Andy Mahoney, an assistant research professor with the Sea Ice Group at the Geophysical Institute, is helping to determine ice conditions near Nome, Alaska so a fuel tanker can deliver much-needed fuel to the northwest community. 

Find out more about Mahoney's involvement by listening to an Alaska Public Radio story here.

PHOTO CAPTION/CREDIT: Andy Mahoney takes ice core samples in Nome. 

Photo by Matthew Smith, KNOM.