WEBINAR

 Polarquest2021-SaveTheWhite Expedition – presentation for the American Physical Society International Forum – Series PhysicsMatters 

The Polarquest2021: Save the Arctic White expedition team set out on 31 July 2021 aboard the Italian flag steel cutter Best Explorer. The vessel was crewed by a diverse team of researchers, science communicators and sailors, all carrying out valuable scientific investigation about the Arctic environment and the impact of human activity on its fragile ecosystems. The expedition crossed the 80th parallel North, into uncharted waters in the Northeast of the Svalbard archipelago. The team carried out first-of-a-kind mapping by air and sea, giving testimony to the state of the Arctic environment in the northernmost regions of Svalbard. Sonar and drone mappings, sampled environmental DNA (e-DNA) have measured the impact of climate change on biodiversity and are now being analysed. Biographies:
Paola Catapano: Polarquest2021 project leader. Paola Catapano heads the CERN Editorial content production. She is an internationally recognized expert in science communication and technology, multilingual science journalist, author, and presenter of television. She is an arctic and antarctic reporter, Polarquest2018 and Polarquest2021 project manager.

Kevin Monneron: Polarquest2021 Engineer and Diver. Kevin Monneron is an engineer with a passion for adventure, a free diver and the scientific and technical support of the expedition’s scientific programme.

Mike Struik: Polarquest2021 Technical Coordinator & Aerial photographer. Mike Struik is an aeronautical engineer, adventure photographer, arctic reporter, delta and drone pilot

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