Agnieszka Fryckowska is a
New Zealand
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meteorologist and
Antarctic
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base manager who has worked with the
British Antarctic Survey
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(BAS). Fryckowska has spent five winters in Antarctica. She is currently training to be a pilot in
Northumberland
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She is a recipient of the
Polar Medal
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.
Biography
Fryckowska's parents are Polish and she was born in
Auckland
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.
Fryckowska first became interested in working in Antarctica when she had a lecturer at
Otago University
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who visited the Antarctic yearly. At Otago, she earned a Bachelor of Science in 1995 and then a diploma in science in 1996.
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''.
She earned her master's degree from
Cranfield University
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Fryckowska joined the
British Antarctic Survey
The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) is the United Kingdom's national polar research institute. It has a dual purpose, to conduct polar science, enabling better understanding of global issues, and to provide an active presence in the Antarctic on ...
(BAS) in 2004 and started as a
meteorologist
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.
She worked there for 34 months. In 2007, she became the Winter Station Leader for
Halley V.
In 2008, she served as the Summer Station Leader for
Rothera
The Rothera Research Station is a British Antarctic Survey (BAS) base on the Antarctic Peninsula, located at Rothera Point, Adelaide Island. Rothera also serves as the capital of the British Antarctic Territory, a British Overseas Territory.
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.
Fryckowska was the station leader of Halley VI in Antarctica in 2012.
She continued to work as the Winter Station Leader for Halley VI until 2015.
Fryckowska was awarded the
Polar Medal
The Polar Medal is a medal awarded by the Sovereign of the United Kingdom to individuals who have outstanding achievements in the field of polar research, and particularly for those who have worked over extended periods in harsh climates. It w ...
in April 2016.
References
External links
British Antarctic Surveys New Station on the Brunt Ice Shelf
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Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
People from Auckland
University of Otago alumni
New Zealand Antarctic scientists
British Antarctic Survey
Female recipients of the Polar Medal