Agnieszka Fryckowska | |
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Nationality | New Zealand |
Education | Bachelor's Degree, Otago University Master's Degree, Cranfield University |
Scientific career | |
Thesis | The Impact of Large Organic Debris Jams on Stream Morphology: A Reconnaissance Survey of Montane Streams in South Westland (1996) |
Agnieszka Fryckowska is a New Zealand meteorologist and Antarctic base manager who has worked with the British Antarctic Survey (BAS). Fryckowska has spent five winters in Antarctica. She is a recipient of the Polar Medal.
Fryckowska's parents are Polish and she was born in Auckland. [1] [2]
Fryckowska first became interested in working in Antarctica when she had a lecturer at Otago University who visited the Antarctic yearly. [3] At Otago, she earned a Bachelor of Science in 1995 and then a diploma in science in 1996. [4] [5] The title of her postgraduate diploma thesis was The Impact of Large Organic Debris Jams on Stream Morphology: A Reconnaissance Survey of Montane Streams in South Westland. [4] She earned her master's degree from Cranfield University. [5]
Fryckowska joined the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) in 2004 and started as a meteorologist. [6] She worked there for 34 months. [7] In 2007, she became the Winter Station Leader for Halley V. [6] In 2008, she served as the Summer Station Leader for Rothera. [6] [8]
Fryckowska was the station leader of Halley VI in Antarctica in 2012. [9] She continued to work as the Winter Station Leader for Halley VI until 2015. [6]
Fryckowska was awarded the Polar Medal in April 2016. [10]
Agnieszka Fryckowska | |
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Nationality | New Zealand |
Education | Bachelor's Degree, Otago University Master's Degree, Cranfield University |
Scientific career | |
Thesis | The Impact of Large Organic Debris Jams on Stream Morphology: A Reconnaissance Survey of Montane Streams in South Westland (1996) |
Agnieszka Fryckowska is a New Zealand meteorologist and Antarctic base manager who has worked with the British Antarctic Survey (BAS). Fryckowska has spent five winters in Antarctica. She is a recipient of the Polar Medal.
Fryckowska's parents are Polish and she was born in Auckland. [1] [2]
Fryckowska first became interested in working in Antarctica when she had a lecturer at Otago University who visited the Antarctic yearly. [3] At Otago, she earned a Bachelor of Science in 1995 and then a diploma in science in 1996. [4] [5] The title of her postgraduate diploma thesis was The Impact of Large Organic Debris Jams on Stream Morphology: A Reconnaissance Survey of Montane Streams in South Westland. [4] She earned her master's degree from Cranfield University. [5]
Fryckowska joined the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) in 2004 and started as a meteorologist. [6] She worked there for 34 months. [7] In 2007, she became the Winter Station Leader for Halley V. [6] In 2008, she served as the Summer Station Leader for Rothera. [6] [8]
Fryckowska was the station leader of Halley VI in Antarctica in 2012. [9] She continued to work as the Winter Station Leader for Halley VI until 2015. [6]
Fryckowska was awarded the Polar Medal in April 2016. [10]