Ludmila Fonseca Teixeira

Science has been intriguing me since I can remember - my passion started with (heavily) outdated Science books as I was growing up in the (very) countryside of Brazil. Since then, I got a BSc in Geology at the University of São Paulo, with an year abroad at Durham University (UK), a MSc in Geology at LMU Munich (Germany), a PhD in Geochemistry at ETH Zürich (Switzerland) with a 6-month research stay at RWTH Aachen University (Germany). I am currently a PostDoc fellow at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History (USA).

When I am not hiding in the office or the lab, I am a huge outdoors enthusiast and I am little too obsessed with hiking, running, biking, swimming, and snowboarding :)

I am also very passionate about Diversity and Inclusion, and I have been advocating for students and minorities rights since my undergrad years. My life goal is always to make sure the next generation will find a path easier than the one I had, and I am constantly working to find ways to promote change and support people in need.