National Geographic LIVE with Dr. Heather Lynch- Penguins of Antarctica

Antarctica’s name alone conjures imagery of the harshest environment on Earth, but the continent is more than its monochromatic color scheme of snow and ice. We go on assignment to the frozen continent with quantitative ecologist and National Geographic Explorer Heather Lynch. Meet the many species of penguins that waddle and swim through the freezing water, along with an abundance of other life, on a journey to the bottom of the world.

Dr. Heather Lynch is a quantitative ecologist dedicated to understanding the population dynamics of Antarctic wildlife, with a particular focus on Antarctic penguins. She has more than a decade of field experience on the continent.

• Associate Professor at Stony Brook University with a joint appointment in the Department of Ecology & Evolution and the Institute for Advanced Computational Science.
• Principal investigator for a large, multi-institution National Science Foundation award.
• Recipient of an NSF CAREER Award for work on the spatial dynamics of Antarctic penguins and an early career fellow of the Ecological Society of America.
• Education: A. B. in Physics from Princeton University; M. A. in Physics from Harvard University; Ph. D. in organismic and evolutionary biology from Harvard University.