member of the polar research committee of the Estonian Academy of Sciences!

Now it’s official!

As of May 25, 2021 I have ben officially appointed a member of the Polar Research Committee of the Estonian Academy of Sciences!

The Polar Research Committee is a body that coordinates polar research in Estonia and acts as as a contact to European Polar Board. It is also the scientific research institution that coordinates Estonian Antarctic engagement, which is the reason why I joined their ranks.

Polar committee is affiliated to the Estonian Academy of Sciences, but not all the members need to be academicians. I am glad to see though that the all-the-too-male composition of the committee has improved with the new appointments this year.

In the bed of the receding glacier at Snow Hill island, ducking from the bird attack. Nordenskjöld’s overwintering station and our camp far in the background, Jonathan and Dag droning the receding glacier line in the middle ground.

In the bed of the receding glacier at Snow Hill island, ducking from the bird attack. Nordenskjöld’s overwintering station and our camp far in the background, Jonathan and Dag droning the receding glacier line in the middle ground.