Maria Calderó Pascual

Maria Calderó Pascual

PhD student

Dundalk Institute of Technology

About me!

…and what counts is the effort of the day-to-day…

#SustainableFuture #Biotechnologist #PhDlife #WaterQuality #EcologicalStoichiometry #Plankton #CitizenOfTheWorld #Organised #Responsible #Multidisciplinary #Networking #TeamWork #Commited #Perfectionist #Initiative #Competent #Punctual #Creative #Curious #Natural #MountainLover #Ballet #HorseRiding #Cycling #Hiking #F&F #Peace

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Interests
  • Limnology
  • Plankton
  • Water quality
  • Water treatment
  • Nature conservation
Education
  • PhD in Limnology, 2021

    Dundalk Institute of Technology

  • Master in Water Science and Technology, 2016

    University of Girona

  • Degree in Biotechnology, 2015

    University of Girona

Skills

Lab work

Water chemistry

R Studio

Data analyses

Zotero

Reference manager

Own car

Driving license

Home-town

River forest reforestation

Nepal

Water in Kabresthali

Nature

Hiking, cycling, running

Horses

Riding, competing

Dance

Ballet, pilates, yoga

Experience

 
 
 
 
 
Co-champion of ZooSize project
Jan 2021 – Present Worldwide

Responsibilities include:

  • Leading
  • Writing
  • Data provider
  • Data analyses
 
 
 
 
 
PhD position in limnology research
Sep 2017 – Present Dundalk, Ireland

Responsibilities include:

  • Sampling lakes
  • Water chemistry laboratory work
  • Microscope planktonic work
  • Experimental design
  • Write thesis
  • Manuscripts publication
 
 
 
 
 
AQUACOSM Transnational Access
Jun 2019 – Jul 2019 Ankara, Turkey

Responsibilities include:

  • Mesocosms set up
  • Biweekly sampling
  • Water chemistry analyses
  • Manuscript publication
 
 
 
 
 
Water research volunteering
Jul 2017 – Aug 2017 Kathmandu, Nepal

Responsibilities include:

  • Kabresthali community surveys
  • Live with local family
  • Provide water sand filters
  • Provide chlorine
  • Assess drinking water infrastructure
  • Report
 
 
 
 
 
Master Thesis
Feb 2016 – Sep 2016 Girona, Spain

Responsibilities include:

  • Experimental bioreactor set up
  • Waste water
  • Track dissemination of a plasmid
  • Bacteria cultures
  • DNA extraction & qPCR
  • Write thesis
 
 
 
 
 
Work experience
May 2016 – Aug 2016 Girona, Spain
Project entitled “Analyses of existing treatment systems for nitrate polluted groundwater in Catalonia”
 
 
 
 
 
Final Degree Project
Apr 2015 – Aug 2015 Lyngby, Denmark

Responsibilities include:

  • Experimental bioreactor set up
  • Waste water
  • Respirometric assays
  • Modelling
  • N2O analysis
  • Write thesis
 
 
 
 
 
Work experience
Jul 2014 – Aug 2014 Girona, Spain
Evaluating Platja d’Aro waste water treatment pilot plant with integrated membrane system for water reuse as Biotechnology degree summer extracurricular practices
 
 
 
 
 
Work experience
Jul 2013 – Aug 2013 Girona, Spain
Extracurricular summer experience in aquifer DNA extraction

Accomplish­ments

Dance Festival “En quin món vols viure?”
Reflexions, organization, and final choreography
German
B1
English
B2/FCE
Ballet
Advanced I
French
B1
Catalan & Spanish
Native speaker - Bilingual

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