Erin Pettit ( - present) http://earthweb.ess.washington.edu/lnk/Pettit/bookmark.html Notable Achievements Understanding climate change and mentoring girls through "Girls on Ice" program. Expeditions include Antartica, Alaska, Washington, USA, British Columbia researching the flow of glaciers. Occupation/Field of Study: PhD. Geophysics and Glaciologist and Educator Exploration Zone: Land: glaciers, mountains, ice; Location of Activity: Antarctic: glaciers; Arctic: glaciers; Period of Activity: 2001- current; Biography Erin Pettit’s program “Girls On Ice” provides high school girls the opportunity to learn the scientific method while gaining mountaineering and wilderness skills. As she mentors future female scientists, Dr. Pettit is also conducting critical research into the dynamic behaviors of ice divides, the movement of glaciers, and the formation of glacial ice cliffs.