Facing frigid winter for science


A piece of home: Sentian displaying the Jalur Gemilang at the Chilean Antarctic research base on King George Island, Antarctica. — UMS

KUALA LUMPUR: Prof Dr Justin Sentian of the Faculty of Science and Natural Resources, Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) has been recognised as the first Malaysian to conduct winter research in Antarctica and to have spent the most time – seven months – in the icy continent.

The atmospheric scientist arrived safely at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport on Friday after conducting research on climate change entitled “Tropospheric Ozone and Halocarbon Variations in the Antarctic Peninsula Under Extreme Weather Conditions”.

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