Resources & Links
Here is a collection of resources and links I have found useful:
Field Work - Preperation & Planning
Example Packing Lists
Field Work Resources
- Field Work Guides & Related (free resources)
- Polar: US Antarctic Program - Field Manual, Antarctica New Zealand - Field Manual, INTERACT Practical Field Guide
- Diving: NOAA dive manual
- Small Boat Operations: NOAA small boat manual
- Large Research Vessels: UNOLS Cruise Planning
- Wilderness Medicine: Airie Wilderness Medicine Manual
- Flying: FAA - Pilot’s Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge, FAA - Airplane Flying Handbook
- Ropes & Rigging: US Armed Forces Guide to Rigging (TM 3-34.86) / Rigging Techniques, Procedures, and Applications
- Organizations
- American Academy of Underwater Sciences, Scientific Diving: https://www.aaus.org
- University-National Oceanographic Laboratory System (UNOLS), US Research Vessels: https://www.unols.org
- Antarctica Work Opportunities
- US Antarctic Program Jobs, includes comprehensive list of links to other organizations: https://www.usap.gov/jobsandopportunities/
- ANSMET, The Antarctic Search for Meteorites: https://caslabs.case.edu/ansmet/
- US Ice Drilling Program: https://icedrill.org/jobs
- IRIS/PASSCAL, supports USAP siesmic science: https://www.passcal.nmt.edu/employment
- UNAVCO, supports USAP GPS science: https://www.unavco.org
- Antarctic Heritage Trust: https://nzaht.org
- McMurdo Dry Valleys LTER: https://mcm.lternet.edu
- Palmer LTER: https://lternet.edu/site/palmer-antarctica-lter/
Educational Resources
Videos
- Engineering: Applied Science, Stuff Made Here, Mark Rober
- Computers: PBS Crash Course Computer Science, Ben Eater, Computerphile
- Science & Physics: Sixty Symbols, Veritasium, PBS SpaceTime, Smarter Everyday, Science Asylum
- Space: Scott Manley, Everyday Astronaut
- Optics: iBio Microscopy, DresdenIFN, image formation, MIT Lasers and Optics, Huygen Optics
- Fluid Mechanics: NSF Fluid Mechanics Series
- Math: 3 Blue 1 Brown, Numberphile
- Control Theory & Robotics: Brian Douglas, Cyrill Stachniss
- Machine Learning: Stat Quest, Stanford CS 229 - Machine Learning, Stanford CS231n - Computer Vision, deeplearning.ai
- Design: Everything’s A Remix
- Thwaites Glacier: Vox - Why scientists are so worried about this glacier, ABC News - A huge Antarctic glacier is ripping itself apart and the ‘Doomsday Glacier’ could be next
Books
- Technical Books
- Engineering: NASA Systems Engineering Handbook
- Math: “Div Grad Curl and All That: An Informal Text on Vector Calculus”, “Partial Differential Equations for Scientists and Engineers”
- Optics: “Optics” by Eugene Hecht, Thorlabs Optical Microscopy Course, Thorlsbs Optical Microscopy Course - Course Notes PDF,
- Fluid Dynamics: “A First Course in Turbulence”, “Biology and the Mechanics of the Wave-Swept Environment” (Chapters 9 Benthic Boundary Layers, Chapter 10 Turbulence and Mixing)
- Popular Science
- Wave Physics: “The Wave Watchers Companion: Ocean Waves, Stadium Waves, and All the Rest of Life’s Undulations”
- Light Physics: “QED: The Strange Theory of Light and Matter”
- Computer Fundementals: “Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software”, “But How Do It Know?: The Basic Principles of Computers for Everyone”
- Design etc.: “Where Good Ideas Come From: The Natural History of Innovation”, “Envisioning Information”
- Outdoors
- Mountaineering: “Glacier Mountaineering: An Illustrated Guide To Glacier Travel And Crevasse Rescue”, “Mountaineering: The Freedom of the Hills”
Tutorials
- Math: Better Explained, Better Explained - Fourier Transforms, Better Explained - Euler’s Formula, Better Explained - Intuitive Guide to Convolution Kahn Academy
- Optics: MicroscopyU
- Control Theory: https://github.com/A-make/awesome-control-theory
- Website Design: https://jayrobwilliams.com/posts/2020/06/academic-website/
- Website gifs made using “gifski”
Fellowships, Scholarships, Internships, Field Schools
- Undergraduate Summer Internships
- NSF REU: https://www.nsf.gov/crssprgm/reu/
- NOAA Hollings Scholarship: https://www.noaa.gov/office-education/hollings-scholarship
- NASA: https://intern.nasa.gov
- JPL: https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/edu/events/2022/9/6/jpl-summer-internship-program-2023/
- SIO: https://scripps.ucsd.edu/undergrad/surf
- WHOI: https://www.whoi.edu/what-we-do/educate/undergraduate-programs/summer-student-fellowship/
- Graduate Fellowships
- NSF GRFP: https://www.nsfgrfp.org
- NASA FINNEST: https://nspires.nasaprs.com/external/solicitations/summary!init.do?solId=%7bEA8742DF-E6E6-67E9-4D56-267EF31C1CDB%7d
- NDSEG: https://ndseg.org
- Link Foundation Ocean Engineering and Instrumentation Ph.D. Fellowship:https://linkoe.org
- Post Doctoral Fellowships
- NASA Postdoctoral Program: https://npp.orau.org
- NSF Office of Polar Programs: https://beta.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/office-polar-programs-postdoctoral-research
- SIO: https://scripps.ucsd.edu/postdocs/program
- WHOI: https://www.whoi.edu/what-we-do/educate/postdoctoral/postdocs-scholar-fellowship-appointments/apo-postdoctoral-scholar/
- Assorted Field Schools & Summer Schools
- Juneau Icefield Research Program: https://juneauicefield.org/students/information
- Internatioal Geobiology Course: https://web.gps.caltech.edu/GBcourse/information.html
- Seamester: https://www.seamester.com
- JPL NASA Science Mission Design Schools: https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/edu/intern/apply/nasa-science-mission-design-schools/
- UNOLS Chief Scientist Training: https://www.unols.org/nsf-unols-chief-scientist-training-cruise
- Wilderness First Responder: https://www.wildmed.com/course-type/wilderness-first-responder/, https://soloschools.com, https://desertmountainmedicine.com
Engineering Resources
Engineering Equipment Companies & Vendors
(Not a comprehensive list but a good starting point for prototyping etc.)
- Companies & Vendors - General Engineering
- Mechanical: McMaster-Carr, Grainger
- Electrical: Digi-Key, Mouser, Sparkfun, Adafruit, Pololu
- Optical: Thorlabs, Edmund Optics, Newport, Allied Vision Technologies
- Power Systems (Small Embedded): Inspired Energy, Vicor, OpenUPS, Mini-Box
- Fluidics: Idex, Lee Co, Takasago
- PCB Fabrication: Advanced Circuits, JLC PCB, OSH Park
- Mechanical Fabrication: Xometry, Protolabs
- Embedded Computers & Microcontrollers (Low Cost): Latte Panda, Raspberry Pi, NVIDIA, Arduino, Teensy, Pixhawk
- Companies & Vendors - Ocean Engineering & Science
- Underwater Connectors: SubConn, SeaConn
- Underwater Thrusters: Blue Robotics, Tecnadyne
- Ocean Acoustics - Navigation / DVL: Nortek, Sonardyne, iXblue, Teledyne, Linkquest
- Ocean Acoustics - Sonar: Blueprint Subsea, Norbit, Imagenex, Tritech, Impact Subsea
- Ocean Imaging: Deep Sea Power & Light, Voyis
- Ocean Sensors: RBR, SBE Seabird, Turner, Valeport, Hobo, Idronaut, Sequia Scientific, YSI, Unisense
- Ocean Samplers: General Oceanics, McLane, Fluidion
- Ocean Eqquipment, General: Teledyne, MacCartney, Ocean Innovations, Shark Marine
- Oceanographic Rental Equipment: Ashtead, Acteon / Seatronics, Okeanus
- Companies & Vendors - Underwater Robotics
- ROV (mini): Video Ray, Boxfish, Seabotix, SRS, Blue Robotics
- ROV (large): SAAB, Argus, SubAtlantic, Seatronics, Forum, DOER
- ROV (rentals & services): Oceaneering, Pelagic Research Services
- ROV (Research Institutions): Jason (WHOI), Hercules (Nautilus / NOAA), Doc Ricketts (MBARI), SuBastion (Schmidt Ocean Institute), AutoSub (NOC), Argus (OceanX)
- AUV: Kongsberg, Oceanographic Systems Lab, Teledyne, Bluefin Robotics, MRV
- Companies & Vendors - Polar Field Equipment
- Tents: Airframes Alaska (Arctic Oven), [Rac Tent] (https://www.ractent.com) (Rac-Tent), [Weatherhaven] (https://www.weatherhaven.com/) (Polarhaven, Endurance), Ratcliffe-Ellis (Scott Pyramid Tents)
- Sleds: Yukon Expedition Sleds (Arctic Nomad Sleds etc.), Airframes Alaska / Northern Sled works (Siglin Sleds), Ratcliffe-Ellis (Nansen & Komatik Sleds)
- Ice Drills: Kovacs Drills, Jiffy Drills
- Ground Transportation: Snowmobile, [Pistenbully] (https://www.pistenbully.com/), Hagglund
- Air Transportation: Twin Otter (DHC6) - Kenn Borek Air, Basler (DC3) - Kenn Borek Air, LC-130 (Hercules) - New York Air National Guard, 109AW
- Companies & Vendors - General Outdoors
Design Tools & Software
- Mechanical: SolidWorks, AutoDesk Fusion 360, Onshape
- Printed Circuit Boards: Altium, Autodesk Fusion 360 / Eagle, KiCad
- Optical: Zemax, CODE V, OSLO
- O-Ring: Parker O-Ring Manual, Apple Rubber
- Pressure Vessel: Under Pressure
- Drawing: draw.io, Inkscape
- Data Analysis: Matlab, Python
- Python Packages: numpy, matplotlib, pandas, open cv
- Machine Learning: metas, PyTorch
- Robotics: ROS, ArduPilot
Field Planning & Logistics Checklists
- Field Season Planning
- Objectives: well defined goals – minimum (threshold), target (basline), and reach
- Personnel: well defined roles and responsibilities
- Timeline: calendar timeline, standard daily schedule
- Procedures: standard operating procedures for equipment, hazards matrix (hazard identification, mitigation, trouble shooting, contingency)
- Equipment: instrumentation, tool kit, camp gear, personal gear
- Field Logistics Checklist
- Basic Essentials: transportation, housing, food
- Equipment: procurement (own, purchase, rent), shipping
- Field Support: service providers, field guides
- Adminatrative: contracts, permits, visas
- Safety Protocols: emergency plans, medical services
- Shipping / Luggage Checklist
- Customs: consider regulations, total value, need for carnet - https://www.atacarnet.com
- Insurance: shipping and damage
- Export control: such as ITAR restricted items
- Dangerous good: such as batteries
- Labeling: “to whom it may concern” letters inside, POC listed in multiple places out, battery or other dangerous good sticker, do not freeze sticker, FAA battery regulations
- Tracking: consider use of apple air tags
- Airline rules: total luggage volume and weight, Delta baggage policy
Outdoor Recreation
- Triathlons
- General: https://mymottiv.com/triathlon-training-ironman/, https://www.globaltrinetwork.com/, https://www.trainingpeaks.com
- Heart Rate Training Zones: https://www.triathlete.com/training/how-to-use-heart-rate-training-zones-for-triathlon/, https://mymottiv.com/heart-rate-training-zones/, https://www.8020endurance.com/8020-zone-calculator/, https://www.myprocoach.net/calculators/hr-zones/
- Gear Checklist: https://mymottiv.com/triathlon-checklist/
- Total Training Load: https://help.trainingpeaks.com/hc/en-us/articles/230904648-Suggested-Weekly-TSS-and-Target-CTL
- Backpacking / Pacific Crest Trail
- Ultimate Guide: https://www.halfwayanywhere.com/pacific-crest-trail/ (including gear guides and trail descriptions)
- Pacfic Crest Trail Association: https://www.pcta.org
- Mountaineering
- Books: “Mountaineering: Freedom of the Hills”, “Training for the New Alpanism”, “Glacier Mountaineering: An Illustrated Guide To Glacier Travel And Crevasse Rescue”
- Clubs: The Mountaineers, Mazamas
- Guides & Companies: American Mountain Guide Association, American Alpine Club, American Alpine Institute