Brandon Gillette
About
Occupation:
Teacher
Organization:
University of Kansas and the Center for Remote Sensing of Ice Sheets (CReSIS)
Brandon Gillette completed his undergraduate work at the University of Kansas in 2004 and his Masters of Education in 2006. For the past five years, he has taught junior high school and high school science in Olathe, Kansas. Mr. Gillette first worked with CReSIS in 2007-2008 as part of the PolarTREC program, partnering with scientists to spend five weeks in Antarctica as part of the Antarctica Ice Sheet Studies Expedition.
Mr. Gillette recently joined the Center for Remote Sensing of Ice Sheets (CReSIS) and has returned to the University of Kansas as an education graduate research assistant where he has begun work on a PhD in geography and environmental science with an emphasis in GIS and remote sensing. He enjoys spending his free time with his wife and dog, traveling, and playing recreational sports, and will be running his first marathon in October 2010!
Brandon Gillette's Content
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February 5, 2011 No beverage service. . . |
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December 1, 2010 On the way home. . . |
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November 25, 2010 Flights canceled. . . |
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November 23, 2010 Quick update. . . |
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November 19, 2010 FLYING! |
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November 16, 2010 Grounded. . . |
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November 14, 2010 Crevasse Training |
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November 14, 2010 NY Times Article |
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November 13, 2010 Silence . . . |
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November 12, 2010 Finally some leisure, followed by more work |
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| How Much Data is Enough? | Lesson | 21 February 2013 | |
| Interactive Sea Level Rise Maps | Web Link | 20 February 2013 | |
| PolarTREC 2007 - WAIS Divide | Web Link | 28 November 2011 | |
| Amazing Antarctic Video! | Web Link | 28 November 2011 | |
| Join the Journey! PolarTREC 2007 | Video | 28 November 2011 | |
| Staying Warm in Antarctica! | Lesson | 15 October 2011 | |
| Science Teacher Prepares for Polar Expedition | Article | 28 January 2011 |
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A familiar look . . . |
CReSIS Greenland Ice Sheet Studies | May 29, 2009 - 6:32am |
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WAIS! |
Antarctic Weather Stations | January 27, 2008 - 8:52am |
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Amazing Photos! |
Oden Antarctic Expedition 07 | January 1, 2008 - 8:59pm |
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Happy New Year! |
Antarctic Weather Stations | January 1, 2008 - 8:52pm |
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City Champs! |
Antarctic Ice Sheet Studies | December 17, 2007 - 5:24pm |
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Some trials with Google Earth |
Antarctic Ice Sheet Studies | November 22, 2007 - 7:48am |
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A little bit of frostbite |
Antarctic Undersea ROV | October 31, 2007 - 2:54pm |
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Photos! |
Antarctic Undersea ROV | October 18, 2007 - 8:32am |
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AMAZING! |
Antarctic Undersea ROV | October 5, 2007 - 9:57am |
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Good Luck! |
Kuril Islands Biocomplexity | July 8, 2007 - 7:44am |
Hi Janet,
I was able to meet up with Heidi a few times while she was waiting to head out to WAIS. Those of us that left early actually missed Thanksgiving altogether. They didn't celebrate Thanksgiving dinner in McMurdo until Saturday, and we left on Friday, arriving back in the states...{read more}
Michael,
There is a greenhouse here in McMurdo. We have yet to visit it to this point, but actually hope to make it up there this afternoon. Three of our team members are scheduled to fly north today so we may not make it. However, have no fear, five of us are back in February and we'...{read more}
Hi Michael! Great to hear from you!
Satellite and remote sensing estimates have Byrd Glacier moving approximately 800 meters per year. This is actually quite fast, though not nearly as fast as some of the glaciers in Greenland. There have not been long terms studies done on Byrd so it...{read more}
Lollie,
Great to hear from you and thank you for the well wishes. We've been frantically getting cargo loaded, transported and into the system for proper deployment into the field which should take place on Monday. We did just receive a bit of disheartening news; two of the three...{read more}
Hi Janet!
Thanks for the note! I couldn't be more excited! After being gone 5 weeks last time, and over the holidays, I will admit I got a little homesick. As soon as I got home, I started asking myself, how do I get back?! The answer for me was to go back to school and find some...{read more}
Janet, make sure you check the photos now!
Mark, excellent photos of the Yukon Quest finish! Great action shots! I'm looking forward to reading about your adventures!
~Brandon
{read more}Hi Sam! We took a variety of vehicles onto the ice from regular vans with some extra large wheels to 'Ivan' the Terra Bus, Piston Bully's, snow mobiles, pickup trucks and probably others.
We also did have the "Big Red" parkas and the blue FDX boots. We used those over the...{read more}
The explosives are used to send shockwaves through the ice to help give us a profile of what the subsurface of the ice looks like. If we know what the bed looks like under the ice we can start to determine how the ice moves. This is extremely important when looking things like sea level rise...{read more}
Hey Sam,
I am in the process of putting up some pictures from the end of the trip and some of the sights around McMurdo related to past explorations of the continent. There are numerous signs and 'monuments' to the early explorers.
As far as food goes we really ate pretty well. ...{read more}
Great to see you and talk with you during our 15 minute shuttle ride to the airport and CDC. I take it everything went well?! I hope you made it to the ice. I will make sure to check in, things have just been a little busy since I arrived back. Take care and I'll be in touch!
Happy...{read more}