This is Dr Tengku Nilam Baizura Tengku Ibrahim, one of our #100polarwomen who investigates how pollutants such as microplastics, rare earth elements and trace metals affect Antarctica’s fragile aquatic ecosystems, helping science support a healthier planet.
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womeninpolarscience.org/100polarwomen/
October 10, 2026 at 9:38 PM
This is Dr Tengku Nilam Baizura Tengku Ibrahim, one of our #100polarwomen who investigates how pollutants such as microplastics, rare earth elements and trace metals affect Antarctica’s fragile aquatic ecosystems, helping science support a healthier planet.
womeninpolarscience.org/100polarwomen/
womeninpolarscience.org/100polarwomen/
This is Sofia Chung, one of our #100polarwomen & a marine biologist who looks at #krill & how black carbon could have an impact in their physiology, with a focus on their distribution, ecology and response to environmental change.
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womeninpolarscience.org/100polarwomen/
October 7, 2026 at 7:59 AM
This is Sofia Chung, one of our #100polarwomen & a marine biologist who looks at #krill & how black carbon could have an impact in their physiology, with a focus on their distribution, ecology and response to environmental change.
womeninpolarscience.org/100polarwomen/
womeninpolarscience.org/100polarwomen/
This is Prof. Dr. Wan Maznah Wan Omar, one of our #100polarWomen & a biologist whose #Antarctic journey began more than 20 years ago when her fascination for how microscopic life responds to Antarctica’s extreme environmental gradients took her to the Ice.
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womeninpolarscience.org/100polarwomen/
October 5, 2026 at 7:31 AM
This is Prof. Dr. Wan Maznah Wan Omar, one of our #100polarWomen & a biologist whose #Antarctic journey began more than 20 years ago when her fascination for how microscopic life responds to Antarctica’s extreme environmental gradients took her to the Ice.
womeninpolarscience.org/100polarwomen/
womeninpolarscience.org/100polarwomen/
This is Dr Susana Flecha, one of our #100polarwomen and a marine biogeochemist who listens to the #SouthernOcean breathe, studying invisible gases that play a critical role in shaping our climate and future.
More about Susana here: womeninpolarscience.org/100polarwomen/
More about Susana here: womeninpolarscience.org/100polarwomen/
October 3, 2026 at 4:45 AM
This is Dr Susana Flecha, one of our #100polarwomen and a marine biogeochemist who listens to the #SouthernOcean breathe, studying invisible gases that play a critical role in shaping our climate and future.
More about Susana here: womeninpolarscience.org/100polarwomen/
More about Susana here: womeninpolarscience.org/100polarwomen/
This is Dr Sofia Fatigoni, one of our #100polarwomen & an astrophysicist who studies the origins &early evolution of the #universe through observations of the Cosmic Microwave Background from the #southpole.
Learn more about her here:
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Learn more about her here:
womeninpolarscience.org/100polarwomen/
October 1, 2026 at 6:24 AM
This is Dr Sofia Fatigoni, one of our #100polarwomen & an astrophysicist who studies the origins &early evolution of the #universe through observations of the Cosmic Microwave Background from the #southpole.
Learn more about her here:
womeninpolarscience.org/100polarwomen/
Learn more about her here:
womeninpolarscience.org/100polarwomen/
This is Julianne Burns,one of our #100polarWomen & a PhD student exploring how Antarctica’s ice sheets responded to warming in the past,using sedimentology & other clues preserved in the landscape to understand the connection between ice, #ocean & #atmosphere.
womeninpolarscience.org/100polarwomen/
womeninpolarscience.org/100polarwomen/
September 27, 2026 at 8:19 AM
This is Julianne Burns,one of our #100polarWomen & a PhD student exploring how Antarctica’s ice sheets responded to warming in the past,using sedimentology & other clues preserved in the landscape to understand the connection between ice, #ocean & #atmosphere.
womeninpolarscience.org/100polarwomen/
womeninpolarscience.org/100polarwomen/
This is Grace Cordsen,one of our #100polarwomen exploring how people interact with polar environments, examining the impacts of tourism, heritage, science & education - can experiencing these places inspire lasting changes in how we understand & care for them?
womeninpolarscience.org/100polarwomen/
womeninpolarscience.org/100polarwomen/
September 25, 2026 at 7:22 AM
This is Grace Cordsen,one of our #100polarwomen exploring how people interact with polar environments, examining the impacts of tourism, heritage, science & education - can experiencing these places inspire lasting changes in how we understand & care for them?
womeninpolarscience.org/100polarwomen/
womeninpolarscience.org/100polarwomen/
This is Girija Kalyani Burada, PhD, one of our #100polarwomen and a climate scientist who studies how atmospheric rivers and weather systems shape Antarctica’s climate, ice, snowfall and melting in a warming world.
Read more about her here: womeninpolarscience.org/100polarwomen/
Read more about her here: womeninpolarscience.org/100polarwomen/
September 22, 2026 at 6:41 AM
This is Girija Kalyani Burada, PhD, one of our #100polarwomen and a climate scientist who studies how atmospheric rivers and weather systems shape Antarctica’s climate, ice, snowfall and melting in a warming world.
Read more about her here: womeninpolarscience.org/100polarwomen/
Read more about her here: womeninpolarscience.org/100polarwomen/
This is Lena Leimgruber Haraldsson, M.A., one of our #100polarwomen & a PhD researcher who connects literature & the Arctic. The polar regions need social & literary sciences: stories can make distant places, complex crises & possible futures feel real.
womeninpolarscience.org/100polarwomen/
womeninpolarscience.org/100polarwomen/
September 20, 2026 at 6:12 AM
This is Lena Leimgruber Haraldsson, M.A., one of our #100polarwomen & a PhD researcher who connects literature & the Arctic. The polar regions need social & literary sciences: stories can make distant places, complex crises & possible futures feel real.
womeninpolarscience.org/100polarwomen/
womeninpolarscience.org/100polarwomen/
This is Lily Thompson, MPhil, one of our #100polarwomen & an early-career polar scientist & educator exploring how Arctic sea-ice decline is changing shipping & sea routes, & how shifting boundaries may shape the region under #climatechange.
More here: womeninpolarscience.org/100polarwomen/
More here: womeninpolarscience.org/100polarwomen/
September 19, 2026 at 8:05 AM
This is Lily Thompson, MPhil, one of our #100polarwomen & an early-career polar scientist & educator exploring how Arctic sea-ice decline is changing shipping & sea routes, & how shifting boundaries may shape the region under #climatechange.
More here: womeninpolarscience.org/100polarwomen/
More here: womeninpolarscience.org/100polarwomen/
This is Dr Amelia Rudd, one of our #100polarwomen & an expedition guide whose work combines adventure, science, education & conservation, using exploration to connect people with the polar regions & inspire greater understanding of our changing planet.
More: womeninpolarscience.org/100polarwomen/
More: womeninpolarscience.org/100polarwomen/
September 6, 2026 at 6:14 AM
This is Dr Amelia Rudd, one of our #100polarwomen & an expedition guide whose work combines adventure, science, education & conservation, using exploration to connect people with the polar regions & inspire greater understanding of our changing planet.
More: womeninpolarscience.org/100polarwomen/
More: womeninpolarscience.org/100polarwomen/
This is Evelyn Krojmal, MSc, one of our #100polarWomen and a #PhD student in biology who specializes in microplastic pollution and its impacts on aquatic ecosystems, from #Antarctica to freshwater and coastal environments.
Read more about Evelyn here:
womeninpolarscience.org/100polarwomen/
Read more about Evelyn here:
womeninpolarscience.org/100polarwomen/
September 1, 2026 at 8:00 AM
This is Evelyn Krojmal, MSc, one of our #100polarWomen and a #PhD student in biology who specializes in microplastic pollution and its impacts on aquatic ecosystems, from #Antarctica to freshwater and coastal environments.
Read more about Evelyn here:
womeninpolarscience.org/100polarwomen/
Read more about Evelyn here:
womeninpolarscience.org/100polarwomen/
This is Dr Gomathy M, one of our #100polarwomen whose research explores beneficial plant-associated microorganisms, with a special focus on Arctic phyllosphere microbiomes and how they adapt to extreme environments.
Read more about Gomathy here:
womeninpolarscience.org/100polarwomen/
Read more about Gomathy here:
womeninpolarscience.org/100polarwomen/
August 28, 2026 at 4:31 AM
This is Dr Gomathy M, one of our #100polarwomen whose research explores beneficial plant-associated microorganisms, with a special focus on Arctic phyllosphere microbiomes and how they adapt to extreme environments.
Read more about Gomathy here:
womeninpolarscience.org/100polarwomen/
Read more about Gomathy here:
womeninpolarscience.org/100polarwomen/
This is Dr Elena Kavanagh, one of our #100PolarWomen who has dedicated much of her academic career to understanding the Arctic through the lens of Indigenous peoples’ rights, governance and international law.
Read more about Elena here: womeninpolarscience.org/100polarwomen/
Read more about Elena here: womeninpolarscience.org/100polarwomen/
August 26, 2026 at 7:56 AM
This is Dr Elena Kavanagh, one of our #100PolarWomen who has dedicated much of her academic career to understanding the Arctic through the lens of Indigenous peoples’ rights, governance and international law.
Read more about Elena here: womeninpolarscience.org/100polarwomen/
Read more about Elena here: womeninpolarscience.org/100polarwomen/
This is Dr Emily Rowlands, one of our #100polarWomen & a polar biologist investigating how plastic pollution interacts with climate stressors to impact fragile marine ecosystems.
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#PlasticPollution #Antarctica #MarineScience #OceanScience #ClimateChange
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#PlasticPollution #Antarctica #MarineScience #OceanScience #ClimateChange
August 24, 2026 at 7:10 AM
This is Dr Emily Rowlands, one of our #100polarWomen & a polar biologist investigating how plastic pollution interacts with climate stressors to impact fragile marine ecosystems.
More: womeninpolarscience.org/100polarwomen/
#PlasticPollution #Antarctica #MarineScience #OceanScience #ClimateChange
More: womeninpolarscience.org/100polarwomen/
#PlasticPollution #Antarctica #MarineScience #OceanScience #ClimateChange
This is Dr Liliana Ayala, one of our #100polarwomen & a marine biologist who has dedicated her career to understanding & protecting marine #biodiversity.
She focuses on seabirds, marine mammals & coastal ecosystems in #antarctica.
Read more about Liliana: womeninpolarscience.org/100polarwomen/
She focuses on seabirds, marine mammals & coastal ecosystems in #antarctica.
Read more about Liliana: womeninpolarscience.org/100polarwomen/
August 23, 2026 at 4:38 AM
This is Dr Liliana Ayala, one of our #100polarwomen & a marine biologist who has dedicated her career to understanding & protecting marine #biodiversity.
She focuses on seabirds, marine mammals & coastal ecosystems in #antarctica.
Read more about Liliana: womeninpolarscience.org/100polarwomen/
She focuses on seabirds, marine mammals & coastal ecosystems in #antarctica.
Read more about Liliana: womeninpolarscience.org/100polarwomen/
This is Colombina Valdés Valenzuela, one of our #100polarwomen, a marine biologist & science communicator with a passion for #antarctica, investigating how melting #Glaciers shape carbon cycles, phytoplankton & #climatechange in Antarctica's coastal waters.
womeninpolarscience.org/100polarwomen/
womeninpolarscience.org/100polarwomen/
July 19, 2026 at 12:11 AM
This is Colombina Valdés Valenzuela, one of our #100polarwomen, a marine biologist & science communicator with a passion for #antarctica, investigating how melting #Glaciers shape carbon cycles, phytoplankton & #climatechange in Antarctica's coastal waters.
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womeninpolarscience.org/100polarwomen/
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Truly inspirational profiles of #100polarwomen compiled by @WomeninPolarSci
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This is Dr Emma Ferrari, one of our #100polarwomen who helps uncover the impact of plastic pollution in the Antarctic Peninsula. Her work supports the development of stronger environmental policies and more sustainable scientific practices in Antarctica.
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More: womeninpolarscience.org/100polarwomen/
July 15, 2026 at 2:22 AM
This is Dr Emma Ferrari, one of our #100polarwomen who helps uncover the impact of plastic pollution in the Antarctic Peninsula. Her work supports the development of stronger environmental policies and more sustainable scientific practices in Antarctica.
More: womeninpolarscience.org/100polarwomen/
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This is Mishell Vidal Raurau, one of our #100PolarWomen who works for the Peruvian national Antarctic Programme, holds a Master in Public Policy Management & aims to reinforce Peru's role in preserving Antarctica as a place of peace, science & collaboration.
womeninpolarscience.org/100polarwomen/
womeninpolarscience.org/100polarwomen/
July 10, 2026 at 10:44 PM
This is Mishell Vidal Raurau, one of our #100PolarWomen who works for the Peruvian national Antarctic Programme, holds a Master in Public Policy Management & aims to reinforce Peru's role in preserving Antarctica as a place of peace, science & collaboration.
womeninpolarscience.org/100polarwomen/
womeninpolarscience.org/100polarwomen/
This is Dr Sandra Lai, one of our #100polarwomen and a wildlife biologist based in the Canadian High Arctic who studies how mammals survive & adapt in one of the world's most challenging environments.
Read more about her and her work here:
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Read more about her and her work here:
womeninpolarscience.org/100polarwomen/
July 9, 2026 at 8:00 AM
This is Dr Sandra Lai, one of our #100polarwomen and a wildlife biologist based in the Canadian High Arctic who studies how mammals survive & adapt in one of the world's most challenging environments.
Read more about her and her work here:
womeninpolarscience.org/100polarwomen/
Read more about her and her work here:
womeninpolarscience.org/100polarwomen/
This is Dr Elaine dos Santos,one of our #100polarWomen, an author & a geoscientist who studies atmospheric aerosols & climate processes, including in #Antarctica.
She's a #sciencecommunicator with a passion to make environmental science accessible for kids.
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She's a #sciencecommunicator with a passion to make environmental science accessible for kids.
womeninpolarscience.org/100polarwomen/
July 8, 2026 at 6:04 AM
This is Dr Elaine dos Santos,one of our #100polarWomen, an author & a geoscientist who studies atmospheric aerosols & climate processes, including in #Antarctica.
She's a #sciencecommunicator with a passion to make environmental science accessible for kids.
womeninpolarscience.org/100polarwomen/
She's a #sciencecommunicator with a passion to make environmental science accessible for kids.
womeninpolarscience.org/100polarwomen/