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SUMMARY:Subglacial Lake Ellsworth - Prof Martin Siegert\, University of Ed
 inburgh
DTSTART:20131203T200000Z
DTEND:20131203T211500Z
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CONTACT:Adam
DESCRIPTION:In “Subglacial Lake Ellsworth”\, Prof Siegert will present
  the search for life in the extreme environment of the titular lake. He wi
 ll discuss the pitfalls he and his team encountered and reflect on the les
 sons drawn from these\, concluding with an assessment on potential ways fo
 rward for the programme.\n\nMartin Siegert is Professor of Geosciences at 
 the University of Bristol and Principal Investigator of the NERC Lake Ells
 worth Consortium\, involving 8 UK Universities and 2 research centres. He 
 was previously Head of GeoSciences and Assistant Principal at the Universi
 ty of Edinburgh and has been a UK Delegate to the Scientific Committee on 
 Antarctic Research. His research involves the use of ice penetrating radio
 -echo sounding to uncover the landscape beneath the Antarctic ice\, and it
  was through this technique that he identified and mapped Subglacial Lake 
 Ellsworth (one of nearly 400 known sub ice lakes). He was awarded the 2013
  Martha T Muse Prize in Antarctic Science and Policy.\n\nEveryone is welco
 me. Free for members\, £2 for non-members. Followed by refreshments (that
  means smoothies\, cheese and grapes!).
LOCATION:Department of Pharmacology Lecture Theatre\, Tennis Court Road
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