MICHELLE LARUE
Professor | Rutherford Discovery Fellow | Emmy Award-winning Science Consultant
Speaking at D23, Disney's Premiere fan event in 2024
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I am a Professor of Antarctic Marine Science at University of Canterbury in New Zealand;
a Rutherford Discovery Fellow studying metacommunity ecology of predators (seals and penguins) in the Southern Ocean;
and I am a science consultant on the Emmy Award-winning documentary, Secrets of the Penguins
I believe that making science accessible is key to public engagement and science comprehension. Welcome!
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How Antarctica’s penguins became nature’s daredevils, National Geographic, April 2025
HIGHLIGHTS
SPEAKING AT IDEACITY
At Canada's "meeting of the minds", Michelle provides a new look at how we think about emperor penguins - and what it means for science and conservation in the Southern Ocean.
SPEAKING AT THE EARTH OPTIMISM SUMMIT
Sharing her personal story of how she stumbled upon new technologies in polar research - and how she is working with citizen scientists to learn about Weddell seals in Antarctica.
