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Antarctic 2005/06 Expedition Team
DR. BRAD ARMSTRONG
Physician
Family physician in Hinton, Alberta. Brad Armstrong is a chaperone who is a Family Physician from Hinton Alberta. He was on the first and second Antarctic trips with SOI along with each of his two oldest daughters and joined SOI on the first Arctic/Greenland trip. He now joins us on this year's Antarctic Expedition with his wife Peggy (who is also a physician and avid bird-watcher) and youngest daughter Emily.
He has been practicing Family and Emergency medicine for over 25 years. His other interests include aviation and operating a small helicopter company in Hinton that is involved in Grizzly Bear and Wildlife Research. As well he is keen on video film production. He is looking forward to another spectacular SOI Antarctic trip!
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ERIC GALBRAITH
Researcher
A native of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Eric is passionate about Earth Science: why our planet appears the way it does, and the story of how it got that way. He worked as a geologist in South America and the Canadian Arctic, and had visited all seven continents by the age of 25. He then turned to the sea, pursuing a PhD in oceanography at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver. His research looks at how global ocean circulation interacts with the rest of the climate system, what this means for marine life, and how the ocean will respond to future climate change. He has worked as a lecturer aboard cruises throughout the North Atlantic, and in both the Arctic and the Antarctic. Although currently residing in Montreal, he has recently accepted a position as researcher at Princeton University.
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LISA "DIZ" GLITHERO
Environmental Educator, SOI Program Coordinator
 Diz Glithero is a committed educator who has spent the majority of her young life pursuing unique educational experiences immersed in the natural world. Her experiences include: teaching English in the Himalayan village of Chhomrong; teaching grade 4 in the Heiltsuk community of Bella Bella on the northwest coast of BC; teaching integrated high school environmental leadership programs; and leading 30 day environmental education-based kayak expeditions in Labrador for high school/university students. Diz's passion lies in fostering a more socio-ecological consciousness in today's youth. Most recently Diz has just completed a Master in Education degree at Queen's University while working for the Outdoor Experiential Education program at the faculty. She is now working as the program coordinator for Students on Ice and is spearheading the EYES Project-an initiative to build public awareness for the need to bring more environmental and sustainable education ideologies into mainstream schooling policy and practice.
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DANIEL GOMEZ
Biologist, photographer
Daniel is a world-travelled free lance professional biologist, born and raised in Argentine Patagonia. He is a nature photographer, environmental educator and keen naturalist, with significant career experience working for major international natural history documentary film-makers. Some of Daniel's projects include "The Blue Planet" and "Andes to Amazon."
As a highly skilled, motivated, and multilingual person with a comprehensive knowledge of natural history and environmental issues Daniel brings unique field experience gained from working in collaboration with scientific, environmental, and government institutions and agencies.
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GEOFF GREEN
Adventure Educator, Expedition Leader, Founder of Students on Ice
 Thirty-eight year old Canadian adventurer and educator Geoff Green has been leading expeditions from pole to pole for the past decade. Many notable organizations such as the Discovery Channel, World Wildlife Fund, National Audubon and the Smithsonian Institution enlist Geoff to lead their groups into the world's most remote and exciting regions. In 2004, Outpost Magazine named Geoff one of the "top six Canadian Explorers" to watch.
As an expedition leader, he is a veteran of 64 Antarctic expeditions and 24 Arctic expeditions. He has been spotted in the Highlands of Papua New Guinea, on horseback in Patagonia, on the shores of Pitcairn Island, and in the rainforests of Madagascar. A former school teacher, Geoff has skippered yachts; taught skiing in the Swiss Alps; was the first person to water-ski in both the Polar Regions; has been three times through the Northwest Passage; and led the largest ever expedition to Antarctica during the Millennium. A fan of Sir Ernest Shackleton, Geoff has retraced parts of the Endurance journey six times, including in 1998 when he led the retracing expedition together with several descendants of Shackleton's crew.
When not leading expeditions, Geoff shares his experiences and perspectives by speaking at schools, conferences and special events around the world. He has recently been a guest speaker at the Royal Geographical Society in London, the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, and the Canadian Museum of Civilization.
Geoff and his expeditions have been featured extensively in international media, as well as in numerous documentaries. Geoff is a Fellow of The Explorer's Club, and regularly advises on conservation, film and expedition related projects around the world. In 2003, Geoff and Students on Ice received the prestigious Michael J. Smith Award for making an outstanding contribution to the promotion of science, through activities encouraging popular interest in science or developing science abilities in Canada.
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DR. ROY "FRITZ" KOERNER
Renowned glaciologist and recipient of two Polar Medals for his work in both Antarctica and the Arctic
He is an emeritus scientist at the National Glaciology Program of the Geological Survey of Canada. In 1968-69, Fritz was a member of the remarkable British Trans-Arctic Expedition. A four-party group that crossed the Arctic Ocean sea ice from Barrow, Alaska to Svalbard, Spitzbergen via the North Pole. Perhaps one of the greatest polar expeditions of all time. This is Fritz's 5th expedition with Students on Ice!
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WILLIAM (BILL) LISHMAN
Inventor, "Father Goose"
Bill Lishman is an award winning sculptor, film maker, inventor, naturalist and entrepreneur. From simple beginnings on a small farm in southern Ontario he has pursued an eclectic and dynamic career.
During the 1970s, Bill was the creative director of People or Planes, the grass roots citizens group that stopped the building of The Pickering Airport. Ironically he went on to become a Canadian pioneer in ultra light aviation and the first person to lead birds in the air, originating the process of leading birds on new migration routes.
In his forty-year sculpture career he has created a wide mix of commissioned pieces varying from larger than life animals to landscape sculptures. His works have been exhibited internationally in an array of mediums, from world fairs to an Imax film .
Since the early eighties, Bill has been Vice President of Paula Lishman Limited and has assisted his wife Paula in establishing a highly successful International fashion business based on her invention of a fur yarn. It is a process that has revolutionized and revitalized the Canadian fur trade.
Bill is also well known for the design and creation of his family's energy efficient underground dome home, a project which was completed in the early 90's.
In 1996 Bill's autobiography Father Goose became a best seller in Canada and the 1996 Oscar nominated Columbia pictures film Fly Away Home was inspired by this life story. In 2000 Bill received the Meritorious Service Medal for his pioneering work with migratory birds.
Bill co-founded and chairs Operation Migration Inc., the not for profit organization which is currently working to establish a new migratory flock of the highly endangered Whooping cranes in eastern North America. He is currently continuing his work with the Whooping crane project as well as working on a documentary on renewable energy to be aired on the CBC's Nature of Things in 2005.
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DR. FRED ROOTS
Expert in Polar issues and Science Advisor Emeritus to Environment Canada
 Dr. Roots is Science Advisor Emeritus to Environment Canada. He graduated in geological engineering at the University of British Columbia, and received his Ph.D. in geology from Princeton University. He was senior geologist in the first international scientific study of Antarctica, the Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition, 1949-52: co-leader of Operation Franklin, the major study that established the petroleum potential of the Canadian arctic Islands in 1955; and leader of Operation Stikine 1956 and 1958, the first integrated geological study of the Canadian northern Cordillera. In 1958 he organized the Polar Continental Shelf Project and served as its coordinator until 1971. From 1968 he became involved in discussions of the environmental responsibilities of the Canadian government, which led to the organization of the Department of the Environment. In 1971 he was appointed Advisor, Environmental and Northern Programmes, Department of the Energy Mines and Resources, and in 1973 he became Science Advisor to the Department of the Environment, and served in that capacity until becoming Science Advisor Emeritus in 1989. Dr. Roots has been active in a number of international and non-governmental scientific and environmental activities and researchers. He was a member of the Polar Research Board of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences 1970-83 and subsequently on several of its technical committees. From 1979 to 1983 he was President of the International Commission on Snow and ice, served on the Science Advisory Board of the Geophysical Institute University of Alaska 1976-88 (Chairman 1980-84). He was a founder of the International Arctic Science Committee and served as its first President (1991-94) and since 1983 has been chairman of the Northern Sciences Network of the UNESCO Man and the Biosphere Programme. He is author of over 250 scientific papers and published reports on Polar, environmental, and global change subjects. Dr. Roots has a mountain range in Antarctic named after him. His many awards include the Gold medal from the Royal Geographical Society.
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JULIET SHRIMPTON
Marine scientist
Based in the UK, Juliet has always had a keen interest in the natural environment and its conservation. This led her to study Environmental Science as a first degree. Since graduating in 1996, Juliet has specialized through her work and study in the marine field, and in 1999 completed a Masters degree in Marine Resource Development and Protection. Juliet's primary interest is in cetaceans and this was first sparked whilst working as a marine consultant in Hong Kong where she undertook boat surveys to assess the distribution of local cetacean populations. Since then she has been involved in projects in Nepal, Scotland and the Seychelles.
For the last two and half years Juliet has worked largely on the West Coast of Scotland for a charitable organization. The focus of which is the conservation of whales and dolphins in Scotland, through education and science. Her main role has been to organize and run the science program of boat based research work and to provide training for students and volunteers who assist with this work.
This work has meant a lot of time spent at sea, onboard a 56ft yacht. This has not only earnt Juliet her sea legs (and the ability to cook for eight heeled over at 30 degrees!), but also a unique opportunity to observe and experience the marine environment and its creatures up close. |
