Women In Environmental Science & Engineering

Dr. Kathy Licht's research focuses on understanding the history of the Antarctic ice sheet so her research group can better determine what causes it to advance and retreat and how that fits in with the global climate system.  Licht holds several active grants through the National Science Foundation that have provided opportunities for their research group to collect field data, which provides...

Dr. Antonella Panebianco is a Postdoctoral Fellow of the National Council of Scientific and Technological Research of Argentina. Panebianco completed her Ph. D. at the University of Buenos Aires (Argentina) in 2019. Panebianco is interested in studying the modulation of physiological and behavioral aspects in wildlife in the context of environmental change. For her Ph. D., Panebianco worked with g...

Dr. Rachel Shaffer graduated from Yale University with a BA in Environmental Studies (with a concentration in Environmental Health). After college, Shaffer worked in the Health Program at the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) in Washington, DC. Shaffer contributed to projects related to the reform of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), risk assessment, systemic review, conflict of interest in...

Diana Vieira is an Environmental Engineer with a special focus on soil erosion risk. She dedicated most of her time to monitoring burned areas and understanding the underlying key processes in fire-affected soils and landscapes to better adapt models to burned conditions.  During her research path, she was the Principal investigator of the FEMME project and supervised Ph. D. theses, postdocto...

Dr. Eri Saikawa is an Associate Professor in the Department of Environmental Sciences at Emory University. She is the Director of both Graduate Studies and the Emory Climate Talks Program in the department. She is jointly appointed in the Gangarosa Department of Environmental Health and is also an affiliated faculty in the Institute for Quantitative Theory and Methods, the East Asian Studies Progr...

The chat I had with Dr. Heidi Stelzer was very fascinating as she took me into her hilarious personal experiences and deep into the field of mountain sciences.  Dr. Heidi Steltzer is a mountain scientist, explorer, and science storyteller. She has spent 25 years conducting field studies in remote regions of Colorado, Alaska, Greenland and recently China to understand how mountain ecosystems a...

Dr. Devyani Singh is a Post-Doctoral Fellow working on various projects under the umbrella of the Energy and Climate policy. Her research has included energy access & transitions in the Global South, air-quality modeling, evaluating climate impacts of national policies, natural resource economics, environmental [carbon] finance, forest sustainability, and most recently, methane emissions from...

Christine Shields is an Associate Scientist in the Climate Change Research Section at NCAR with expertise in simulating Earth’s past, present, and future climate with the Community Earth System Model.  Christine’s focus is toward understanding Earth’s hydrological cycle in the context of climate change, with particular emphasis on atmospheric rivers (ARs), monsoons, moisture transport, cyclon...

Edith Newton Wilson, Ph. D., works to engage emerging professionals in energy solutions for a changing world. With degrees from Dartmouth and Johns Hopkins, Edith is a Fellow of the Society of Economic Geologists and the Geological Society. Her global career began with Amoco, BP, and Phillips, and culminated in founding Rock Whisperer, a renewable energy and climate mitigation consultancy. Our con...

Jessica Roberts does work on reintroduction science. She is a graduate student from George Mason University in Virginia. Her research is focused on whether behavioral training in captivity can prepare parrots for survival in the wild. She researched studying the anti-predator behavior of vinaceous amazons in captivity. Since talking about parrots isn't a 'birden' to any of us, join me as I speak w...

Dr. Emily Lescak is a researcher who focuses on fish evolution and genetics. She is passionate about communicating science to the public and lowering barriers to participation in research science. Our conversation was extremely interesting! I learned about the threespine stickleback fish. To hear more about our fascinating conversation, listen to this episode!

Dr. Rachel Kirpes is a researcher studying atmospheric chemistry and aerosols in the Arctic to learn about how the Earth is warming up quickly. Using this information, she communicates this to the public! Join me on this incredible discussion, as we talk about Rachel's adventures in the Arctic, and two cute polar bears checking out their work! I was able to understand how critical natural things l...

Mrs. Allison Crimmins is a researcher studying the influences of climate change on human health and what happens through illnesses as the temperature increases. She works on how the healthcare system, after an extreme weather event, helps us realize the different impacts to try to change our ways. Talking to Allison Crimmins, I was able to relate this humongous topic to my life and hope that you w...

Dr. Casey Bartrem is Executive Director and Senior Environmental Scientist at TerraGraphics International Foundation (TIFO), an international organization that assists mining and recycling communities to address environmental pollution. Her work and research focus on environmental health, environmental security, and environmental justice. Dr. Bartrem has led projects in Kyrgyzstan, Bangladesh, Nig...

Dr. Goldman is a research director at the Union of Concerned Scientists. Her research focuses on air pollution and its impacts on Earth. One of her research papers shows the correlation between urban air pollution and emergency department visits, using epidemiological studies of acute human health effects. Talking to her, I understood how we use energy and whether that was good or bad. We discusse...