Remote controlled kayaks ready for research at LeConte Glacier

Mechanical engineer, June Marion, works on the kayak’s engine assisted by her dad, Bobby Brown. Working on the rear kayak is robotics science students, Nick McComb and Corwin Perren. (Photo/Angela Denning)LeConte Glacier near Petersburg has been the focus of a lot of research lately. It’s the southern-most tide water glacier in the northern hemisphere and scientists have been studying it to give them a better idea of glacial retreat and sea level rise around the world. There is a lot