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Used in-silico modelling techniques to study synthetic pathways leading to prebiotic molecules within abiotic chemical reaction networks. I aimed to simulate the synthesis of complex sulfur-bearing compounds from relatively simple organic chemical species - ultimately exploring the chemical reaction space to help predict key processes in the origins of life.Advisor: Dr. Henderson (Jim) Cleaves (Carnegie Institution for Science and Howard University)

Summer Internship, part of the BMSIS Young Scientist Program. Took part on the project “Pattern Recognition Model (PRIMO): machine learning on reflectance spectral signatures of extremophilic microorganisms”. Advisor: Dr. Rafael Loureiro (Winston-Salem State University)

Lisbon, Portugal

Conducted the project "High-Resolution Transmission Spectroscopy Along the Atmosphere of WASP-76 b", as part of my BSc in Physics and Astrophysics. Focused on applying techniques for the retrieval of transmission spectra from the atmosphere of the ultra-hot Jupiter WASP-76 b, using high spectral resolution data from VLT/ESPRESSO (ESO, Chile).Advisor: Dr. Pedro Machado (Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço)

Lisbon, Portugal

Summer Internship, part of the LIP Internship Program, working on the project "Radiation at Mars with SRAM-based monitors". Worked with Galactic Cosmic Ray models and Monte Carlo simulations to study the interactions between highly energetic particles and semiconductor materials. I aimed to address the feasibility of SRAM-based devices as radiation monitors at the orbit and surface of Mars.Advisors: Dr. Marco Pinto (European Space Agency) and Dr. Luísa Arruda (LIP)

Master'S Degree, Astrophysics

Subjects completed as part of the taught component of the MSc programme: - Radiative Processes in Astrophysics - Early Universe.

Bachelor'S Degree, Physics And Astrophysics

Subjects completed during the BSc programme: - Linear Algebra and Analytic Geometry - Probability and Statistics - Differential.