George Blaisdell, a research civil engineering with ERDC’s Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory, has traveled to Antarctica more than 30 times, conducting critical research that has advanced cold regions engineering.
After time with the National Science Foundation, Blaisdell has returned to ERDC to continue his work and exploration of the southern continent.
For more information, email erdcinfo@usace.army.mil.
Here are several other links and information:
- Engineers build runway in Antarctica
- VIDEO – The first landing and takeoff of a wheeled and fully-loaded C-17 on the then-new Phoenix Runway
- Blaisdell’s Antarctic accomplishments earns him a spot in The Explorers Club
- The U.S. Board on Geographic Names’ summary in naming a geographic formation in Antarctica in honor of Blaisdell
- An article co-authored by Blaisdell titled “Expedient Sea Ice Infrastructure in a Cold Environment”
- A technical report co-authored by Blaisdell for the National Science Foundation Office of Polar Programs, Antarctic, Infrastructure and Logistics, titled “Concept for Artificial Freezing of Sea Ice at Winter Quarters Bay, Antarctica”
