Welcome to The College Of Environmental Engineering!
I knew I wanted to realign my academic and experiential education, so I embarked on a personally-led observational study and surveying of the Pennine Glaciers last summer.
Of the 14 glaciers amongst the 38 four-thousand-meter peaks, I traversed the Theodul, Furgg, and Matterhorn. I spoke with Mountaineers, Climatologists, and Cultural Shepherds atop the Monte Rosa Massif and met past team members from the Paul Scherrer Institute, the Institute of Polar Sciences, and the Ca' Foscari University of Venice's collaborative scientific mission to safeguard the heritage of the Valais Alps. In 2020, they had drilled into the glacier plateau below the Grand Combin summits and were no farther than 20 meters before reaching a layer soaked in meltwater. It was within those conversations– the analysis of Ice Memory, the anecdotal experiences of glacial collapse from German climbers, and the tales of the demons, witches, cauldrons, and culture shaped by the glaciers– that I knew I needed to participate in hydrological research.
