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.
Agnieszka Fryckowska | |
|---|---|
| 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) |
Biography
editFryckowska'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]
References
edit- ^ Gibb, John (25 April 2016). "Polar Medal for Otago graduate". Otago Daily Times Online News. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
- ^ Keeling, Emma (23 April 2016). "New Zealander awarded prestigious Polar Medal for work in Antarctica". 1 NEWS NOW. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
- ^ "Five winters on Antarctica: Agnieszka Fryckowska". Radio New Zealand. 25 May 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
- ^ a b Fryckowska, Agnieszka (1996). The Impact of Large Organic Debris Jams on Stream Morphology: A Reconnaissance Survey of Montane Streams in South Westland (Postgraduate Diploma thesis). OUR Archive, University of Otago. hdl:10523/11906.
- ^ a b "Polar Medal for Otago Alumna for British Antarctic Survey Service". University of Otago. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
- ^ a b c d "Polar Medal awards - News - British Antarctic Survey". BAS. 8 January 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
- ^ Morton, Jaime (15 April 2016). "Royal honour for Kiwi ice queen". NZ Herald. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
- ^ Jones, Beth (20 May 2012). "'Women won't like working in Antarctica as there are no shops and hairdressers'". The Telegraph. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
- ^ Hamilton, William L. (1 June 2013). "Come in from the Cold: Hugh Broughton Fills Antarctica's Halley VI Research Station with the Comforts of Home". Interior Design. Archived from the original on 15 November 2018 – via HighBeam Research.
- ^ Tanaka, Kisei (30 May 2016). "Five winters on Antarctica: Agnieszka Fryckowska - Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition". Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition. Retrieved 8 September 2017.