Amery Ice Shelf Loose Tooth Monitoring 2005-2006

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Marianne grew up in Evanston, Illinois, a Chicago suburb.  She graduated from MIT in 2002 with a Bachelor's in Aeronautical Engineering (that pretty much means rocket science), but has never worked on airplanes or space shuttles.  In college, she did some research on sporting equipment like ski boots and rock climbing gear through the MIT Center for Sports Innovation.  Two years ago she began working in Antarctica for Prof. Doug MacAyeal, out of the University of Chicago.  He studies the world's largest icebergs in hopes of understanding their dynamics and responses to climate change.  Marianne completed a Master's in glaciology studying iceberg collisions under Doug's advisorship in June, and began working on the Amery projects, for Scripps, in October of this year.  She is a huge fan of the outdoors; her favorite activities are hiking and backcountry skiing.  She also just got herself a mandolin and will be jamming on the iceshelf with Jim (who plays guitar), Benoit (who plays saxophone), and Heidi (who has a harmonica).