Stuart Rawlinson:  

After Narbonne, I attended Los Angeles Harbor College where I graduated with an Associate's degree in Liberal Arts Science, and then took one year off from school to work as a field assistant at McMurdo Station Antarctica for the austral summer. During my time at McMurdo Station, I had the opportunity to participate in several local excursions via helicopter, including an up close view of the summit of active volcano Mt. Erebus, after the helicopter I was in crashed there at 12,400 feet elevation. We were rescued after 12 hours, but the helicopter remains there to this day. On returning from Antarctica, I attended Cal State University Long Beach where I graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Geology. I returned to Antarctica after Long Beach to winter over at South Pole Station, where I worked logistics and supply. Yes, I am a member of the 300 Club (Google that). After over one year at South Pole Station, I spent one month touring New Zealand, followed by four months touring Europe on a motorcycle. My next destination was Fairbanks, Alaska where I attended the University of Alaska and graduated with a Master's degree and later a Doctorate degree, both in Geology. I worked initially for the Outer Continental Shelf Environmental Assessment Program on the Alaska North Slope and offshore Beaufort Sea, including sub-ice diving, and then for the Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys (DGGS). The DGGS provided the opportunity to work in remote field locations throughout Alaska...Expand for more