Six Tasmanian-based scientists have been chosen to join the largest all-female expedition to Antarctica.
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Homeward Bound departs in December and will see 77 women from across the world join together to tackle science in the area of climate change and global warming.
The group will be led by Australian leadership activist Fabian Dattner and Australian Antarctic Division research scientist Jess Melbourne-Thomas.
CSIRO ecologist Dr Denise Hardesty is one of the six Tasmania-based scientist who will take part, and said it was an incredible leadership opportunity.
“Antarctica is just the backdrop for this intensive leadership training ... but I’ve been privileged to work in Antarctica for three summers, and I have lived on every continent … but there is no more powerful place on the planet then the Antarctica,” she said.
“There’s something about the power and the beauty of the place, the sense of how substantial mother nature is and the power of nature is in the Antarctica. You really feel your environment and feel how small we are as humans.”
She said women at various stages of their careers, all with expertise in various fields will work through global issue of international significance in the ecological realm.
“It’s about building this global community of female science leaders.”
She will be joined by UTAS’ Dr. Meredith Nash, Aimee Bliss and Amanda Sinclair, and IMAS’ Molly Christensen and Nicole Hellessey.