Researchers retrieving ice cores from an ice patch
Researchers retrieving ice cores from an ice patchResearchers retrieving ice cores from an ice patch located on the Beartooth Plateau, Wyoming.
Richard Nunn
Richard has been the Assistant Curator at the NSF-Ice Core Facility since 2010 overseeing the worlds largest collection of meteoric ice cores from the polar regions.
Richard has overseen the processing and distribution of thousands of meters of ice cores over the course of his career. Managing the largest collection of ice cores in the world and working with US scientists as well as international colleagues, he has provided world class service to researches, grad students, and provided public outreach to inform people about the importance of ice core research.
He also spent two seasons on the Greenland Ice Sheet as part of an international effort led by the University of Copenhagen to drill a nearly 2 mile ice core at the East Greenland Ice Sheet Project site. In 2026, the entire collection of ice cores will be transferred to a brand new state of the art facility to help preserve this collection for the next 30 years.
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National Ice Core Laboratory
The U.S. National Ice Core Laboratory is a facility for storing, curating, and studying ice cores recovered from the polar regions of the world. It provides scientists with the capability to conduct examinations and measurements on ice cores, and it preserves the integrity of these ice cores in a repository for current and future investigations.
National Ice Core Laboratory
The U.S. National Ice Core Laboratory is a facility for storing, curating, and studying ice cores recovered from the polar regions of the world. It provides scientists with the capability to conduct examinations and measurements on ice cores, and it preserves the integrity of these ice cores in a repository for current and future investigations.
Researchers retrieving ice cores from an ice patch
Researchers retrieving ice cores from an ice patch
Researchers retrieving ice cores from an ice patchResearchers retrieving ice cores from an ice patch located on the Beartooth Plateau, Wyoming.
Science and Products
National Ice Core Laboratory
The U.S. National Ice Core Laboratory is a facility for storing, curating, and studying ice cores recovered from the polar regions of the world. It provides scientists with the capability to conduct examinations and measurements on ice cores, and it preserves the integrity of these ice cores in a repository for current and future investigations.
National Ice Core Laboratory
The U.S. National Ice Core Laboratory is a facility for storing, curating, and studying ice cores recovered from the polar regions of the world. It provides scientists with the capability to conduct examinations and measurements on ice cores, and it preserves the integrity of these ice cores in a repository for current and future investigations.
Researchers retrieving ice cores from an ice patch
Researchers retrieving ice cores from an ice patchResearchers retrieving ice cores from an ice patch located on the Beartooth Plateau, Wyoming.
Researchers retrieving ice cores from an ice patch
Researchers retrieving ice cores from an ice patchResearchers retrieving ice cores from an ice patch located on the Beartooth Plateau, Wyoming.