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Sally Archibald is a South African scientist and Professor at the University of Witwatersrand. Her research primarily focuses on savanna ecosystems within the context of global climate change as well as the exploration of fire ecology and earth-system feedbacks

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Young people still care about the problems of the world and are willing to solve them, and they know that having fun is part of life

In other words, a scientist needs vision.

I work on understanding the dynamics of savanna ecosystems in the context of global change. My work integrates field ecological data, remote sensing, modelling, and biogeochemistry.

My research helps create the landscapes and environments that support us

Being creative is a huge part of being a good scientist. You need to find new ways to look at old problems and you must be able to design experiments that reveal new information

For me it was worth trying out a few different things until I found what I liked. Even though it might have seemed undirected at the time, I ended up with some really useful skills

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Sally Archibald (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.