DRI's Ultra-Trace Ice Core Analytical Laboratory (IMAGE) Desert Research Institute Caption Monica Arienzo, Ph.D., an assistant research professor of hydrology at DRI, loads an 18,000-year-old sample of the WAIS Divide ice core for continuous chemical analysis using DRI's ultra-trace ice core analytical system in Reno, Nev. Credit DRI Professor Joseph R. McConnell, Ph.D. Usage Restrictions None License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.