ECS challenges

Birte is currently in her first postdoc at LOCEAN, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France. There, she is using an ocean model to investigate the response of the ocean to freshwater from recent and projected melting of the Antarctic Ice Sheet. Before moving to Paris, she completed her undergraduate studies in Germany and her PhD in Sweden, […]

Melissa Cholette is a Research Scientist in Numerical Modelling and Prediction Research Division at Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) in Québec, Canada. She obtained her Ph.D. in Atmospheric Sciences from the Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) in 2020 under the supervision of Professor Julie Thériault. Her doctoral research focused on implementing the prediction

Dr. Bo Su is an early-career scientist from China, conducting research at the interface of cryosphere, Earth system, and sustainability sciences. His work aims to advance our understanding of how the Earth’s frozen components function within the Earth system, how they support human wellbeing, and how their resilience can be safeguarded in a changing environment.

Magali Ponds is a PhD candidate in large-scale glacier modelling at Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium. Her research focuses on better understanding present-day glacier volume change, for example, by attributing glacier evolution to land-use and land-cover change, as well as to the delayed response of glaciers to past climate conditions. She also works on improving the

María Eugenia Ubach Cozatl is a master’s student in volcanology based in Mexico and currently pursuing her studies at the Institute of Geophysics of the UNAM. Her research focuses on volcanic stratigraphy and eruptive histories, aiming to reconstruct past eruptive activity in order to improve the understanding of volcanic behavior. As a volcanology student in

Saini Samim is an Academic Specialist and Associate Lecturer at the University of Melbourne, Australia, working at the intersection of volcanology, geochemistry, and human evolution. She completed her PhD in 2025 at the University of Melbourne, where she applied high-resolution geochronological techniques and developed novel geochemical approaches to study volcanic ash layers preserved alongside early

Princess Sharlynne A. Cosalan is a geophysicist working at the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS), where she is involved in volcano monitoring and geophysical research. Her work focuses on gravity monitoring of active volcanoes and the interpretation of gravity changes related to magma movement and hydrothermal processes. She recently completed her Master’s degree

Gino González is a volcanologist from Costa Rica, a country marked by intense volcanic and seismic activity. He explains that pursuing a career in volcanology can be especially challenging when coming from a region where no dedicated volcanology school exists – a reality that still affects many aspiring geoscientists around the world. Gino’s opinion on