The PIPERS science team hails from 8 countries and 14 institutions. The boat is full – every berth is occupied, and they all signed up to spend 2+ months chasing 60 mph winds, blowing ice, snow and sea spray in 24 hour darkness to better understand the role of polynyas in the dead of winter.

The PIPERS (NBP17-04) faceboard.
Stephen Ackley (Chief Scientist) | University of Texas | USA |
Gauthier Carnat | Université Libre de Bruxelles | Belgian |
John Cassano | U of Colorado | USA |
Johannes de Jong | Université Libre de Bruxelles | Belgian |
Bruno Daniel Pierre Delille | Universite Libre de Liege | Belgian |
Peter S. Guest | Naval Postgraduate School | USA |
Jeffrey Mei | WHOI | New Zealand |
Edward Maksym | WHOI | Canadian |
Kelly Elisabeth Schick | U of Colorado | USA |
Célia Julia Sapart, | Université Libre de Bruxelles | Swiss |
Madison Smith | University of Washington | USA |
Sharon Stammerjohn (Co-Chief Scientist) | U of Colorado | USA |
Jean-Louis Tison | Université Libre de Bruxelles | Belgian |
Fanny Van der Linden | Universite Libre de Liege | Belgian |
Sarah Searson | NIWA | British |
Blake Paul Weissling | University of Texas | USA |
Guy Darvall Williams | Univ of Tasmania | Australia |
Brice Loose | University of Rhode Island | USA |
Jeff Anderson | WHOI | USA |
Sarah Park | National Geographic | British |
Alek Shanbar Razdan | Northeastern University | USA |
Samuel Gartzman | University of Rhode Island | USA |
Laetitia Roach | NIWA | USA |
Peter Sedwick | Old Dominion University | Australia |
Casey Charlotte O’Hara | Old Dominion University | USA |
Bettina Sohst | Old Dominion University | Germany |
Julie Parno | CRREL | USA |