I am a PhD Candidate in environmental science at the University of Toronto Scarborough, and am co-supervised by Dr. William Gough and Dr. Gita Ljubicic. I study Inuit knowledge of the cumulative impacts of environmental change on sea ice and salinity, and the associated effects on wildlife and Inuit land-users. My work has a strong … Continue reading Megan Sheremata
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Initiative Evolution: Women in the Arctic and Antarctic!
The launch of the Women in the Arctic initiative in 2018 was met with a lot of interest and support from women around the world. This interest helped to motivate the growth of the initiative to include a website and a more active role in the promotion of women doing Polar studies. As a result … Continue reading Initiative Evolution: Women in the Arctic and Antarctic!
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Maria Ackrén
My name is Maria Ackrén and I was born and raised on the Åland Islands in Finland. I have also been living in Sundsvall, Sweden and in Turku, Finland due to studies. I took my BA degree in Political Science at Mid-Sweden University in Sundsvall in 1999 and then I moved back to Finland to … Continue reading Maria Ackrén
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Eimear Tynan
I am a PhD fellow at The Oslo School of Architecture and Design in Norway (AHO). I was born and raised in Ireland and moved to Norway nine years ago where my intrigue and interest of Arctic landscapes developed. I hold two Masters of Landscape Architecture from University College Dublin, Ireland and AHO (Tromsø Academy … Continue reading Eimear Tynan
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Amanda Ziegler
I am a PhD candidate at the University of Hawai’i, USA working with Dr. Craig Smith. My research focuses on the environmental drivers of bio-diversity and bio-geography of seafloor communities in the Antarctic Peninsula region. In general, the coastal Antarctic is particularly interesting as it is the gateway between the oceanic realm and the cryosphere; … Continue reading Amanda Ziegler
Women in the Arctic and Antarctic 