Polar passage, Arctic expedition with Alison Agather and Katlin Bowman

Sleeping was a challenge. The sun never set for weeks at a time. And the crash of the ship’s metal hull into massive fields of ice coupled with the comings and goings of the research crew at all hours created a constant blare. But then who needed to sleep anyway? The prospect of conducting pioneering research that could change the world’s understanding of the Arctic was a nerve-tingling stimulant for Wright State graduate environmental sciences student Alison Agather and oceanographer Katlin Bowman, a Wright State alumna.

Both took part in a two-month expedition to the North Pole designed to