Julia Martin is a PhD candidate at the Antarctic Research Centre, Te Herenga Waka – Victoria University of Wellington, where she studies snow-sea ice interactions using UAV surveys, ground-based measurements, and snow modeling to improve predictions of Antarctic sea ice. She is the project coordinator for Girls* on Ice Aotearoa New Zealand*, an initiative that offers an annual 10-day tuition-free expedition for teenage girls* aged 15-16 years old to Mt. Ruapehu teaching lessons about science, art and mountaineering. The program aims to inspire passion, participation and empowerment for girls* in professions of science, art and wilderness exploration.
* Inspiring Girls* Expeditions welcomes female-identifying, non-binary, and intersex students.
Video recording of the seminar