HELLO! I’M DR. HEÏDI SEVESTRE
I'm a glaciologist, fellow international of The Explorers Club, working at AMAP, the Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme, Working Group to the Arctic Council. I am an avid science communicator and lead several expeditions to cold places every year.
Research Expedition in Uganda
Join me and Klaus Thymann from Project Pressure on a unique expedition to the tropical glaciers of the Rwenzori Mountains in Uganda. Located mere kilometers away from the Equator, the Rwenzori Mountains are the highest and most permanent source of the River Nile, and constitute a vital water catchment in Uganda. Acquiring data on glacier recession in these mountains will help future responses to climate change and catalyze adaptation.
Thank you to our partners and sponsors:
Arctic Ascent
Join climber Alex Honnold, Hazel Findlay, Aldo Kane, Mikey Schaefer, Adam Kjeldsen, and yours truly, on a thrilling adventure in Greenland. The series premieres on National Geographic TV on Feb 4th, and hits Disney+ and Hulu the next day. 🎥
As a glaciologist, I had the privilege of joining this extraordinary climbing expedition. But we didn't just climb; we collected crucial climate data on the ground in Greenland.
Nouveaux livres!
Je suis heureuse d'annoncer la publications de mes deux nouveaux livres:
Sentinelle du Climat aux Editions Harper Collins France
Demain C'est Nous aux Editions du Faubourg
Disponibles dans toutes les librairies et en ligne! Bonne lecture :)
BIO
There’s one thing you should know about me: I LOVE glaciers. 10 years ago, as I was hiking from Chamonix to Zermatt, a mountain guide told me that it is possible to spend your life studying glaciers, and become a glaciologist. I’ve never looked back. Through my studies and my work I have had the chance to study glaciers all around the world, from the French Alps to Greenland, from the Arctic to Antarctica. Today, I invest my time in science policy and science outreach. I believe researchers like me have the duty to communicate about our work and tell the world about the wonders of the cryosphere and the threats targeting it.
Background & Expertise
MY EXPERIENCE
GLACIOLOGIST
My research is mostly field-based, and focuses on glacier dynamics in the Arctic and the structure of ice shelves in Antarctica. I obtained my PhD in October 2015 from the University of Oslo (while being fully based at UNIS in Svalbard) and worked as a postdoctoral research fellow at the University of St Andrews from 2016 to 2017.
Member of the Secretariat of the Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme
I have recently joined the team of AMAP, the Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme, Working Group to the Arctic Council. I am involved in the Arctic PASSION project (Pan-Arctic Observing System of Systems), SAON (Sustaining Arctic Observing Networks), and all things climate change related! I also take care of AMAP's outreach, making sure that the science our experts produce is accessible to all.
LECTURER
Science outreach is one of my priorities. I believe all scientists have the duty to communicate about their work, especially when climate change needs to be better understood by the general public. I often give public lectures, visit schools and universities, and work on cruise ships travelling to the polar regions. My lectures focus on climate change, glaciers and ice sheets, and the geography of the places we visit.
TV HOST
I have been filming documentaries for National Geographic, BBC, CBC, ZDF, ITV, Time Magazine, France 2, and hosting science documentaries for France 5 and Ushuaia TV.
