Sophie Steinmetz

Sophie studied ecology and biodiversity at the University of Innsbruck and University of Helsinki. During her master thesis she researched the role of ice algae in context of bioalbedo in the Alps, as part of the Black.Ice Project, which focuses on the quantification and qualification of organic and inorganic particles on alpine glacier. Currently she is a science teacher in Luxembourg as well as a local leader in the Scouts Movement and a member of their national sustainable development team. She loves to travel North and has visited many cold places including Greenland, Iceland, Norway (Lofoten), Sweden, Finland, Russia and is always looking forward to new adventures!