Sheeba Chenoli, PhD

What’s the work that you do?

I am a senior lecturer in meteorology and climatology in the Department of Geography, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at the University of Malaya and an associate at the National Antarctic Research Centre at the same university. I have carried out research on the severe wind in Antarctica, Antarctic precipitation, teleconnections between the Antarctic and tropical latitudes and Antarctic climate change. I have participated twice in the annual Antarctic expedition to Scott Base, organised by the Malaysian Antarctic Research Program (MARP) in collaboration with the New Zealand Antarctic Program, in 2007 and 2008. I also participated in a field trip to Jang Bogo station in Antarctica, where I helped to install the Doppler Sodar, a wind profiler, during the 2016 field season. I received the Asian Polar Science Fellowship from the Korean Polar Research Institute (KOPRI) in 2015. Also, I chair an action group on Tropical and Antarctic Teleconnections (TATE) under the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Currently I’m one of SCAR’s National Representatives in the Physical Sciences Group. Finally, I am part of the team behind Bite-Size Climate Action, a series of fun, flexible, and immersive short online modules designed by experts in the conservation field to inspire Malaysian youth to act for the climate.

What keeps you going?

In my university teaching, I get to witness young people beginning to understand climate science. I see their awareness of our climate crisis increasing, and I get to guide them as they choose their future careers.

What’s your message to the world?

I love this quote: You cannot adapt to extinction, act now and act for our climate!