Frederika “Fraka” Harmsen: Making a Positive Difference

Frederika “Fraka” Harmsen has worked within the California State University system since the mid-1980s and currently serves as the Special Assistant to the President at California State University in Chico. During her more than three decades with the university, she seems to have done it all but says she does not intend to fully retire any time soon.
Harmsen says. “I still want to make a positive difference.”
The list of those positive differences is already staggering. In addition to having held numerous positions and academic titles at California State University, she has published  a number of scientific research papers and presented her work at numerous national and international conferences.. Frederika “Fraka” Harmsen has received over three million dollars in federally funded research grants from multiple organizations including the National Science Foundation, the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration and the National Parks Service.

One of her major fields of interest is climate change and she speaks about the topic to wide-ranging audiences. From her life-long career in academia, “Fraka” is certainly using her vast and incredible knowledge as a geologist to make a positive difference.
Location: California, USA

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