Personnel

The 1960-61 Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition, commonly referred to as “V.U.W.A.E.,” originally intended to mount a six-man party but, due to circumstances in the early organisation and with regard to the field work to be done, only five could be taken. They were:

R. H. Wheeler, Lecturer in Geography, V.U.W. (Leader)

Dr. C.B.B. Bull, Lecturer in Physics, V.U.W.

Dr. H. R. Blank, Research Fellow, National Science Foundation, U.S.A.

I.A.G. Willis) Senior Geology Students, V.U.W. (since graduated)

R. A. Cooper) Senior Geology Students, V.U.W. (since graduated)

The personnel formed, basically two teams: one geological, the other glaciological-gravimetric but in the latter part of the season the teams split into two mixed parties and thus widened coverage. As a safety factor parties worked within short distance of one another whenever possible and kept in constant communication by short wave radio.