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Diane McKnight

Diane McKnight in a barren landscape in Antarctica
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, Russia 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.