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This is Teresa Cardoso,a PhD researcher in Geography & one of our #100PolarWomen.
She studies Greenland,Arctic governance & Portugal’s role in the region & is the 1st Environmental Engineer in the Portuguese Maritime Administration,bridging research & policy!

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February 10, 2026 at 6:22 AM
This is Camryn Middlebrooks,a PhD student in toxicology & one of our #100polarWomen.

She studies mercury toxicology in the high #Arctic: how does mercury move through food webs from insects to birds to foxes on the Pituffik Peninsula, #Greenland?

More: womeninpolarscience.org/profiles/cam...
February 7, 2026 at 8:58 PM
This is Deniz Vural, MSc - a polar scientist exploring how Earth’s frozen frontiers are changing. From marine engineering to permafrost and climate feedbacks, her work bridges engineering, geology and real-world climate impact.

Read more about Deniz here: womeninpolarscience.org/100polarwomen/
February 1, 2026 at 7:20 AM
This is Dr Kremena Georgieva, one of our #100polarWomen, a member of the 33rd Bulgarian Antarctic Expedition & one of only five Bulgarians who have participated in a scientific on-field research within an Antarctic crevasse to date!

Read more about her here: womeninpolarscience.org/100polarwomen/
January 29, 2026 at 7:48 AM
This is Dr Aga Nowak, an env.scientist at AECO & one of our #100polarWomen.

"Protecting the poles is protecting ourselves. (...) the rapid changes unfolding in the polar regions, driven by our actions and choices, will shape our future as a species."

More: womeninpolarscience.org/100polarwomen/
January 24, 2026 at 9:01 AM
This is Assist. Prof Ralica Sabeva, a geologist, Chair of APECS Bulgaria and one of our #100polarWomen.

Her Antarctic research on Livingston Island identified gold and linked the island to the Andean metallogenic system!

Read more about her here: womeninpolarscience.org/100polarwomen/
Taken on the Bulgarian Beach in front of the Bulgarian Antarctic base St. Kliment Ohridski. In the background you can see the Bulgarian research vessel Sv. Sv. Kiril i Metodii.
January 21, 2026 at 8:40 AM
This is Sari Matilainen, Senior Coordinator with the Finnish Antarctic Research Program & one of our #100polarwomen.

Sari helps to plan & run Finland’s summer research expeditions, from int'l coordination & training scientists to managing logistics.

More: womeninpolarscience.org/100polarwomen/
January 15, 2026 at 11:02 PM
This is Dr Margot Debyser, one of our #100PolarWomen.

She studies changing chemistry in polar oceans: how do nutrients & trace metals reach marine life & may change? As the base of the food web, shifts in supply can ripple through entire ecosystems.

More: womeninpolarscience.org/100polarwomen/
Margot leans against the reeling of a ship. This picture was taken in 2023 on RV Roger Revelle, during US GEOTRACES research cruise GP17-OCE, to the South Pacific and the Southern Ocean. Margot left from Papeete, French Polynesia and arrived into Punta Arenas, Chile, after 2.5 months of studying trace elements and their isotopes across the frontal regions of the Pacific Southern Ocean sector.
January 9, 2026 at 8:22 AM
This is Prof Dr Gabriela Schaepman-Strub,Chairperson World Biodiversity Forum 2026 & one of our #100polarWomen.

Gabriela studies Arctic plant,moss & lichen biodiversity to assess climate & industrial drivers to inform policy, futures & geoengineering debates.

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Gabriela next to scientific instruments on Uyedininia island in the Russian high Arctic during Arctic Century expedition in 2021. This place is highly inaccessible and Gabriela and her team were lucky to participate in an expedition to visit several of these islands. Picture shows how Gabriela prepares the drone before take-off, taking spectral and thermal reference panel measurements. Photo taken by Jón Björgvinsson.
January 3, 2026 at 4:55 AM
This is Selen Baldiran, one of our #100PolarWomen and a PhD candidate researching Arctic security. Her work examines climate-driven risks,illegal fishing, eco-terrorism & migration—reshaping how we understand security in the far north. Learn more: womeninpolarscience.org/100polarwomen/
December 30, 2025 at 9:29 PM
This is Nancy Lucà,a PhD student in Polar Sciences & one of our #100polarwomen. She explores the Antarctic Bottom Water in the western Ross Sea & the cross-slope exchange of water masses from the Drygalski Trough,using Italian expedition mooring data.

More: womeninpolarscience.org/100polarwomen/
Nancy, in red and black polar gear, stands on the deck of a ship. Picture was taken during the XXXIX Italian Antarctic Expedition aboard the R/V Laura Bassi in the Ross Sea, with Mount Melbourne in the background.
December 27, 2025 at 2:45 AM
This is Dr Dani Nowosad, postdoctoral fellow at University of Calgary and one of our #100polarwomen. Her research combines Arctic ecology, genomics and Indigenous Knowledge with Inuit-led partnerships to track climate-driven biodiversity change. Read more here:
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This photo of Dani was taken next to Uvajuq, one of the glacial eskers next to Cambridge Bay (Iqaluktuuttiaq), Nunavut, Canada. It was during a land-based course where she camped on the tundra with local youth for 5 days. Credit: Brodie Larocque - Polar Knowledge Canada
December 24, 2025 at 1:51 AM
This is Maya Crute Jones, a marine scientist and Antarctic fisheries observer. Over two years she completed two krill fishing deployments, combining research and compliance. She monitors catch data, krill biology, bycatch, wildlife and IUU fishing. More here: womeninpolarscience.org/100polarwomen/
December 14, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Dr María Angélica Leal Leal is an astrobiologist exploring extreme environments on Earth and beyond, including Mars analogs on Deception Island, Antarctica!
María also leads STEM outreach and champions diversity in science. Read more about her here: womeninpolarscience.org/100polarwomen/
Angelica, in red and grey polar gear, is at Half Moon Island in Antarctica.
December 11, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Assoc. Prof. Jessica Mejia is a glaciologist studying how meltwater drives Greenland Ice Sheet movement. Her fieldwork tracks streams, moulins, and ice motion. She also champions inclusion in glaciology—learn more: womeninpolarscience.org/100polarwomen/
This photo of Jessica was taken on a nunatak on Heim Glacier, an outlet glacier of the eastern Greenland Ice Sheet while collecting water samples from an outlet stream in July 2025.
December 8, 2025 at 6:53 AM
This is the amazing Shreyasi, a PhD student at IITM, Pune, and one of our #100polarwomen. She studies how the Tibetan Plateau links Arctic climate shifts to the South Asian monsoon, revealing surprising global connections. Learn more here: womeninpolarscience.org/100polarwomen/
Shreyasi poses in front of a conference poster.
December 4, 2025 at 6:25 AM
For Antarctica Day, we resume #100polarWomen, highlighting women’s amazing polar work!

Round 3 features Dr Denitsa Apostolova, a Sofia University organic geochemist studying PAHs and biomarkers, with experience from Antarctic expeditions.

Read more here: womeninpolarscience.org/100polarwomen/
Denitsa is on Livingston Island, Antarctica, with the Bulgarian Antarctic Base St. Kliment Ohridski visible in the background. The photo was taken during the 27th Bulgarian Antarctic Expedition (2018–2019).
December 1, 2025 at 4:21 AM
We are launching Round 3 of our #100polarWomen project!

We showcase the work of 100 women in Arctic or Antarctic positions & would love to feature YOU!

See our project page for the first 2 rounds of polar women: womeninpolarscience.org/100polarwomen/

To participate: forms.gle/GNY2SPMXKXsP...
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November 10, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Check out Dr Chen Zhao on ABC Radio National where she speaks about her research on the #antarctic ice sheet! #100polarwomen
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Great to hear Dr Chen Zhao @imas-utas.bsky.social on ABC Radio National, talking about the #Antarctic ice-sheet research that’s earned her recognition as a ‘Tall Poppy’ by the Australian Institute of Policy and Science @aipscience.bsky.social

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September 7, 2025 at 9:15 AM
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Truly inspirational profiles of #100polarwomen compiled by @WomeninPolarSci

They are keen to add more to the list:
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November 13, 2024 at 2:59 PM