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Professor of Biology and Oceanography Dr. Marianne E. McNamara will highlight the adventures of conducting research on and living aboard an icebreaker at the bottom of the world. Find out how scientists work (and play) in this harsh, remote but beautiful setting. Enjoy breathtaking photography while Dr. McNamara describes traveling in 60-foot seas, working in subzero temperatures under 24 hours of daylight and encountering the locals (seals, whales, and penguins)!