Tales from the ice: researchers share Antarctic experiences

Cui Yingchun: bring back one metric ton of samples

Cui Yingchun is a senior engineer at the Lab of Marine Geology and Geophysics of the No 1 Marine Institute of Ministry of Natural Resources. During the expedition, he worked with his counterparts from Germany to carry out geological investigation.

“We made efforts to research the development of the archicontinent, as well as geological effects for future research programs performed by Xuelong,” Cui said.

He and his team members explored 122 outcrops and brought back one metric ton of samples.

Once he found a piece of rare unweathered granite and tried to take samples with a hammer, but had no luck — so he had to carry the whole 15-kilogram rock back.