Skip to content
Women In Polar Science

Erli Schneider Costa, PhD

Universidade Estadual do Rio Grande do Sul; Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)

Erli is being attacked by a skua defending the territory, while doing research records in Antarctica.

Erli is being attacked by a skua defending the territory, while doing research records in Antarctica.

What’s the work that you do?

I’ve been to Antarctica for research purposes 14 times since graduation. I worked on seabird ecology, especially skuas. Today I am pro-rector of extension at a Brazilian university. To remain involved with the dissemination of polar research, I created the “National Olympics on Marine and Polar Environments in Brazil” and it is in its 3rd edition.

What keeps you going?

I am passionate about science dissemination and encouraging new scientists, new teachers and actually everybody to “be what they dream of”.

What’s your message to the world?

Always remember that there are no impossible dreams. Don’t let anyone tell you what your limits are. You can be whatever you want, believe in your potential.

Organisation: Universidade Estadual do Rio Grande do Sul; Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)

Nationality: Brazil Brazil

Disciplines:

Ecology (specialized in seabirds) Education and outreach

Connect:    

Instagram

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.