Paola has a degree in Atmospheric Sciences and is currently doing her PhD at the Centro de Investigaciones del Mar y la Atmósfera, UBA-CONICET applying data assimilation techniques to improve short-term forecasts of severe events. Since 2011 she is part of Expedición Ciencia, an NGO dedicated to develop projects that allow people of all ages to learn about scientific thinking, the pleasure of exploration and permanent curiosity. In Expedición Ciencia she leads educational projects such as science camps and workshops for students and teachers.

Since 2017 she has been part of different communities of R users (for example, R-Ladies Buenos Aires and LatinR) in which she generates on-site and virtual activities. Paola is also an instructor and trainer certified by The Carpentries and a certified instructor by RStudio. Paola co-founded MetaDocencia.

Interests

  • Data assimilation
  • Forecast of severe phenomena
  • Numerical modeling
  • Reproducible science

Education

  • PhD in Atmospheric Sciences, ongoing

    Universidad de Buenos Aires

  • MS in Atmospheric Sciences, 2018

    Universidad de Buenos Aires

  • Technician in Environmental Management, 2012

    Universidad Blas Pascal

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