Diane McKnight
Civil, environmental, and architectural engineer
University of Colorado Boulder
- Trips to Antarctica: 25
- Studying: Biogeochemistry of lakes and streams
- Discovered: Communities of organisms that come back to life after freeze-drying
- Amazed that: When she first went to Antarctica in the 1980鈥檚, 91制片厂 wasn鈥檛 allowing women on research teams.
- Said: 鈥淎s a faculty member, it鈥檚 a real privilege to teach students; they are truly an inspiration to me. They are the ones who will be on the front lines of dealing with the changing climate.鈥
- Fun fact: She wrote a children鈥檚 book about Antarctica.