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Ms| Laura RAMIREZ GIRALDO

Research Intern

Facultad de Ciencias

Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Sede Medellín

Work Location

Carrera 65 Nro. 59A - 110
050034 Medellín
Antioquia
Colombia

Nationality

Colombia

Email(s)

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Telephone

+573137255200

Profile URL

https://oceanexpert.net/expert/lauraramirezg_

Highest Degree

Bachelor in Biological Engineering

Job Type

Teaching/Education
Research

Subject Area

Biological Oceanography, Marine Ecology
Physical Oceanography

Activities

PROFESSIONAL AND ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE:

Intern at the Visiting Student Research Program: Oceanography (Remotely: May – Oct 2021, In person: Feb – Jul 2022)
- Analyzing High-Frequency Radar data to isolate the behaviour of
the Red Sea Eastern boundary surface current
- Studying and tracking climatological and biological data,
obtained by satellites and reanalysis models, to see the influence of
water from the Gulf of Aden has on the ecology of the Red Sea.
At the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology.

Special Academic Practice: Foraminifera. (Sep – Dec 2020)
- Study of the generalities of the foraminifera
- Construction of a database with different species of foraminifera
associated with seep vents

Special Academic Practice: Malpelo’s Fauna and Flora Sanctuary (Sep 2019 - Apr 2020)
- Analysis of hydrodynamic and oceanographic conditions in the
vicinity of Malpelo Island
- Broad study of inter-insular migration of marine megafauna

Beach Status Diagnostic Report: Punta Bonita, Córdoba (Sep 2019 - Mar 2020)
- Install equipment (swell, currents, oceanographic parameters)
- Sampling sediments and bathymetric measurements
- Study of marine ecosystems and geomorphology

All the three previous, at the National University of Colombia.

Sea regions of study

Caribbean Sea
Red Sea
South Pacific Ocean

Skills

Technical skills:
- Document editors: Microsoft Word, Excel and Powerpoint. As well as LaTex on Overleaf.
- Programming: Matlab and Python.
- Diving: PADI Open Water Diver
- Extras: Adobe Photoshop and action-photo editing.

Soft skills:
- Good laboratory practices

- Teamwork
- Sensitivity to nature
- Creative troubleshooting
- Sense of belonging.

Working language(s)

English and Spanish

Social

Comment(s)

All certificates can be displayed on my LinkedIn profile, with the link already added in the Personal Details tab.
And I have two scientific papers in the making.

Last Updated: 2022-10-11