Mangaluru, Oct 20 (PTI) K Balakrishna, professor ofGeology with the department of Civil Engineering, ManipalInstitute of Technology, will be taking part in the coming37th Indian Scientific Expedition to Antarctica (ISEA).
Balakrishna is among the 60 scientists from thecountry taking part in the 37-ISEA, a MIT release said.
He would stay in Antarctica for about three monthsbeginning November and would be working on the assessment ofwater quality in and around Bharati Station, LarsemannHills-East Antarctica, the release said.
With this new endeavour, Manipal University would forthe first time join the ranks of leading researchinstitutions of the country active in polar research, it said.
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