update
Michelle Babcock
April 5, 2021
Pingo STARR is a NASA-funded program exploring ice-cored hills in the Arctic Tundra called pingos. These hills form from freezing ground water, forming a massive