Science Communication

Ep. 4: How to study the world's most unstable glacier

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"The race is on to understand the Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica, the world's widest glacier which is retreating and changing rapidly. As warming changes this icy place, communities and governments around the world need the best possible answer to the sea level rise question: how much and how fast?

Glaciologists Meghan Sharp and Professor Sridhar Anandakrishnan, and oceanographer Dr Pete Davis talk about their epic field work to study Thwaites Glacier, and explain the key mechanics that are shaping its future."

Ep. 2: Measuring the changing size of the Thwaites Eastern Ice Shelf

Take a virtual trip to "Antarctica to analyze the stability of Thwaites, the world’s most dangerous glacier. Vital signs are taken using satellite imagery to see how much sea levels may rise in the future. A quest to see if the “Doomsday Glacier” nickname is deserving."

In addition to my participation in the recording of this online learning resource, I attended an in-person premiere of the three-episode series in Sacramento, California, where I engaged with community members of all ages through a Q&A panel and an ice core "show-and-tell".

Aiming to increase the participation and diversity of people in the field sciences, art, and recreation, Inspiring Girls* Expeditions are tuition-free backcountry programs for youth.

Through my involvement as both an instructor and program coordinator, I co-founded and isntructed the innaugral Girls* on Ice Canada- Yukon Expedition, led the Pacific Northwest Branch, and instructed Women* on Ice.

A highlight for me was demonstrating the "glacier goo" experiment in the proglacial landscape of the Wapta Icefield in Alberta, Canada!

Check out some of my articles here and here!

The Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences department at the University of British Columbia "is a dynamic community of people, each with their own remarkable story of learning, inquiry, service and discovery". The annual newsletter, Earth Matters, aims to tell those stories– stories of the people and the science.

As a member of the University of British Columbia's Young Women for STEM club in 2018/2019, I travelled to local high schools around the Vancouver area, presenting about my experience in an undergraduate science degree and demonstrating hands-on science experiments to classrooms.