PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

08/01/2024–Present Tenured Scientist (Científica Titular) at Instituto Español de Oceanografía (IEO-CSIC), Spain

13/12/2021–12/12/2023 Severo Ochoa Postdoc at Institut de Ciències del Mar (ICM-CSIC), Spain

Project: Mediterranean Sea natural alkalinisation: a mitigator for ocean acidification? (MEDALK)

Supervisor: Prof. Carles Pelejero

15/10/2019–30/11/2021 Postdoctoral Researcher at University of East Anglia (UEA), UK

Project: Carbon Uptake and Seasonal Traits in Antarctic Remineralisation Depth (CUSTARD; NE/P021247/1)

Project: Our common future ocean in the Earth system – quantifying coupled cycles of carbon, oxygen, and nutrients for determining and achieving safe operating spaces with respect to tipping points (COMFORT; H2020 Grant No 820989)

Supervisor: Dr. Dorothee C.E. Bakker.

01/10/2018–30/09/2019 Postdoctoral Researcher at University of Delaware (UD) and National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), USA

Project: Establishing the traceability of pH measurements for long-term carbon system monitoring from coastal waters to open ocean

Supervisors: Prof. Wei-Jun Cai (UD) and Dr. Regina Easley (NIST)

15/09/2016–14/09/2018 Postdoctoral Researcher at Uni Research AS, Norway

Project: Strategies for Environmental Monitoring of Marine Carbon Capture and Storage (STEMM-CCS; H2020 Grant No 654462)

Supervisor: Dr. Abdirahman M. Omar.

16/11/2015–31/08/2016 Postdoctoral Researcher at Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas (IIM-CSIC), Spain

Project: Sistema del carbónico en aguas costeras gallegas (CASIGAL)

Supervisors: Prof. Fiz F. Pérez and Prof. Aida F. Ríos

UNIVERSITY EDUCATION

01/09/2011–31/08/2015 European PhD in Oceanography (Awarded by University of Vigo, Spain)

Title: “Acidification and transports of water masses and CO2 in the North Atlantic”

Funded in competitive calls by public body: Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation

Name of Program: Becas de Formación de Personal Investigador (FPI)

Project: Carbon Transport and Acidification Rates in the North Atlantic (CATARINA; CTM2010-17141)

Supervisor: Prof. Fiz F. Pérez (Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas, IIM-CSIC)

Committee: Dr. Gabriel Rosón, Dr. Pascale Lherminier, Dr. Are Olsen

15/09/2011–21/06/2012   Master Degree in Oceanography (Awarded by University of Vigo, Spain)

Master Thesis: “Methodology of inter-comparison of cruise data and climatological data”

Supervisor: Prof. Fiz F. Pérez (Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas, IIM-CSIC)

15/09/2006–04/07/2011   Bachelor degree in Marine Sciences (Awarded by University of Vigo, Spain)

15/09/2010–04/07/2011 Graduate Fellow, Department of Ecology and Animal Biology (University of Vigo), Spain

 Funded in competitive call by public body: Ministry of Education

 Name of Program: Beca de colaboración en departamentos

Supervisor: Dr. Beatriz Mouriño-Carballido

28/06/2010–13/08/2010 Intern at Instituto de Acuicultura de Torre de la Sal (IATS-CSIC), Spain

Supervisor: Dr. Inmaculada Varó

FELLOWSHIPS AND AWARDS

Postdoctoral Project at Institut de Ciències del Mar (Spain), funded by the ‘Severo Ochoa Centre of Excellence’ accreditation 2020–2023 (CEX2019-000928-S) from the Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation, and Universities, 78000 € [13/12/2021–12/12/2013].

Postdoctoral International Research Visit at the Geophysical Institute (Norway), funded by the Galician Agency for Innovation, 2300 € [03/08/2015–02/09/2015].

Postgraduate International Research Visit at BIOS (Bermuda), funded by the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness, 3279 € [26/09/2014–27/11/2014].

Postgraduate International Research Visit at IFREMER (France), funded by the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness, 3650 € [27/09/2013–26/11/2013].

Postgraduate International Research Visit at IFREMER (France), funded by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation, 5150 € [04/09/2012–03/12/2012].

PhD Fellowship (FPI; Spain), funded by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation, 78725 € [01/09/2011–31/08/2015].

Extraordinary Accomplishment Award during BSc Marine Sciences, awarded by University of Vigo (Spain) [2012].

Extraordinary Accomplishment Award during BSc Marine Sciences, awarded by the Galician Government (Spain), 2500 € [2011].

Postgraduate Departmental Collaboration Fellowship (Spain), funded by the Spanish Ministry of Education, 2700 € [12/11/2010–11/06/2010].

TEACHING AND SUPERVISION

01/2023 Invited Lecturer

"PGR to Postdoc" session, University of East Anglia (U.K.).

07/2022 Invited Lecturer

Erasmus+ workshop, Institut de Ciències del Mar (Spain), “Water mass circulation and ocean acidification in high-latitude oceans” for MSc level.

03/2022 Invited Lecturer

Oceanos Polares, Universidad de Barcelona and Universidad Politécnica de Cataluña (Spain), “Circulation, carbona storage and acidification in high-latitude oceans” for MSc “Oceanografía y Gestión del Medio Marino”.

04/2021 Assistant Lecturer

First-year field course part of MSc Environmental Assessment and Management, University of East Anglia (U.K.).

02/2021 Invited Lecturer

Educational seminar session at IFREMER Centre de Bretagne (France) on “Water masses distribution and properties” and “Methods to solve the mater mass mixing” for MSc level [online].

2020/2021 Co-supervisor of MSci Project

Title: “Trends in surface North Atlantic ƒCO2 and pH”

Student: Pasqualina Vonlanthen DiNenna

Supervisors: D.C.E. Bakker and M.I. García-Ibáñez

2017 Invited Lecturer

Chemical Oceanography (GEOF236), Geophysical Institute, University of Bergen (Norway), autumn 2017, “Gas exchange between atmosphere and ocean” for BSc level.

FIELD EXPERIENCE

03/07/2023–13/07/2023 Cruise: RADPROF 2023 on board R/V Ramón Margalef

Principal Investigator: Dr. Marta Álvarez Study area: North Atlantic

Tasks: Sample, analize, and quality control of carbon chemistry variables

16/05/2022–27/05/2022 Cruise: TAlPro 2022 on board R/V Belgica

Principal Investigator: Dr. Katrin Schroeder Study area: Mediterranean Sea

Tasks: Sample, analize, and quality control of carbon chemistry variables

02/12/2019–09/01/2020 Cruise: DY111 CUSTARD on board RRS Discovery

Principal Investigator: Dr. Adrian P. Martin Study area: Southern Ocean

Tasks: Sample, analize, and quality control of carbon chemistry variables

17/06/2016–31/07/2016 Cruise: BOCATS-OVIDE on board R/V Sarmiento de Gamboa

Principal Investigators: Prof. Fiz F. Pérez Study area: North Atlantic

Tasks: Sample, analize, and quality control of carbon chemistry variables

11/2014 Cruise: BATS on board R/V Atlantic Explorer

Principal Investigators: Prof. Nicholas R. Bates Study area: North Atlantic

Tasks: Sample dissolved oxygen and salinity during monthly monitoring cruise

15/05/2014–30/06/2014 Cruise: GEOVIDE on board R/V Pourquoi Pas?

Principal Investigators: Dr. Géraldine Sarthou & Dr. Pascale Lherminier Study area: North Atlantic

Tasks: Sample, analize, and quality control of carbon chemistry variables

22/04/2013–22/05/2013 Cruise: FICARAM on board R/V Hespérides

Principal Investigators: Prof. Fiz F. Pérez Study area: South Atlantic

Tasks: Sample, analize, and quality control of carbon chemistry variables and dissolved oxygen

22/06/2013–12/08/2012 Cruise: CATARINA-PALEOACID on board R/V Sarmiento de Gamboa

Principal Investigators: Prof. Fiz F. Pérez Study area: North Atlantic

Tasks: Sample, analize, and quality control of carbon chemistry variables

CONFERENCE CONTRIBUTIONS (only cited those as first author)

17. García-Ibáñez, M.I.; Pardo, P.C.; Brown, P.J.; Lee, G.A.; Martin, A.P.; Pabortsava, K.; Trucco-Pignata, P.N.; Bakker, D.C.E. Water Mass Changes and Carbon Uptake by Subantarctic Pacific Waters, EGU General Assembly 2024, Vienna, Austria, April 2024 [Poster].

16. García-Ibáñez, M.I.; Guallart, E.F.; Lucas. A.; Pascual, J.; Gasol, J.M.; Marrasé, C.; Calvo, E.; Pelejero, C. Coastal ocean acidification variability in the Northwestern Mediterranean Sea, ASLO Aquatic Sciences Meeting 2023, Palma de Mallorca, Spain, June 2023 [Poster].

15. García-Ibáñez, M.I.; Easley, R.; Palacz, A.P.; Cochran, C.; Currie, K.; Hassoun, A.E.R..; Jewett, E.B.; Ma, J.; Park, K.; Steinhoff, T.; Telszewski, M.; Tilbrook, B. Search for a global solution  for (C)RM availability for measurements of the marine inorganic carbon system, Linking standards and best practices, Ocean Practices: OBPS Workshop VI, October 2022 [Talk; online].

14. García-Ibáñez, M.I.; Easley, R.; Palacz, A.P.; Cochran, C.; Currie, K.; Hassoun, A.E.R..; Jewett, E.B.; Ma, J.; Park, K.; Steinhoff, T.; Telszewski, M.; Tilbrook, B. Towards a robust and sustained production and global supply of certified reference materials for the seawater carbonate system (T1-B3), BIPM-WMO Metrology for climate action 2022, September 2022 [Hibrid Oral-Poster; online].

13. García-Ibáñez, M.I.; Guallart, E.F.; Fajar, N.M.; Barbero, L.; Cai, W-J.; Wanninkhof, R.; Takeshita, Y.; Pierrot, D.; Pérez, F.F.; Álvarez, M. Gaining insights into the seawater carbonate system using discrete fCO2 measurements, Global Monitoring Laboratory – Virtual Global Monitoring Annual Conference (eGMAC), May 2021 [Poster; online].

12. García-Ibáñez, M.I.; Bates, N.R., Bakker, D.C.E., Fontela, M., Velo, A. Cold-water corals in the Subpolar North Atlantic Ocean exposed to aragonite undersaturation if Paris 2 ºC is not met, EGU General Assembly 2021, April 2021 [PICO; online].

11. García-Ibáñez, M.I. Water mass circulation and ocean acidification in the Subpolar North Atlantic, Laboratoire d’Océanographie Physique et Spatiel Séminaires, October 2020 [Invited Talk].

10. García-Ibáñez, M.I.; Bakker, D.C.E.; Brown, P.J.; Lee, G.A.; Martin, A.P.; Pabortsava, K.; Trucco-Pignata, P.N. Carbon uptake by Subantarctic Pacific waters, Virtual ICOS Science Conference 2020, September 2020 [Poster].

9. García-Ibáñez, M.I.; Guallart, E.F.; Fajar, N.M.; Barbero, L.; Cai, W.-J.; Wanninkhof, R.; Takeshita, Y.; Pierrot, D.; Pérez, F.F.; Álvarez, M. Gaining insights into ocean CO2 system inconsistencies from discrete fCO2 measurements, Ocean Acidification Week: A virtual multi-day forum to highlight different aspects of ocean acidification research and initiatives, September 2020 [Talk].

8. García-Ibáñez, M.I.; Xu, Y.; Easley, R.; Cai, W.-J. The CO2 system in the U.S. coastal waters: Internal consistency of marine carbonate system measurements [OS41B-2001], 2018 Fall Meeting, AGU, Washington, D.C., USA, December 2018 [Poster].

7. García-Ibáñez, M.I.; Omar, A.M.; Alendal, G. The stoichiometric ΔCseep method as a monitoring tool for detection of CO2 leakage from subsea storage sites, 3rd International Workshop on Offshore Geologic CO2 Storage, Oslo, Norway, May 2018 [Poster].

6. García-Ibáñez, M.I.; and STEMM-CCS team. STEMM-CCS project updates on seafloor/environmental monitoring, 3rd International Workshop on Offshore Geologic CO2 Storage, Oslo, Norway, May 2018 [Invited Talk].

5. García-Ibáñez, M.I.; Omar, A.M.; Johannessen, T. Geochemical monitoring for detection of CO2 leakage from subsea storage sites, EGU General Assembly 2017, Vienna, Austria, April 2017 [Poster].

4. García-Ibáñez, M.I.; Zunino, P.; Fröb, F.; Fajar, N.M.; Ríos, A.F.; Mercier, H.; Olsen, A.; Pérez, F.F. Ocean acidification trends in the North Atlantic: strength and controlling mechanisms, EGU General Assembly 2016, Vienna, Austria, April 2016 [Poster].

3. García-Ibáñez, M.I.; Fajar, N.M.; SanLeón-Bartolomé, H.; Álvarez, M.; Pérez, F.F. Spectrophotometric Measurements of the Carbonate Ion Concentration: Aragonite Saturation States in the Mediterranean Sea and Atlantic Ocean, EGU General Assembly 2016, Vienna, Austria, April 2016 [Talk].

2. García-Ibáñez, M.I.; Pardo, P.C.; Carracedo, L.I.; Mercier, H.; Lherminier, P.; Ríos, A.F. and Pérez, F.F. The water mass structure and transports in the Atlantic Subpolar Gyre, EGU General Assembly 2014, Vienna, Austria, April 2014 [Poster].

1. García-Ibáñez, M.I.; Fajar, N.M.; Ríos, A.F.; Mercier, H.; Pérez, F.F. Observed trends of carbon storage, acidification and calcium carbonate saturation along the OVIDE section, 9th International Carbon Dioxide Conference, Beijing, China, June 2013 [Poster].

CONVENING OF CONFERENCE SESSIONS AND SEMINARS

Co-organiser of the Polar Early Career Conference (PolarECC), a conference organised by Early Career Researchers (ECR) for Polar ECR highlighting the high-quality science produced by ECR and the contemporary issues they face (May 2021).

Co-organiser of the Atmospheric and Marine Biogeochemistry (AMB) seminar series in the School of Environmental Sciences at the University of East Anglia (Autumn 2020).

Co-convener of OS3.1 "Ocean biogeochemistry, circulation and climate: recent advances and novel approaches to synthesis and predictions (including OS Division Outstanding ECS Lecture by Peter Landschützer)" held at EGU general assembly 2019, Vienna (Austria).

Co-convener of OS3.1/BG3.3 “Ocean, coastal and freshwater biogeochemistry, climate and ecosystems: recent advances and novel approaches to synthesis and predictions” held at EGU general assembly 2018, Vienna (Austria).

Co-convener of SC3.7/OS6.1 “How to publish in the EGU journal Ocean Science” held at EGU general assembly 2018, Vienna (Austria).

Co-convener and co-chair of OS3.1/BG9.69 “Ocean biogeochemistry and ecosystems: recent advances and novel approaches to synthesis and prediction” held at EGU general assembly 2017, Vienna (Austria).

Co-organiser of the Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research Seminar (2017–2018).

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES (in chronological order)

• Referee/Reviewer: Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans; Deep-Sea Research Part II; Marine Chemistry; Frontiers in Marine Biogeochemistry; and Ocean Science.

• Member of the North East Atlantic hub and the Mediterranean Sea hub of the Global Ocean Acidification Observing Network (GOA-ON).

• Member of the European Marine Board (EMB) Working Group on marine Carbon Dioxide Removal (mCDR) (2024-present)

• Member of IAPSO Best Practice Study Group on calibrating measurements of total dissolved inorganic carbon in seawater (2023-present).

• Member of Working Group 1 of the United Nations programme Ocean Acidification Research for Sustainability (OARS) which objective is to enable the acquisition of high quality and high resolution data on the CO2 system in seawater (2022-present).

• Grant review panel, Member, The Research Council of Norway (Norges forskningsråd) (2022); The Dutch Research Council (NWO) (2022); US Department of Commerce (USDOC) (2019).

• Member of the International Ocean Carbon Coordination Project (IOCCP) Scientific Steering Committee within the themes ‘Ocean Interior Observations’ and 'Ocean Acidification' (2021-present).

• Ex officio member of the GO-SHIP (Global Ocean Ship-Based Hydrographic Investigations Program) Science Committee (2021-present).

• Working group, member, of the Cambridge constituency of the Society of Spanish Researchers in the United Kingdom (SRUK/CERU), an independent and non-profit organisation created to promote communication within the community of Spanish Researchers working in the United Kingdom (2020-2021).

• Data quality control for Surface Ocean CO₂ Atlas (SOCAT) version 2020 and 2021.

• Participant in i-Teams programme designed to mentor post graduate students and early career researchers to creatively plan business impact for real inventions (2020).

• Collaborator of the Ocean Carbonate System Intercomparison Forum (OCSIF) working group stablished to identify and reduce the largest remaining challenges for internal consistency of the carbonate system in seawater (2019–present).

• Representative of Early-Career Scientists (PhD & Post-Doctoral fellows) of the Ocean Sciences Division (EGU) (2016–2018), contributing with a blog entry to the EGU website.

OUTREACH

• Talks in High Schools about Ocean Acidification and Ocean Circulation both in Spain and the UK (2015-2016, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2023).

• Event Coordinator of Polar Pint of Science (Oct 2021, Online).

• Event Coordinator of Pint of Science Norwich, Planet Earth show “Our priceless oceans” (May 2021, Online).

• Communication Manager of the Cambridge constituency of the Society of Spanish Researchers in the United Kingdom (SRUK/CERU) (2020-2021).

• Social Media Officer of the UK Polar Network (UKPN) (2020-2021).

• STEM Ambassador in the UK, through what I offer my time to help bring STEM subjects to life and demonstrate the value of them in life and careers (2020-2021).

• Volunteer in Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, Deep Time Exhibition, Washington DC, USA (2019).

• Management of the social media communications (Facebook and Twitter) of the Ocean Sciences Division (EGU) (2017–2018).

• Outreach article “Ocean Acidification – the evil twin of global warming” in the ClimateSnack writing group website (Bergen, Norway) (19/12/2017).

• TV interview “La mar de ácido” in El escarabajo verde, La 2 RTVE, min. 08:37-09:00 (13/05/2016).

• Radio interview on Ocean Acidification in Efervesciencia, Radio Galega, min. 17:00-35:23 (06/03/2016).

• Press release “A acidificación oceánica: o outro problema do CO2” in Sermos-ADEGA (Asociación para a Defensa Ecolóxica de Galiza), No. 4, p. 5 (21/01/2016).

• Press release “El CO2 amenaza el equilibrio marino” in Faro de Vigo, p. 43 (16/12/2015).

• Press release “A acidificación oceánica: o outro problema do CO2” in Revista Cerna, No. 74, pp. 23-25 (Autumn 2015).

• Press release “La primera tesis del Campus do Mar corrobora las peores predicciones del IPCC sobre la acidificación de los océanos” in IPac Acuicultura (07/07/2015).

• Press release “Una tesis del Campus do Mar dice que baja el pH del Atlántico” in Atlántico Diario (04/07/2015).