Hello there everyone ! I am very happy to announce that Ocean Optics has come on board and will be helping me in this expedition with the amazing Jaz Spectrometer. The equipment will be used to take detail spectra measurments in the Antarctic Surface as well as measurements of different ice spectra of reflectivity, absorption and therefore transmission.

Hopefully, this equipment will also help with the sunscreen experiments which are still under development due to their very delicate and difficult nature.

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Hello there everyone !! There are many things happening during the month of August. In fact much has already happened. I have just become involved with The Ogden Trust, a physics education charity. They have agreed to support me in this expedition, which is amazing ! Thanks a lot !

 In another front, I am just about to complete my Masters dissertation on Higher Education admissions policy. Still have a bit of editing to do, and must hand in before 1st of september, so fingers crossed !

I am currently on holidays from school, but I will be arranging an e-bay auction of some stuff I have here at home to raise money to the expedition. Please, if you are interested in any of the products, please bid !!

Still working on some school stuff as well ! Gotta be ready for september ! Oh, and the fitness training has already started !!!

Regards to all of you

Russ