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Natalie L.B. Knowles

PhD candidate, Interdisciplinary Centre on Climate Change, University of Waterloo

Nat Knowles is a climate scientist, wilderness conservationist, and outdoor athlete. Her research focuses on mitigating climate change, managing its inevitable impacts, and using outdoor recreation and tourism for sustainable socio-economic development. She completed a Master of Science on these topics at the University of Oxford and is now a PhD candidate at the University of Waterloo. While currently an avid backcountry adventurer, as a former alpine ski racer she won two NCAA National Championships with the University of Denver, and represented Canada at the World Junior Championships and the World University Games. She is also the research coordinator for Protect Our Winters Canada.

Experience

  • –present
    PhD Researcher, University of Waterloo

Education

  • 2017 
    University of Oxford, MSc Geography and the Environment

Honours

UN Young Champion of the Earth Regional Finalist 2020