Mcmurdo, has full time blasters which require operating drilling machines. Apply through the http://www.polar.org website.
The ice coring projects are all part of the science experiments. There are several that are going on, you’ll have to find the science projects yourself. Try going to the NSF website.
Send any more messages to the discussion page of this site. It is more widely read.
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good luck
mike