1 ICESILO RESEARCH & EDUCATION CENTER

4 th Year Fall 2022

The ICEsilo Research and Education Center is building that houses three major programs designed to support the vital environmental research done within the WWII decommissioned Atlas-F missile silo located outside of Seward, Nebraska. The missile silo will hold a 150 foot segmented ice core that was developed to mirror the assorted layers of ancient glaciers in the ice cap. The purpose of drilling in the middle of the Midwest is to utilize the pre-existing silos due to their immense depth and thick concrete walls. The concrete and depth allow the drills to be tested in a temperature controlled environment so maintenance and adjustments can be made away from feezing condiions. The secondary portion of the building is an education center designed to house various collegiate programs from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The third and deepest legs of the building is the museum portion of the building. The museum houses a geology exhibit, an exhibit on the original use of the silo in WWII and an exhibit about the ice core drilling. The museum path walks visitors through the original launch control center and a platform within the silo so visitors can see the ice collumn.