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Women In Polar Science

Katharina Peters, PhD

University of Canterbury (New Zealand)

Katharina, in blue rain parka and a grey baseball hat, stands in front of a body of water. On the horizon, land is visible.

Katharina, in blue rain parka and a grey baseball hat, stands in front of a body of water. On the horizon, land is visible.

What’s the work that you do?

I am a postdoc with Gateway Antarctica at the University of Canterbury. My main project focuses on population dynamics of Weddell seals in the Ross Sea to find out what environmental variables drive their population fluctuations. I have not been to Antarctica so far but very much hope to have a chance to go in the future and see this amazing ecosystem up close!

What keeps you going?

Constantly learning about the world we live in and trying to contribute to understanding it a little better, always aiming to use our knowledge to help conserve and protect this beautiful planet.

What’s your message to the world?

Follow your heart, and listen to your instincts. Don’t let other people and their expectations change you. Have courage and be kind. And most importantly: believe in yourself. You can do it!

Organisation: University of Canterbury (New Zealand)

Nationality: Germany Germany

Disciplines:

Marine mammal ecology

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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.