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Women In Polar Science

Ashley Casierra Tomalá

Oceanographic and Antarctic Institute of the Navy (Ecuador)

Ashley, in formal clothing, stands next to a banner at the SCAR Delegates Meeting in India (September 2022).

Ashley, in formal clothing, stands next to a banner at the SCAR Delegates Meeting in India (September 2022).

What’s the work that you do?

I am a research analyst of the General Coordination of Antarctic Affairs and collaborate in the Research Unit. I am responsible for coordinating the development of the Ecuadorian National Antarctic Research Agenda. I support the process of calling for project proposals and I’m in charge of organizing academic and scientific events. In 2022, I was Ecuador’s National Delegate for SCAR and travelled to the SCAR Delegates Meeting in India. In my research project, I am working on the identification of natural threats around of the Pedro Vicente Maldonado Scientific Station.

What keeps you going?

My work brings me closer to people, to decision makers, to the Academy and institutes. I am passionate about talking about Antarctica, its ecosystems and their vulnerability. I want to make people aware of the role Antarctica has for the planet. And I enjoy supporting science and Ecuadorian researchers!

What’s your message to the world?

The true wealth of the planet lies in life itself, in its seas, its jungles, its deserts and in the majesty of its snow-capped peaks. In the recondite aspects of the planet, life is breathed. The future of generations takes refuge in the white and unhospitable continent.

Organisation: Oceanographic and Antarctic Institute of the Navy (Ecuador)

Nationality: Ecuador Ecuador

Disciplines:

Research management

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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.