I’m Bea Recinos!

I’m Bea from El Salvador, about to finally submit my PhD thesis on large scale glacier modeling, implementing a calving parameterization in Open Global Glacier Model.

I took a big detour away from normal career expectations in my home country. I haven’t met so far another Salvadorean in this field.

But I’d like to start a club! I think any kid can reach wherever she/he wants to go. At least that's what my mom taught me. Thanks to her and my dad’s sacrifices I was able to study English, get scholarships, long story short, I’m now becoming the scientist I wanted to be.

Sadly I can't say the same for many girls from developing countries like mine where they don't have access to education. Regardless I still find hope in my story and the story of many of us out there even if some people still make it a bit harder for some.

Thanks to [my mom] and my dad’s sacrifices…I’m now becoming the scientist I wanted to be.

PS for you to read: my friend Claudia and I were the only women and the only ones graduating from Physics BSci that year. And our diploma is even made from real pig skin … crazy .. Cheers!

My friend Claudia and I were the only women and the only ones graduating from Physics BSci that year.

Update: Bea’s feature was originally written in June of 2020. She has since completed her PhD and is currently based at the National Oceanographic Centre in Southampton, UK. Follow Bea on Twitter and learn more about her current work on her personal website here!