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#41: Antarctic Expertise: ‘Explorer’ has helped shape, advance cold regions engineering

#41: Antarctic Expertise: ‘Explorer’ has helped shape, advance cold regions engineering

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 George Blaisdell’s career is one for the record books. His contributions to engineering in one of the world’s most inhospitable environments are legendary, but for a man with more than 30 trips to Antarctica, the work is far from over. Today’s guest is Blaisdell, a research civil engineer with ERDC’s Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory. We discuss the importance of a constant engineering and research presence in the Antarctic and Blaisdell’s lasting impact on that continent through a variety of leadership roles for ERDC and the National Science Foundation. Among his many recognitions, Blaisdell was recently accepted into the prestigious Explorers Club, whose members include Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay, the first to reach the top of Mount Everest, and Neil Armstrong, the first to walk on the moon. Watch a video of this podcast on our website at PowerofERDCpodcast.org/41-antarctic-expertise_video. For additional information, visit PowerofERDCpodcast.org/41-antarctic-expertise_resources.
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