Email Print Share

All Images


News Release 16-058

Virginia Tech researchers in the Antarctic discover new facets of space weather

Findings by NSF-funded team could improve forecasts of space-weather, which affects the reliability of everything from telecommunications to the electrical grid

This material is available primarily for archival purposes. Telephone numbers or other contact information may be out of date; please see current contact information at media contacts.

Three researchers share a meal in an Antarctic tent

Zhonghua Xu, a research scientist (left); Michael Hartinger, a research professor (center); and Taikara Peek, of Rochester, N.Y. , a graduate student (right), all of the Virginia Tech College of Engineering's Bradley Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, share a meal in Antarctica.

Credit: Virginia Tech


Download the high-resolution JPG version of the image. (789.9 KB)

Use your mouse to right-click (Mac users may need to Ctrl-click) the link above and choose the option that will save the file or target to your computer.