CV

Academic education

2022/currently: PhD in Biodiversity. University of Barcelona
2020/2022: MSc in Marine Ecology. Uniersidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción
2015/2019: BSc in Marine Sciences. University of Barcelona

Professional experience

2023/currently: Marine biologist. Plancton diving, outreach and marine services
2022/2023: Marine Researcher. Insitute for Research in Environment and Marine Science (IMEDMAR).
- Technical report: "Scientific monitoring of the marine LIC of El Prat de Cabanes-Torreblanca". PDF here.
- Technical report: "Scientific monitoring of the marine LIC of l'Albufera de Valencia". PDF here.
2022: Environmental educator. Iprojecta
2017/2020: Marine biologist. Intership work placement.Agroalimentary Research and Technology Institute (IRTA)

Awards

Leadership and Recognition

2025/currently: EU Young Ocean Advocate. My EU profile

Research grants

2024: The LinneSys: Systematics Research Fund. Research grant for PhD project studies. Linnean Society of London
2024: Marine Imaging Workshop in California. Student registration assistance to attend the 5th Marine Imaging Workshop in California.
2024: PhD Fellowship. International research stay at the Ludwig-Maximilian University of Munich Santander Open Academy
2024: Lerner-Gray Fund for Marine Research. Research grant for PhD project studies. American Museum of Natural History of New York
2024: AWI for Polar and Marine Research. Bursary to attend the Woodstoich Workshop. Alfred Wegener Insitute
2024: MBA Travel Grant. Student bursary to attend the European Coral Reef Symposium 2024. Marine Biological Association
2023: PADI Foundation. Research grant for PhD project studies
2023: Second prize in III Photofirma Contest. XIII Ibero-American Forum on Marine Resources and aquaculture. Link here
2023: Competence Centre for Genomic Analysis Kiel. Travel and accomodation grant to assist to the Fundamentals of Transcriptomics Data Analysis Workshop in Kiel.
2023: Germand Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) Short-Term grant. Fellowship to conduct a 3-month research stay in Ludwig-Maximilian University of Munich
2023: European Fellowhsip from the University of Milano-Bicocca and International Brain Research Organization. Fellowship to attend a training winter school of "Starting a Grant Proposal".
2023: EuroMarine Young Scientist Fellowhip. Fellowship to attend a traning course of corals in the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
2023: British Ecological Society Research Grant. Small research grant for PhD project studies
2021: Excellence MSc award from Chile (UCSC)
2020: Research grant from Chile (UCSC)
2020: MSc Fellowship from Chile (UCSC)

Memberships

2024-curent: European Youth4Ocean Forum
2024-current: Systematics Association
2024-current: Marine Biological Association
2021: British Ecological Society
2018-current: VIMAR: a non-profit group of divers availabile for national and international research in marine biology
2018-2020: Plegadis Foundation of the Ebro Delta

Research stays

2025: Research stay at Ludwig-Maximilian Univesity of Munich (Munich, DE, 1 month)
2024: Research stay at Alfred Wegener Insitute (AWI) (Helgoland, DE 1 week)
2023: Research stay at Ludwig-Maximilian Univesity of Munich (Munich, DE, 3 month)
2023: Research stay at Smithsonian Tropical Research Insitute (US, 1 month)

Expeditions

2024: PhD Expedition on board the M/V Mektoub II. (3 days; University of Barcelona)
2023: Expedition to Bocas del Toro archipelago (3 weeks; Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute)
2019: MEDSEALITTER Expedition. Barcelona (Spain) to Tanger (Morocco). Development of specific protocols for the protection of biodiversity of the impact of marine litter on MPA in the Mediterranean Sea (3 days; University of Barcelona)
2017: Pinna nobilis expeditions. Rescue and stabling 100 speciments of Pinna nobilis. (1 week; IRTA)
2017: Sediment core expeditions on the coast of Sant Adrài del Besòs. (1 day; University of Barcelona)
2018: RIMMEL network expedition. (once per week during 1 year; University of Barcelona)
2018: Phoenicopterus roseus survey. (1 day; Ebro Delta Natural Park)