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Young Explorers in NZ for adventure of a lifetime
Tuesday, 2 December 2008
Two young British science students are starting a two-week adventure of a lifetime. James Stefaniak and Elisabeth Muller won the trip as recipients of the Royal Society International Expedition Prize after impressing judges with their BA CREST Award projects at the UK Young Scientists and Engineers Fair held in London earlier this year.
(via Royal Society) The trip which is funded and arranged by the Royal Society, the UK and Commonwealth's science academy, will see the travelers visit remote locations in New Zealand. Excursions during the trip include a visit with local scientists to the Wai-O-Tapu geothermal area, famous for its champagne pool, geysers, bubbling mud, steaming ground, expansive vistas, huge volcanic craters and sinter terrace formations. They will also take a helicopter trip to White Island, New Zealand's only active marine volcano and perhaps the most accessible on earth. They will make visits to the Royal Society of New Zealand and to the New Zealand Ministry of Research, Science and Technology.
The prize was open to those CREST students who had undertaken a project in the natural sciences and shown a keen understanding of the procedures of good experimentation and evaluation. Winners also needed to be effective communicators and physically fit enough to be able to cope with the activities the prize demands.
Commenting on the trip to New Zealand, James Stefaniak said:
"When I heard that I had won a prize, I couldn't believe it. When I heard I was going to New Zealand, I really couldn't believe it! Now I just can't wait to begin this fantastic once in a lifetime adventure."
Equally as excited as James, Elisabeth Muller added:
"I am really looking forward to this trip; it's going to be absolutely amazing. I am certain that it will benefit my studies in Geology after my first term at University. Going to New Zealand really is fulfilling a dream. I thoroughly enjoyed my project and have benefited immensely from this taste of research. I hope to continue research full time after my degrees."
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