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Women In Polar Science

Faradina Merican, PhD

Universiti Sains Malaysia (Malaysia)

Faradina on her first helicopter ride during field work in Casey Station with the Australian Antarctic Division.

Faradina on her first helicopter ride during field work in Casey Station with the Australian Antarctic Division.

What’s the work that you do?

I am a specialist microalgal taxonomist and ecologist. I am very interested in cyanobacteria and microalgae taxonomy, ecology, phylogeny and toxicity. I am working towards understanding the responses and adaptations of cyanobacteria and microalgae to environmental change drivers in Antarctica.

What keeps you going?

The science and the surprises! The more I study microalgae, the more fascinating they become. Antarctica was my first destination away from home and the best field work by far. The continent is magical, not only because of the science, but also because of the way we are all united to achieve a common goal: to protect it!

What’s your message to the world?

Alone we are a drop, together we are an ocean. Together we can bring about change.

Organisation: Universiti Sains Malaysia (Malaysia)

Nationality: Malaysia Malaysia

Disciplines:

Environmental science Phycology

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Research

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.