Christelle Guesnon, MSc

I am an engineer responsible for the running, maintenance and installation of the technical and research equipment at Sverdrup and Zeppelin Observatory in Ny-Ålesund – Svalbard. The majority of the equipment is focused on measuring atmospheric properties via short and long term observations.

I like to do practical work, especially out in the field. I really like to be acting as a support for scientists and be able to take part in different projects. It is important for me that I get to work with so many different nationalities, it helps to get a bigger picture.

What’s your message to the world?

I really hope that we can touch – sensibilize more people about the polar regions and how fast the climate is changing. I realise that if you don’t live or go there it is quite difficult to grasp the extent of how fast things are changing. I wish to share the beauty of these regions in a hope that we can do something to preserve them.