Isabel Herreros

Isabel Herreros obtained her degree in Astrophysics at Complutense University of Madrid (Spain) in 1999. In 2003, she obtained her Ph.D. degree in Computational Fluid Dynamics at the Faculty of Physics of the same University. From 2003 to 2019, Dr. Herreros served as a researcher and Program Director at Centro de Estudios y Experimentacion de … Continued

Mara Laguna

Mara is currently pursuing her Ph.D. at the Centro de Astrobiología (CAB) in Spain. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Biology and an M.Sc. in Evolutionary Biology from Complutense University of Madrid, as well as an M.Ed. in Teacher Training for Secondary Education from Rey Juan Carlos University of Madrid. She began her academic journey … Continued

Antonio Molina

Antonio is a scientist at Mars Planetology in the Centro de Astrobiología (CAB, CSIC-INTA). He specializes in studying early Mars using remote sensing techniques. Antonio has been involved in various Mars missions, such as the ESA’s ExoMars Rosalind Franklin, where he is currently part of the geologic Macro and RLS Raman instrument teams. He has … Continued

Miguel Arribas Tiemblo

Miguel obtained a BSc in Biochemistry at the Autonomous University of Madrid (UAM), followed by a MSc in Microbiology at the same institution. He has participated in research projects in several institutions. He benefited from an internship at the Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences of the University of Copenhagen, and carried out his BSc … Continued

Karolina Rivera-Osorio

Karolina Rivera-Osorio is an aspiring American astronaut and former NASA intern of Space Psychology and sustainable agriculture.  Honing an Honors Associates Degree in Math and Sciences and a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology with a minor in Film Acting—Karolina has facilitated various projects for NASA as a Lead researcher and Human Factors Engineer in projects such … Continued

Oscar Ercilla

Oscar Ercilla is a predoctoral researcher at the Center for Astrobiology (CAB). His research is based on the dielectrical properties of icy moons analogs for radar exploration. Previously he has worked in laboratory and research tasks in Spain on construction materials and in Chile doing metallogenic mapping and the study of salt flats in the … Continued

Daniel Carrizo

Daniel is a research scientist in the Laboratory of Biogeochemistry in Extreme Environments in the Centre of Astrobiology (CAB), in Madrid, Spain. Between (2007 and 2016), he had five post-doctoral contracts in different research centers (Australia, Sweden, Portugal, Spain and Ireland). He has a multidisciplinary background (biogeochemistry, analytical chemistry, environmental chemistry, atmospheric chemistry) with extensive … Continued

Javier Sánchez-España

avier is a research scientist at the Centro de Astrobiología (CAB), a research institute of the Spanish National Research Center (CSIC). He is also a professor of Earth Science and Oceanography at the University of Saint Louis (Madrid campus). Previously, Javier has worked for more than 20 years as a research geologist at the Spanish … Continued

Alexis Gacitua

Alexis is a Marine Biologist, and magister in sciences specializing in Fishery biology. He currently works as a professional at the UNAP Sea Museum. He has carried out research in marine biodiversity, mainly in plankton research in the northern part of Chile. He has shipping experience in some expeditions as a researcher for the NGO … Continued

Carlos Gonzalez

Carlos is a professor of Biology and Chemistry and a Marine Biologist with two master’s degrees, in education and in biochemistry. He works as a professor of Biochemistry at the University of Tarapaca in Iquique – Chile. He has also been CEO of his environmental consulting firm since 2013 where he has carried out various … Continued