Innovative Mountain Hydrologist and Advocate for Future Scientists
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Alice is a mountain hydrologist and Rutherford Fellow at Aotearoa/New Zealand’s National Institute for Water and Atmosphere (NIWA), where she investigates how river flows and water supplies are impacted by climate change and intensified land use. Her research primarily focuses on mountain watersheds, particularly those dependent on snow and ice, which are rapidly evolving due to climate change, data scarcity, and their breathtaking wilderness. In addition to her research, Alice is an accomplished educator and risk manager, having spent hundreds of weeks as a senior field and wilderness medicine instructor for NOLS in remote locations worldwide. She developed the original version of FieldSafe in 2018 during her postdoctoral work at CIRES and has since contributed to its ongoing curriculum development, including serving as co-PI on the current MOOC project. Alice's most fulfilling experiences involve managing challenging field environments with supportive teams, fueling her commitment to creating opportunities for future scientists from diverse backgrounds.