Halley Bay - 2003

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Notable events/features of the year

  • First year of operation of the "CASLab" (Clean Air Sampling Laboratory).
  • Smallest wintering party since 1959 (14).

People

McGoldrickP.G.(Patrick)WBC, Steel erector
BartonG.P.(Graeme 'Golden Bells')Diesel Mechanic
ColleyS.R.(Stuart)Met. Physicist
CowieE.M.(Elaine)Met. Physicist
FauxA.C.(Annette)Met. Physicist
FrancisG.(Gavin)Doctor
LockeR.(Russ)Electronic Engineer
MaltbyM.(Mark)Electronic Engineer
NicholsonC.M.(Craig)Cook
NorrishB.R.(Ben)Vehicle Mechanic
ShortmanR.S.(Rob)Mech Serv Tech
StewartM.(Mark)Comms & Data Manager
ThomasA.M.(Allan "Tommo")Electrician
TorodeP.M.(Paul)Field GA

Pictures

Base photo (December)
Halley base photo, December 2003
Back row: Ben Norrish; Patrick Mc Goldrick; Craig Nicholson
Middle row: Stuart Colley; Graeme Barton; Allan (Tommo) Thomas; Mark Maltby; Paul Torode; Mark Stewart
Front: Russ Locke; Rob Shortman; Elaine Cowie; Annette Faux; Gavin Francis
Photo by Mark Maltby

Mid-winter photo

Halley midwinter photo, 2003
Back row: Mark Stewart, Mark Maltby, Graeme Barton, Rob Shortman, Gavin Francis.
Middle Row: Patrick McGoldrick, Stuart Colley, Paul Torode, Elaine Cowie, Annette Faux.
Lower Row: Craig Nicholson, Russ Locke, Allan Thomas, Ben Norrish

More pictures

Extreme Ironing

Football match, January 2003:
Football

Other information, anecdotes etc.

Allan "Tommo" Thomas:
I arrived on 2nd call in 2003, and missed relief, and then in 2004 I got a jolly flight to Rothera over relief!!, so my last summer, was my first relief at Halley....got a lot of stick for that naturally... [13/02/2005]

Links

Summer 2002-03

ArendtJ.(Jo)Medical research
HayesK.(Kathy)Glaciologist
SmithA.J.(Andy)HQ Physicist

Jo Arendt says:

My visits to Halley via the ES were undoubtedly the most stimulating and interesting events of my professional life. [29/06/2004]


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