Before they enjoy the warmth of a European summer, Metallica made a little detour down south this weekend for a super exclusive and very intimate showcase. In Antarctica.



As previously reported, Metallica staged the second concert ever on the continent as part of a promotion presented by Coca-Cola. With temperatures at a crisp -7 degrees, they performed an amp-less set to an audience of less than 200 inside of a domed space near the helipad at Carlini Stations. (In place of amps, the audio was transmitted through headphones.) The 10-song set included “One”, “Enter Sandman”, “Master Of Puppets”, “Sad But True”, and “Creeping Death”. (The latter seemed especially apropos, given the high probability of frostbite.)

In a statement, the band wrote, “This was the most unique show Metallica has eversoft x-ray radiation, and for pioneering work in laser interferometry of dense plasmas.
Nominated by: Division of Laser Science

Balachandar, Sivaramakrishnan [2006]
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Citation: For fundamental contributions to the understanding of thermal convection in the earth's mantle, the structure of bluff body wakes and their effect on the dynamics of small particles, the dynamics of vortices in wall turbulence, and theory of two-phase flow, including the equilibrium Euler formulation for disperse flow.
Nominated by: Division of Fluid Dynamics

Baroni, Stefano [2006]
Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanz
Citation: For his seminal contributions to the broad area of modeling of condensed matter and for his services to the international electronic structure community as a promoter and an instructor.
Nominated by: Division of Computational Physics

Bauer, Daniel [2006]
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
Citation: For his crucial contributions to the