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October 16, 2013

University of Rochester swimmer and environmental science major Avery Palardy and Earth and Environmental Sciences department assistant professor Vasilii Petrenko examine a carbon 14 extraction line used to study methane found in ancient ice samples in his ice lab August 23, 2013. Palardo is going on a research trip to Antarctica in November. // photo by J. Adam Fenster / University of Rochester

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By Doug Brady Apr 19, 2026
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