Exploring the frozen frontier
Photo and video by AKMA Project

Two cool young NTU researchers, Yan Yu Ting and Toh Yun Fann, were part of a group of scientists on board a state-of-the-art Norwegian research vessel that sailed the Barents Sea to investigate the changing conditions of the Arctic Ocean. The duo will adapt the techniques learnt on the vessel, such as seafloor mapping and sampling methods, for use in their study of Singapore’s seabed.

This story was published in the Jul-Aug 2023 issue of HEY!. To read it and other stories from this issue in print, click here.