Celine Albert, PhD

What’s the work that you do?

I am currently the scientific leader of Arctic Station (Copenhagen University), in Qeqertarsuaq, Greenland. I am also a postdoctoral researcher. I study contamination by pollutants in Arctic seabirds, with a special focus on where they get contaminated and how that impacts their survival. This year I also train with the leadership program Homeward Bound.

What keeps you going?

I love science. I love collecting data, working on them and discover new results. I also enjoy very much communicating about it to different kinds of the public (scientists, kids). I am passionate about the Arctic and work to protect it, its communities and environment.

What’s your message to the world?

I often hear that what’s happening in the Arctic is so far away that it doesn’t really matter. This is not true. What happens in the Arctic impacts other regions of the world and what you do in other regions of the world impacts the Arctic. Remember that by protecting your environment, you will protect much more than just your immediate surroundings.