<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><b><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:13.5533px">Antarctica <span class="gmail-m_-7652305977668215533gmail-il">Guest</span> <span class="gmail-m_-7652305977668215533gmail-il">Scientist</span> Pro<wbr>gram</span></b><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:13.5533px"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:13.5533px"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span class="gmail-m_-7652305977668215533gmail-m5820318540012317755gmail-m7220573855049416196gmail-m8710627131113216791gmail-m-3489222007673919243gmail-m8545396495715813582gmail-m3000022627211145654gmail-il"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:13.5533px">Quixote</span></span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:13.5533px"> Expeditions is excited to announce its 2017-2018 <span class="gmail-m_-7652305977668215533gmail-il">Guest</span> <span class="gmail-m_-7652305977668215533gmail-il">Scientist</span> prog<wbr>ram for our Dec 30 – Jan 27 and </span><em><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:14.2667px;font-family:helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(13,12,12)">Jan 27 – Feb 27 2018</span></em><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:13.5533px"> Trip to the Antarctic Peninsula.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:13.5533px"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:13.5533px">More information is on our website (<a href="http://www.quixote-expeditions.com/guest-scientist/" target="_blank">http://www.<span class="gmail-m_-7652305977668215533gmail-m5820318540012317755gmail-m7220573855049416196gmail-m8710627131113216791gmail-m-3489222007673919243gmail-m8545396495715813582gmail-m3000022627211145654gmail-il">quixote</span>-expedition<wbr>s.com/<span class="gmail-m_-7652305977668215533gmail-il">guest</span>-<span class="gmail-m_-7652305977668215533gmail-il">scientist</span>/</a>) and below:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:13.5533px"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:13.5533px"> </span></p><p style="font-size:12.8px;margin:0in 0in 11.25pt;line-height:15.6pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span class="gmail-m_-7652305977668215533gmail-m5820318540012317755gmail-m7220573855049416196gmail-m8710627131113216791gmail-m-3489222007673919243gmail-m8545396495715813582gmail-m3000022627211145654gmail-il"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(13,12,12)">Quixote</span></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(13,12,12)"> Expeditions has a <span class="gmail-m_-7652305977668215533gmail-il">Guest</span> <span class="gmail-m_-7652305977668215533gmail-il">Scientist</span> Program where <span class="gmail-m_-7652305977668215533gmail-il">scientists</span> can join any of our regularly scheduled trips in order to help them carry out their active research. This can be anyone working on a master’s or PhD thesis, professors and researchers at universities, and <span class="gmail-m_-7652305977668215533gmail-il">scientists</span> associated with non-profits. We offer a free space onboard any of our scheduled trips for <span class="gmail-m_-7652305977668215533gmail-il">scientists</span> to perform their research. We sail in remote places that are often hard for <span class="gmail-m_-7652305977668215533gmail-il">scientists</span> to get to and for those with limited funding, impossible due to the expensive nature of working in remote areas. We hope that by offering these spaces – one per trip, that amazing and interesting <span class="gmail-m_-7652305977668215533gmail-il">science</span> can be continued here at the end of the world.</span></p><p style="font-size:12.8px;margin:0in 0in 11.25pt;line-height:15.6pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(13,12,12)"> </span></p><p style="font-size:12.8px;margin:0in 0in 11.25pt;line-height:15.6pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(13,12,12)">In exchange we ask that the <span class="gmail-m_-7652305977668215533gmail-il">scientists</span> to contribute the following:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:47.25pt;font-size:12.8px;line-height:15.6pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:symbol;color:rgb(13,12,12)">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"times new roman""> </span></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(13,12,12)">To involve the other <span class="gmail-m_-7652305977668215533gmail-il">guests</span> onboard with the research and data collecting if possible (Its not always possible!).</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:47.25pt;font-size:12.8px;line-height:15.6pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:symbol;color:rgb(13,12,12)">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"times new roman""> </span></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(13,12,12)">To present some of their current or past research while onboard.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:47.25pt;font-size:12.8px;line-height:15.6pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:symbol;color:rgb(13,12,12)">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"times new roman""> </span></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(13,12,12)">At the end of the trip to prepare a short write up about the trip and the <span class="gmail-m_-7652305977668215533gmail-il">science</span> that will then be posted on the <span class="gmail-m_-7652305977668215533gmail-m5820318540012317755gmail-m7220573855049416196gmail-m8710627131113216791gmail-m-3489222007673919243gmail-m8545396495715813582gmail-m3000022627211145654gmail-il">Quixote</span>Expeditions Website.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:47.25pt;font-size:12.8px;line-height:15.6pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:symbol;color:rgb(13,12,12)">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"times new roman""> </span></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(13,12,12)">To help operate the vessel (standing watch, helping in the galley, etc). Ocean Tramp, while a large sailboat, is still small compared to a larger research vessel. We ask that all <span class="gmail-m_-7652305977668215533gmail-il">scientists</span> chip in, along with our <span class="gmail-m_-7652305977668215533gmail-il">guests</span>.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-size:12.8px;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(13,12,12)"> We can offer free room and board to one <span class="gmail-m_-7652305977668215533gmail-il">scientists</span> per trip. All other related costs are at the expense of the <span class="gmail-m_-7652305977668215533gmail-il">scientists</span></span><span style="font-size:9.5pt">. Please go to our website for the application and full details <a href="http://www.quixote-expeditions.com/guest-scientist/" target="_blank">http://www.<span class="gmail-m_-7652305977668215533gmail-m5820318540012317755gmail-m7220573855049416196gmail-m8710627131113216791gmail-m-3489222007673919243gmail-m8545396495715813582gmail-m3000022627211145654gmail-il">quixote</span>-expedition<wbr>s.com/<span class="gmail-m_-7652305977668215533gmail-il">guest</span>-<span class="gmail-m_-7652305977668215533gmail-il">scientist</span>/</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px">Cheers</p><div><br></div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div>Laura K.O. 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