Margaret L Bailey Science Award
The Margaret L Bailey Science Award was awarded to Dr Tanya O'Neill in 2015, for her science in Antarctica.
Tribute
The Margaret L Bailey Science Award is generously sponsored by Dr Margaret Bailey, a former Trustee of New Horizons for Women. The award assists a mid-career woman (at post-doctoral level) with her scientific research. Science in this context includes the physical and social sciences (including mathematics and statistics). Preference is given to a woman who is working in a field that is non-traditional for women or where women are under-represented in the discipline or research area.
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Dr Tanya O'Neill (far left) and other awardees at the Hamilton Awards Ceremony, 2015
Dr Tanya O’Neill has had a long interest in Antarctica and feels she has been very fortunate to have been to the ice on a number of occasions - first with her uncle to run her first marathon in 2007, then two trips for her PhD research where she studied the impacts to and recovery rates of Antarctic soils following human activities, and most recently as a field assistant to the Spanish Antarctic programme.
Tanya is extremely grateful to have had a fantastic support system who have helped her pursue her passions. Her interest now lies in the microscopic life within soils and how these important ecosystems will respond in a warming climate. She is extremely grateful for the Margaret L Bailey Science Award and intends to use the funds to unravel some of these timely questions