I am a Marine Micropaleontologist with a multidisciplinary profile, specializing in Marine Biogeosciences, Biological Oceanography, (Paleo)ecology, (Paleo)oceanography, and Atmosphere–Ocean–Seafloor interactions. My research focuses on coccolithophores (calcareous nannoplankton)—tiny but powerful drivers of the global carbon cycle—using their signatures from the water column, particle fluxes, and sediments to decipher modern and past Earth System (ecological, biogeochemical, oceanographic, and atmospheric) processes. By integrating field data, bio-optical, biogeochemical and sedimentary parameters, Earth Observations, model outputs, and microcosm experiments, I apply a truly multiparametric approach across timescales towards advancing our understanding of pelagic ecological functioning and marine carbon cycling. I am also involved in cutting-edge initiatives assessing the ecological and biogeochemical impacts of carbon dioxide removal (CDR) strategies such as Dust Fertilisation and Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement (OAE), and collaborated on ESA projects (BICEP, PRIMUS) to improve satellite monitoring of the ocean surface. I earned my PhD in Geology (Paleontology & Stratigraphy) at the University of Lisbon, followed by a MSCA-COFUND fellowship at the University of Bremen (2015) and a European MSCA-H2020 fellowship at FCiências-ID/MARE-ULisboa (2018). These projects pioneered research on coccolith species fluxes beneath the world’s largest Saharan dust plume, revealing dust’s influence on ocean ecosystems, coccolithophore communities, and carbon cycling. Since 2020, I lead the CHASE project (FCT-CEECIND, https://sciproj.ptcris.pt/6845EEC) at FCUL and MARE-Ulisboa/ARNET, investigating Atlantic and Southern Ocean coccolithophore communities in collaboration with IDL, PML, UEA, NIOZ, and FURG. I also coordinate the national Portuguese efforts for the OAEPIIP project (funded by the Sea to Carbon Initiative), contribute to Med-Trap, PROPOLAR Dia2CRYP (FCT), and JETZON, and collaborate with the EU Horizon Ocean ICU project. Until recently, I was Work Package and Science Case Leader of ESA PRIMUS (2021–2024). I have sailed on 13 multidisciplinary expeditions, from the tropical Atlantic (DUSTTRAFFIC, 2016; Ocean ICU, 2025) to the Antarctic (37th OPERANTAR, 2019). Most recently, I joined the EU Horizon Ocean ICU expedition (RV Sarmiento de Gamboa, 2025), studying how dust sources from the Sahara and Namibian Desert fertilize marine ecosystems and influence ocean carbon pumps. Beyond research, I serve as founding national representative for SOLAS, co-coordinate the SOLAS 3.0 Discovery Science Plan (2025–2035), and sit on the Board of Directors of the International Nannoplankton Association (INA) Foundation. I have nearly 6 years of university-level teaching, from BSc (Marine Botany and Object, Methods and Applications of Geology) to MSc (Phytoplankton Biology, Primary Production, and Marine Geology). Since 2021, I have supervised and trained 5 ERASMUS+ and 6 MSc students across FCUL, University of Aveiro and University of Milano-Bicocca (Italy), 1 PhD project in Marine Sciences at FCUL (starting in January 2026). My research has been featured in over 34 national and international media outlets—including Expresso, Público, Visão Online, Sábado Online, Phys Org, EurekAlert!—and I have participated in several interviews, podcasts, and radio programs, such as ANTENA 1’s ‘90 segundos de Ciência’ (2024), Público’s Science and Environment section (2023), podcast ‘De Mochila às Costas’ led by the Portuguese Association of Geologists (Youtube and Spotify, 2023), and Activa Magazine (2020).