DEAR MIT ALUMNI & FRIENDS, 5260 Join fellow MIT travelers and MIT Professor Susan Solomon for an inspiring expedition to PAID PRSRT STD PERMIT NO. SEATTLE, WA SEATTLE, U.S. POSTAGE the world’s southernmost realm. With remarkable scenery, unique wildlife, and a history rich with the heroic exploits of famed explorers, it is no wonder that a voyage to Antarctica tops many travelers’ trip-of-a-lifetime lists. In addition to visiting this bucket-list destination, our comprehensive itinerary also includes the beautiful Falkland Islands, where you will find colonies of rockhopper, gentoo, and Magellanic penguins, as well as the regal black-browed SkyIsland albatross. And, on South Georgia, you will witness one of the greatest wildlife spectacles on earth, with vast penguin colonies and large numbers of elephant and fur seals crowding the beaches. Informative lectures offer insight on the natural wonders as well as early polar exploration and whaling history, including a visit to the burial site of Sir Ernest Shackleton. Professor Solomon’s talks will focus on the amazing atmospheric science of Antarctica, the human experience of the early Antarctic explorers and their observances of the weather during their brave quests. We are sharing the departure with travelers from Zegrahm Expeditions. If you have any questions, or to make a reservation, please call the MIT Alumni Travel Program at 800-992-6749, or email us at [email protected]. The trip reservation form can be found on our website at alum.mit.edu/travel. With MIT Professor Susan Solomon ANTARCTICA, ANTARCTICA, Sincerely, MIT Alumni Travel Program MIT Travel Alumni Floor 2nd 600 Memorial Dr. Cambridge, MA 02139 FALKLAND ISLANDS FALKLAND January 4–25, | 22 2018 Days | Aboard the Melissa Chapman Gresh SOUTH GEORGIA & THE Director, MIT Alumni Travel Program P.S. Please visit our website at alum.mit.edu/travel for details and updates on all our programs. Find us on Facebook at MIT Alumni Travel Program. ANTARCTICA, Featured Leader SOUTH GEORGIA & THE Fascinating lectures, photo presentations, daily recaps, and informal discussions will enhance your understanding and appreciation of the wonders you will see. Leaders from additional fields of study will join MIT Professor Susan Solomon. FALKLAND ISLANDS SUSAN SOLOMON is a leading atmospheric chemist who is well January 4–25, 2018 | 22 Days | Aboard the Island Sky known for positing the theory and discovering the cause of the Antarctic ozone hole. Solomon, who had been a scientist at the National Oceanic With MIT Professor Susan Solomon and Atmospheric Administration since 1981, joined the faculty of MIT’s Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences (EAPS) in January 2012. Solomon has led two expeditions to Antarctica and had a glacier named after her. She is the author of several books and influential scientific papers in climate science, and has been honored with numerous prestigious awards, including the 1999 National Medal of Science (the highest scientific honor in the US) and the Grande Medaille (the highest award of the French Academy of Sciences). A member of the National Academy of Sciences, the French Academy of Sciences, the Royal Society, and the Acadameia Europaea, Solomon also co-led the science assessment of the most recent report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, which won the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize. Time Magazine named Solomon as one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2008. Outside her core-scientific interests, Susan is the author of The Coldest March, a popular book on Antarctic history which stemmed from her frequent Antarctic sojourns during the late 80’s and early 90’s. Her book was selected among “2001 Books of the Year” lists of The New York Times, the why understanding on to work to Antarctica “Coming the in there opened up layer ozone our in “hole” mysterious professional and personal unforgettable an on me took 1980s and chemistry atmospheric the by fascinated still I am journey. MIT, At Earth. on place coldest the continent, this of meteorology and understood humans we how about students teaching I love solution to a worldwide issue depletion ozone the managed engineering. and policy, understanding, public science, spanning a hobby. as historian a meteorological become also I have atmospheric amazing the about to talk I plan trip, our During Antarctic early that ways the as well as Antarctica, of science their during weather the experienced and observed explorers land.” remarkable to this quests brave Solomon Susan Professor — MIT The Economist (UK), and The Independent (UK). MIT Alumni Travel Program DEAR MIT ALUMNI & FRIENDS, 5260 Join fellow MIT travelers and MIT Professor Susan Solomon for an inspiring expedition to PAID PRSRT STD PERMIT NO. SEATTLE, WA SEATTLE, U.S. POSTAGE the world’s southernmost realm. With remarkable scenery, unique wildlife, and a history rich with the heroic exploits of famed explorers, it is no wonder that a voyage to Antarctica tops many travelers’ trip-of-a-lifetime lists. In addition to visiting this bucket-list destination, our comprehensive itinerary also includes the beautiful Falkland Islands, where you will find colonies of rockhopper, gentoo, and Magellanic penguins, as well as the regal black-browed SkyIsland albatross. And, on South Georgia, you will witness one of the greatest wildlife spectacles on earth, with vast penguin colonies and large numbers of elephant and fur seals crowding the beaches. Informative lectures offer insight on the natural wonders as well as early polar exploration and whaling history, including a visit to the burial site of Sir Ernest Shackleton. Professor Solomon’s talks will focus on the amazing atmospheric science of Antarctica, the human experience of the early Antarctic explorers and their observances of the weather during their brave quests. We are sharing the departure with travelers from Zegrahm Expeditions. If you have any questions, or to make a reservation, please call the MIT Alumni Travel Program at 800-992-6749, or email us at [email protected]. The trip reservation form can be found on our website at alum.mit.edu/travel. With MIT Professor Susan Solomon ANTARCTICA, ANTARCTICA, Sincerely, MIT Alumni Travel Program MIT Travel Alumni Floor 2nd 600 Memorial Dr. Cambridge, MA 02139 FALKLAND ISLANDS FALKLAND January 4–25, | 22 2018 Days | Aboard the Melissa Chapman Gresh SOUTH GEORGIA & THE Director, MIT Alumni Travel Program P.S. Please visit our website at alum.mit.edu/travel for details and updates on all our programs. Find us on Facebook at MIT Alumni Travel Program. ANTARCTICA, Featured Leader SOUTH GEORGIA & THE Fascinating lectures, photo presentations, daily recaps, and informal discussions will enhance your understanding and appreciation of the wonders you will see. Leaders from additional fields of study will join MIT Professor Susan Solomon. FALKLAND ISLANDS SUSAN SOLOMON is a leading atmospheric chemist who is well January 4–25, 2018 | 22 Days | Aboard the Island Sky known for positing the theory and discovering the cause of the Antarctic ozone hole. Solomon, who had been a scientist at the National Oceanic With MIT Professor Susan Solomon and Atmospheric Administration since 1981, joined the faculty of MIT’s Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences (EAPS) in January 2012. Solomon has led two expeditions to Antarctica and had a glacier named after her. She is the author of several books and influential scientific papers in climate science, and has been honored with numerous prestigious awards, including the 1999 National Medal of Science (the highest scientific honor in the US) and the Grande Medaille (the highest award of the French Academy of Sciences). A member of the National Academy of Sciences, the French Academy of Sciences, the Royal Society, and the Acadameia Europaea, Solomon also co-led the science assessment of the most recent report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, which won the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize. Time Magazine named Solomon as one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2008. Outside her core-scientific interests, Susan is the author of The Coldest March, a popular book on Antarctic history which stemmed from her frequent Antarctic sojourns during the late 80’s and early 90’s. Her book was selected among “2001 Books of the Year” lists of The New York Times, the why understanding on to work to Antarctica “Coming the in there opened up layer ozone our in “hole” mysterious professional and personal unforgettable an on me took 1980s and chemistry atmospheric the by fascinated still I am journey. MIT, At Earth. on place coldest the continent, this of meteorology and understood humans we how about students teaching I love solution to a worldwide issue depletion ozone the managed engineering. and policy, understanding, public science, spanning a hobby. as historian a meteorological become also I have atmospheric amazing the about to talk I plan trip, our During Antarctic early that ways the as well as Antarctica, of science their during weather the experienced and observed explorers land.” remarkable to this quests brave Solomon Susan Professor — MIT The Economist (UK), and The Independent (UK). MIT Alumni Travel Program Stromness Bay – Site of Sir Ernest Shackleton Deck Plan ANTARCTICA, SOUTH GEORGIA and his party’s arrival after their harrowing The Island Sky EXPLORER DECK crossing of the island’s glaciers on foot, Stromness The all-suite Island Sky is a 605 601 offers views of cliffs and a glacier from which the Sun Deck & THE FALKLAND ISLANDS & Spa Pool adventurer and his companions descended. spacious 100-guest expedition Beauty Center 604 602 vessel. Public spaces include a Grytviken – Go ashore to discover the ruins of large lounge, elegant bar with this once-active whaling station. The cemetery ERIKSON DECK Saunders Island Elsehul Bay Salisbury Plain piano, library, single-seating dining Outdoor ARGENTINA holds a special fascination, as it is here that Café 511 509507505 Stromness Bay Shackleton is buried.