bor ne ▁and ▁ship bor ne ▁ge oph ys ical ▁tools . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁Professor ▁Dow des well ▁is ▁Chief ▁Scient ist ▁on ▁the ▁Wed d ell ▁Sea ▁Ex ped ition ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁which ▁a ims ▁to : ▁investigate ▁the ▁ice ▁sh el ves ▁around ▁the ▁Wed d ell ▁Sea ▁and , ▁in ▁particular , ▁the ▁Lars en ▁C ▁Ice ▁Sh elf ▁from ▁which ▁a ▁giant ▁ice berg ▁broke ▁off ▁in ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁document ▁the ▁rich ▁and ▁little - stud ied ▁marine ▁life ▁of ▁the ▁western ▁Wed d ell ▁Sea ▁e cos ystem ▁attempt ▁to ▁locate ▁and ▁survey ▁the ▁w reck ▁of ▁Sir ▁Ernest ▁Sh ack leton ’ s ▁ship ▁‘ End urance ’ , ▁which ▁was ▁tra pped ▁and ▁cr ushed ▁by ▁the ▁ice ▁and ▁s ank ▁in ▁the ▁Wed d ell ▁Sea ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 5 . ▁ ▁Awards ▁Pol ar ▁Medal ▁( 1 9 9 4 ) ▁by ▁H . M . ▁The ▁Queen ▁for ▁' out standing ▁contributions ▁to ▁gla cier ▁ge oph ys ics '. ▁Gill ▁Memorial ▁Award ▁( 1 9 9 8 ) ▁from ▁the ▁Royal ▁Ge ographical ▁Society . ▁Found er ' s ▁Medal ▁( 2 0 0 8 ) ▁from ▁the ▁Royal ▁Ge ographical ▁Society . ▁Louis ▁Ag ass iz ▁Medal ▁( 2 0 1 1 ) ▁from ▁the ▁European ▁Ge osci ences ▁Union ▁for ▁' out standing ▁contributions ▁to ▁the ▁study ▁of ▁polar ▁ice ▁masses ▁and ▁to ▁the ▁understanding