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Women In Polar Science

Eva Bendix Nielsen

University of Canterbury (New Zealand)

Eva, in a blue-and-white Norwegian sweater, is aboard a ship on the Norwegian Sea at 70° North in Finnmark, Norway. There are mountains on the horizon behind her.

Eva, in a blue-and-white Norwegian sweater, is aboard a ship on the Norwegian Sea at 70° North in Finnmark, Norway. There are mountains on the horizon behind her.

What’s the work that you do?

I am a PhD student in the Atmospheric Research Group at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand, focusing on climate variability in the Ross Sea Region, Antarctica. I am interested in mesoscale temperature variations, extreme air temperatures, and the processes driving these events. My work is multidisciplinary and covers topics in meteorology, climatology, remote sensing, and modelling. Part of my PhD is running a fieldwork campaign in the McMurdo Dry Valleys collecting infrared scans of soil and glacier surfaces.

What keeps you going?

The polar regions have always fascinated me and I feel very grateful for having the opportunity to study them on close hold. I love that my work involves time in the field and being able to collect data not only for my research but for others as well. Being part of a team, helping each other, and working towards a common goal is a major driver in all that I do. Through my research, I have had the pleasure of meeting experienced people in the polar community, and hearing their stories inspires me to keep going.

What’s your message to the world?

I believe that enjoying what you do, being open, kind and collaborative will lead to great research.

Organisation: University of Canterbury (New Zealand)

Nationality: Denmark Denmark

Disciplines:

Climatology

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We are grateful to The Ocean Foundation for acting as our fiscal sponsor in the US, the Curtis and Edith Munson Foundation for sponsoring this project, and the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) for supporting us.