with Paloma Siegel (TLHS MSEL ’18), PhD candidate at University of Colorado Boulder
- Date: Wednesday, January 28, 2026
- Time: 7:30 – 8:30 pm
- Place: Terra Linda High School Innovation Hub [map], 320 Nova Albion, San Rafael
Description: What does it take to study glaciers in the mountains of Alaska? What do we learn about the climate from glacial ice? Paloma will share her path towards becoming an ice core scientist and explore the lessons we can learn from water molecules. Her talk will connect water isotopes to past temperature and atmospheric circulation in Southeast Alaska and broadly focus on melt-impacted mountain glaciers.
Bio: I am a PhD student at the University of Colorado Boulder currently studying water isotope dynamics in a temperate alpine ice core drilled on the Juneau Icefield, in Alaska. I grew up in San Rafael and graduated from Terra Linda High School (and MSEL) in 2018. In 2023, I received my BA in Geography from the University of Colorado Boulder.
Through my current work with Dr. Markle and the Stable Isotope Lab (SIL), I combine modeling with snow and ice data to examine temperature and climate variability trends across surface samples and deep ice core data. I am interested in melt impacted glaciers in mountainous regions. In my spare time I like to ice climb, ski, rock climb, and do yoga!
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