Marta Terrado

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Biography

Marta Terrado is a senior researcher in the Earth Sciences department at the Barcelona Supercomputing Center in Spain, where she co-leads the Knowledge Integration team working to bridge the gap between science and society. She received her PhD in Earth Sciences from the University of Barcelona in 2009. Her research interests include human-environment relationships with a particular focus on climate change, environmental issues and societal implications. Recently, she has focused on the application of innovative tools for science communication and dissemination, stakeholder engagement and knowledge co-production to facilitate understanding and uptake of climate and environmental services.

She led the communication, dissemination and user engagement activities in the H2020 projects APPLICATE (727862) and MED-GOLD (776467), and the Copernicus Climate Change Service C3S_429g (Press Data Portal for journalists). Currently, she is the co-coordinator of the Horizon Europe project ASPECT (101081460) and part of the coordination team of the HE Climateurope2 project (101056933). She is also the principal investigator of the EU-PolarNet2 project ArcticXchange (101003766), the EU-funded ICEBERG project, and the seasonal hurricane predictions contract sponsored by AXA XL.

Education

Postgraduate in Science Communication, University of Vic, Spain, 2022.

PhD in Earth Sciences, University of Barcelona, Spain, 2009. Dissertation title: Application of different methods of data analysis and representation for the assessment of the environmental quality of a river basin. University of Barcelona (UB) and Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research from the Spanish Council for Scientific Research (IDAEA-CSIC). Cum Laude Award

Master in Geographical Information Systems, Polytechnic University of Catalonia, Spain, 2005. Dissertation title: Environmental quality assessment of Catalan rivers using Geographical Information Systems. Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC) and Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research from the Spanish Council for Scientific Research (IDAEA-CSIC)

Degree in Environmental Sciences, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain, 2003. Dissertation title: Impact of the twinning among El Montsec (Catalonia), Les Cévennes (France) and La Amistad (Costa Rica and Panamá) biosphere reserves over the environmental management. Authors: C. Cardenas, E. García, M. Terrado, G. Tolosa. Environmental Diagnose of Montseny natural park. Monografies 36, Diputació de Barcelona.

Research

Knowledge Integration team co-leader, Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC), Barcelona, Spain, 06/2022-present

Recognised Researcher and Science Communicator, Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC), Barcelona, Spain, 03/2016-05/2022

Postdoctoral Researcher (Juan de la Cierva grant, Spanish Government), Catalan Institute for Water Research (ICRA), Girona, Spain, 12/2012-12/2015

Postdoctoral Researcher (scholarship for stays abroad, Spanish Government), McGill University, Montreal, Canada, 12/2011-12/2012

Visiting Scholar, Stanford University, USA, 07/2010-09/2010

Postdoctoral Researcher, Catalan Institute for Water Research (ICRA), Girona, Spain, 12/2009-12/2011

PhD Researcher, Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research, Spanish Council for Scientific Research (IDAEA-CSIC), Barcelona, Spain, 09/2005-11/2009

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