Explorer Class Careers in Exploration | Ecologist Heather Lynch
Tue, Aug 04
|https://www.youtube.com/c/NatGeoEdOrg/live
Join host and Young Explorer Sahar Mohammadzadeh in conversation with Heather about her inspiring career and discover how you can build a blueprint for a potential career in science and education.
Time & Location
Aug 04, 2020, 2:00 PM EDT
https://www.youtube.com/c/NatGeoEdOrg/live
About the Event
National Geographic Explorer Heather Lynch is a quantitative ecologist whose research is dedicated to understanding the population dynamics of Antarctic wildlife, with a particular focus on Antarctic penguins. She has over a decade of field experience in Antarctica and has helped pioneer the use of satellite imagery for studying the distribution and abundance of Antarctic seabirds. Heather has studied at Princeton and Harvard Universities, and is currently a professor at Stony Brook University. Join host and Young Explorer Sahar Mohammadzadeh in conversation with Heather about her inspiring career and discover how you can build a blueprint for a potential career in science and education.
Login at: https://www.youtube.com/c/NatGeoEdOrg/live This class is a FREE learning experience provided by National Geographic Education. Register online with National Geographic to be considered for a spot on their live zoom to ask questions and more: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfKCZtkQ7UryCOyR_8uu4o0G1mRlyFVMvOp3YdS5fnkZb-9pg/viewform?usp=sf_link
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