I’m Ziad Rashed!

I hope my work inspires others and shows that Polar Scientists can hail from anywhere in the world, even places where there is rarely snow.

Hi everyone! My name is Ziad Rashed and I'm a Ph.D. student at the Georgia Institute of Technology.  I was born in Giza, Egypt but received most of my education in the United States. I completed my bachelor's degree in engineering physics and wanted to apply my education to the Earth Sciences and I was particularly fascinated by glaciers and ice sheets. My research focuses on ice-ocean interactions with a focus on calving and ice-mélange and their associated feedbacks which inform projections of sea level rise!

Growing up in North Africa, I was not aware of the existence of glaciers and ice sheets prior to my college education.

The ever-increasing importance of addressing the effects of climate change drew my attention to the cryosphere and the effects global warming would have on polar and low sea-level communities which would be disproportionately affected by rising sea levels. This inspired my research direction and my personal commitment to community outreach.

I am inspired by my peers and younger generations in addition to my mentors and advisor who have offered me invaluable knowledge and guidance throughout my studies.

I hope my work inspires others and shows that Polar Scientists can hail from anywhere in the world, even places where there is rarely snow.