Marijke Habermann

Software-Engineer, Co-Director Girls on Ice Switzerland

Growing up in the Swiss Alps,  I have been fascinated by snow and ice for as long as I can remember. While studying physics at ETH, I did my master thesis at the snow and avalanche research center (SLF) in Davos. Afterwards, I moved to Juneau Alaska, where I worked as a research assistant visiting many of the glaciers on the fringe of the Juneau Ice Field and I couldn’t help falling in love with this landscape. Then I moved to Fairbanks, where I received my PhD in glaciology at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. During this time, I started the Alaska version of Girls on Ice, together with Barbara Trüssel-Reyes and Joanna Young, and taught Girls on Ice Alaska during the first two years.

After moving back to Switzerland, I continued to develop and maintain the application and review system for Inspiring Girls Expeditions. Working as a software engineer, I can apply my programming skills acquired through my doctorate (modeling of glaciers and ice sheets). I am the founder and co-director of Girls on Ice Switzerland and am looking forward to more international Girls on Ice programs!

Co-Director Girls* on Ice Switzerland 2021 - present

Director Girls* on Ice Switzerland 2016 - 2021

Co-Founder Girls* on Ice Switzerland

Steering committee Inspiring Girls* Expeditions 2014 - 2018

Application/Review-system manager 2012 - 2018

Co-Founder Girls* on Ice Alaska

Girls* on Ice Alaska Instructor 2012, 2013

Girls* on Ice Schweiz Instructor 2017