Romina is a Ph.D. student at the Universidad de Buenos Aires in Argentina, while her workplace is the Department of Atmospheric Sciences and Ocean Physics at the Universidad de la República in Uruguay. Her research focuses on understanding the mechanisms that generate sea surface temperature extremes in the southwestern Atlantic Ocean, with emphasis on the role of climate variability modes. She aims to improve understanding and prediction of these extreme events. Romina also investigates how oceanographic and/or meteorological extremes impact marine ecosystems, seeking to better understand phenomena such as mass mortality events and the occurrence of rare species. She has worked at Uruguay’s Ministry of Environment, contributing to the identification of priority conservation sites for marine biodiversity. Her work helped highlight the ecological value of the continental margin and abyssal plain as a key conservation area. Romina received her B.Sc. in Biological Sciences and her M.Sc. (Honors) in Geosciences from the Universidad de la República. The Exploration of Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems of the Continental Margin and Abyssal Plain of Uruguay will be her first research cruise focused on deep-sea fauna, and she is excited to contribute to the science team and help discover new species and their relationship with water masses.
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