Meet the Expert:  Dr. Ulyana Horodyskyj, Glaciologist

Dr. Ulyana Horodyskyj is a scientist, mountaineer and educator based near Denver, Colorado. She received her PhD in geological sciences from the University of Colorado Boulder and, in 2016, started Science in the Wild, a citizen science company focused on creating immersive and educational adventure science expeditions for the lay public. Ulyana is a national fellow of The Explorers Club in New York City, a certified polar (Arctic and Antarctic) guide with the Polar Tourism Guides Association (PTGA), visiting assistant professor at Colorado College in the environmental program, and an associate scientist with the North Central Climate Adaptation Science Center at the University of Colorado Boulder.

IMAGES from Dr. Ulyana’s Research Trips

The Gulkana glacier in Alaska, photo credit: Dr. Ulyana

taking measurements at one of the summit glaciers on Kilimanjaro, Tanzania. photo credit: Richard Emilyo

snow sampling at 20,000 feet (Lobuche East) in the Himalaya (Nepal) with a Sherpa field assistant; photo credit: Ang Tendi Sherpa

Collecting snow samples (to test for pollution) in the Canadian Arctic (Baffin Island), photo credit: Dr. Ulyana

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Challenge:  Create a Core from a Cupcake!

Get some vanilla and chocolate cake mix, some chocolate chips, food coloring, and a few other types of chips or candies. Make the batter, then layer the batter and fillings in the cupcake paper. Bake as directed. When cooled, take a large straw and push it into the cupcake. Remove the cupcake “core” from the straw and see if you can analyze it. Then eat it!

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Highlighted Book for this Episode! 

Outdoor School: Rock, Fossil, and Shell Hunting: The Definitive Interactive Nature Guide
by Jennifer Swanson (Author), John D. Dawson (Illustrator)

A 2021 Kirkus BEST BOOK in Nature!

Book List: 

Interesting Facts About Glaciers – Geology for Beginners by Baby Professor

Geology for Kids: A Junior Scientist’s Guide to Rocks, Minerals, and the Earth Beneath Our Feet by Meghan Vestal

National Parks: A Kid’s Guide to America’s Parks, Monuments, and Landmarks by Erin McHugh (Author), Doug Leen Brian Maebius Neal Aspinall (Illustrator)