Ferrari Lab

Station signpost and flags.

Antarctic soil biodiversity sampling site

King penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) colony at Lusitania Bay, Macquarie Island. Photo by Josie van Dorst

Hut at Rookery Lake, Davis Station, Antarctica. 

Bacterial growth on an agar plate

Wildlife in the Subantarctic. Photo: Josie van Dorst

Antarctic soil biodiversity sampling site on Browning Peninsula.

Antarctic soil biodiversity sampling.

Looking North along the plateau after snow, Macquarie Island. Photo Josie van Dorst.

Avoiding interaction with local wildlife at MPH active remediation zone. Photo: Josie van Dorst

Specimen collection on Mitchell Peninsula.

Subantarctic fur seal (Arctocephalus tropicalis) mum and pup taking in some sun. Photo by Josie van Dorst

Antarctic soil biodiversity sampling on Browning Peninsula.

Specimen collection on Mitchell Peninsula.

Sample collecting on Mitchell Peninsula.

Fungal growth on Mitchell Peninsula.

Antarctic soil biodiversity sampling site

Royal penguins in single file. Photo: Josie van Dorst.

Antarctic soil biodiversity sampling site.

Installing microsparging apparatus at Main Power House (MPH) contamination site. Photo: Josie van Dorst

Microsparge manifold, regulating oxygen and nutrient addition into soil. Photo: Josie van Dorst

Adolescent male elephant seals practicing their fighting skills at the active MPH remediation zone. Photo: Josie van Dorst

Installation of sparges at the MPH. Photo: Josie van Dorst

Testing durability of manifold protection devices at the Fuel Farm (FF). Photo: Josie van Dorst

The lab team in 2014.

Josie van Dorst onboard the research vessel heading towards Antarctica.

Breeding pair of Gentoo Penguins (Pygoscelis papua) making their nest in the grass. Photo Josie van Dorst.

Brown Skua (Stercorarius antarcticus) attacking a King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus). Photo Josie van Dorst. Winner of the 2012 UNSW Science photography award in the Wonder category.

View from Wireless Hill, Macquarie Island. Photo Josie van Dorst.