Polar Discovery :: Expedition 1 Scientists and Crew

Meet the scientists and crew, and learn more about the tools they use

Every day, we'll add photos and journals about our experiences at the North Pole

During the expedition, email your questions to the researchers

Learn more about the instrument being used on this expedition.

Learn more details about the mission through videos, podcasts, animations, interviews, and sound.

Postcards from the Ice, puzzles, quizzes and more!

Meet Jim Johnson

Jim Johnson
Senior Field Engineer, University of Washington Polar Science Center

Jim Johnson will lead the team to recover and redeploy the UW long-term bottom mounted mooring. He has participated in many field projects around the world, including tropical, temperate, and polar oceans. In the Arctic he has worked in the Beaufort, Bering, Chukchi, and Greenland seas.