As the Academy's first Affiliated Artist, Michael Bartalos presents the series of work he's creating using recycled materials from polar research facilities in Antarctica to inspire sustainability worldwide.

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Long View Study No. 50 (The Future of Antarctica)

Adelie Penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae) on iceberg. Photo: Jason Auch, CC BY 2.0.

Long View Study No. 50 (The Future of Antarctica)
November 30, 2019
Michael Bartalos
A team of scientists presents two contrasting future scenarios to argue for the preservation of Antarctica.
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Long View Study No. 49 (Why Antarctica Matters)

The northwestern opening to the Gerlache Strait and Southern Ocean near the Antarctic Peninsula. Photo: Peter Rejcek, NSF.

Long View Study No. 49 (Why Antarctica Matters)
October 31, 2019
Michael Bartalos
Antarctica influences Earth's climate and ocean systems, making Earth habitable.
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Long View Study No. 48 (The World's Largest Marine Sanctuary)

Austral summer sea ice in the Ross Sea. Photo: Francisco Ardini / ©PNRA, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Long View Study No. 48 (The World's Largest Marine Sanctuary)
September 30, 2019
Michael Bartalos
600,000 square mile area of the Antarctica's Ross Sea are under protection, with more measures in the works.
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Long View Study No. 47 (Antarctic Pollution From Antarctica)

Research facilities across Antarctica, such as Casey Station's ‘Red Shed,’ contain equipment, furniture and other common household items that act as a local source of persistent organic pollutants. Photo: Micky Loederman, Australian Antarctic Division.

Long View Study No. 47 (Antarctic Pollution From Antarctica)
August 31, 2019
Michael Bartalos
The challenges of curbing Antarctica’s home-grown pollution.
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Long View Study No. 46 (Antarctic Pollution From Elsewhere)

Digging for snow and ice samples in the Amundsen Sea. Researchers are interested in tracking persistent organic pollutants through the polar food web, believing the source to be glacial meltwater. Photo: Ingegerd Hageman, NSF.

Long View Study No. 46 (Antarctic Pollution From Elsewhere)
July 31, 2019
Michael Bartalos
Global contaminants are Antarctica's unwelcome import.
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Long View Study No. 45 (Mapping the Dry Valleys' Groundwater)

A Bell 212 helicopter carries SkyTEM, a giant water detector, over the sea ice of McMurdo Sound on a practice run. Photo: Mike Lucibella, NSF.

Long View Study No. 45 (Mapping the Dry Valleys' Groundwater)
June 30, 2019
Michael Bartalos
Researchers are investigating the McMurdo Dry Valleys' recently-discovered salty aquifer from the air.
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Long View Study No. 44 (Antarctic Mineral and Energy Resources)

Antarctica’s natural resources are protected by the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty. Shown is the shallow saline Don Juan Pond in the Wright Valley, Victoria Land, where a new mineral, calcium chloride hexahydrate (also known as Antarcticite), was discovered in the early 1960s. Photo: Glen Snyder, NSF.

Long View Study No. 44 (Antarctic Mineral and Energy Resources)
May 31, 2019
Michael Bartalos
Assessing human impact and threats to Antarctica's natural resources.
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Long View Study No. 43 (Green Icebergs)

Studies suggest that green icebergs are rich in iron‐oxide minerals which can deliver iron as a nutrient to the ocean. Photo by Ian Cochrane, CC BY 2.0

Long View Study No. 43 (Green Icebergs)
April 30, 2019
Michael Bartalos
New research suggests why some Antarctic icebergs are green, and reveals their importance to the oceans.
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Long View Study No. 42 (McMurdo Station Upgrade)

McMurdo Station awaiting regeneration. Photo: Emily Stone, NSF.

Long View Study No. 42 (McMurdo Station Upgrade)
April 1, 2019
Michael Bartalos
McMurdo Station's new sustainable master plan promises a next-generation Antarctic science facility.
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Long View Study No. 41 (Emperor Penguin Census)

An emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) jumping out of the water. Photo: Christopher Michel, CC BY 2.0.

Long View Study No. 41 (Emperor Penguin Census)
February 28, 2019
Michael Bartalos
Antarctic ecologists conduct a long-term aerial and orbital study of Emperor penguin populations.

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