Her research is based on understanding the oceanic nitrogen and carbon cycles, particularly in the Southern Ocean.
Riesna Audh is a masters student at the University of Cape Town, specializing in polar oceanography. Her research is focused on physical and biochemical properties of pancake sea-ice in the Antarctic Marginal Ice Zone.
Shantelle Smith is a MSc student from the University of Cape Town. She is collecting data focused on the exchange of ammonia across the air-sea interface in the Southern Ocean for use in her future PhD project.
What an amazing group of women, right? If you like science and exploration and want to follow in the footsteps of these pioneering women (who are following in the footsteps of the women who came before them!), the sky's the limit!
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