Friday and Weekend, February 1 - 3, 2013
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During December testing of the drill near McMurdo Station, Frank Rack explains the operation of the drill's UV collar used ot decontaminate hoses and cables to be deployed downhole. Rack is executive director of the Antarctic Geologic Drilling (ANDRILL) Science Management Office and associate professor of Earth and atmospheric sciences at UNL. (Photo: Peter West, NSF)
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An image of the inside of the WISSARD borehole. (Photo courtesty the Whillans Ice Stream Subglacial Access Research Drilling Project)
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An image from the 625-mile, 14-day traverse from McMurdo Station to the Lake Whillans drill site.
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Heater Pump Unit 1 of the WISSARD hot-water drill system with four Alkota pressure-washer systems installed. The exhaust is vented through the roof of the container.
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Heater Pump Unit 2 has two of the six Alkota pressure-washer systems that each provide hot-water at the rate of 12 gallons per minute at a temperature of 90 degrees Centigrade (194 degrees Fahrenheit) and pressure of 2,000 pounds per square inch. They are mounted in a 40-foot-long container with water and fuel manifolds arranged along the back wall.
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Ground-level photo of the Lake Whillans drill site.
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Aerial view of the Lake Whillans drill site.
UNL's hot-water drill first to reach subglacial lake
For the first time, a team of scientists and engineers has succeeded in drilling through the Antarctic ice sheet to reach a subglacial lake, and it was accomplished with a hot-water drill system designed and manufactured at UNL.
The National Science Foundation-funded team drilled a 30-centimeter-diameter hole through one-half mile of ice to reach Lake Whillans to retrieve water and sediment samples that have been isolated from direct contact with the atmosphere for many thousands of years. The interdisciplinary Whillans Ice Stream Subglacial Access Research Drilling (WISSARD) project broke through to the lake on Jan. 28 local time (Jan. 27 in the United States; U.S. operations in Antarctica keep New Zealand time). Read more about this discovery in Today@UNL.
Barbara' movie talk is Sunday
The Cold War thriller "Barbara," directed by Christian Petzold and starring Nina Hoss, opens today at the Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts center. A movie talk about the film will be at 2:15 p.m. Feb. 3 with speakers Marco Abel and H. Peter Reinkordt. The French drama "Rust and Bone" continues for a second week.
"Barbara" is rated PG-13, "Rust and Bone" is rated R. Both films play through Feb. 7. Read more about these films on the Ross website.
CITY CAMPUS WAREHOUSE, SAT 7:30AM
Surplus auction is Saturday
The next UNL surplus inventory auction is 9 a.m. Feb. 2 in the City Campus warehouse, 900 N. 22nd St. Doors open at 7:30 a.m. for viewing. The auction, which is open to the public, closes at 4 p.m.
The auction sale bill is available for download at the Inventory website. For more information, go to the SIFE website or call 402-472-2085.
Simien and the Zydeco Experience Friday at the Lied
The Lied Center for Performing Arts will present Terrance Simien and the Zydeco Experience at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 1.
Tickets start at $18 for adults and $9 for youth and are available at the Lied Center box office, the Lied Center website or 402-472-4747. Read more about this performance in Today@UNL.
GREAT PLAINS ART MUSEUM, FRI 5PM
Conservationists promise to save Plains in 3 minutes
The University of Nebraska's Center for Great Plains Studies and The Nature Conservancy are combining to host "Conservation Jam" on Feb. 1, in the center's Great Plains Art Museum.
The jam is a speed-presentation format, with each speaker getting three minutes. It will be followed by an informal reception where attendees will have time to collect information, chat with the presenters, and ask questions. A First Friday event, the jam is free and open to the public and begins at 5:30 p.m. The museum's doors open at 5 p.m. and snacks will be provided. Read more about this event in Today@UNL.
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'Dinosaurs and Disasters' is Saturday at Morrill Hall
The ninth-annual "Dinosaurs and Disasters" event is 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Feb. 2, at the University of Nebraska State Museum of Natural History in Morrill Hall.
"Dinosaurs and Disasters" is an Earth science learning event hosted by the State Museum and the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences. Regular museum admission will be charged. Admission is free for UNL faculty, staff, students and immediate family (with a valid NCard). Parking is free in front of the museum. Read more about Dinosaurs and Disasters in Today@UNL.
Lectures
NEBRASKA EAST UNION, FRI 2PMBig Ideas Seminar Series, "Advancements in Plant Recognition and Identification Technology"
Lie Tang, Iowa State University
Geography General Seminar, "The Nebraska GIS Council"
Nathan Watermeier, GIS manager for the Office of the Nebraska Chief Information Officer,
Nebraska Center for Materials and Nanoscience/Physics and Astronomy Seminar, "Flexoelectricity in Solids"
Aleander Tagantsev, EPFL Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Luasanne, Switzerland
Chemistry Colloquium, "The Chemistry of Coinage Metal Precursors for Atomic Layer Deposition"
Sean T. Barry, Carleton University
UNL.edu now formatted for all devices
The Internet and Interactive Media group of University Communications and Information Services has concluded the first phase in its effort to provide full support to all devices - desktops, laptops, smartphones and tablets - by implementing a suite of web technologies collectively known as 'responsive design.' Recently, the internal and external homepages were re-launched as 'responsive' designs.
You can see the effects of responsive design in your desktop browser by simply re-sizing your browser window (the page will reformat as the window is narrowed), or by viewing on your tablet or smartphone. Please use the 'feedback' links at the bottom of the page if you would like to let us know of any issues. Thank you.
