I have dedicated some of my time to outreach. Below you can discover some of my activities and initiatives (Updated February 2025).
Radio Interview
Emakumeak Zientzian
February 2025, San Sebastian, Spain
Radio interview sharing my experience as a women scientist at the start of my career with other female scientists, to discuss the obstacles in Science for women and what we do, and announce the start of the 2025 edition of Emakumeak Zientzian.
Full programme / Interview Audio
Language: Spanish
Press News: Radio Cadena Ser San Sebastian
First Native Scientists Workshop in Spain
December 2024, Pamplona, Spain
Coordinated a Native Scientists workshop for 10- to 12-year-old students in Pamplona, Spain, where Portuguese and Brazilian scientists presented various scientific fields using a shared language - Portuguese. The workshop, part of the Same Migrant Community Programme, was the first of its kind in Spain and reached 42 enthusiastic students.
Language: Portuguese, Spanish
Press News: Gobierno de Navarra (Spanish), CIC biomaGUNE (Spanish)
Photo: Group after school children workshop © Native Scientists
Public Talk Inspira Bizitzak 2024
November 2024, San Sebastian, Spain
Public talk for High School Students within the Inspira Bizitzak initiative, sharing my academic and professional journey in STEAM to inspire and guide students in their study and career choices, this time in the native language of the students.
Language: Spanish
Press News: El Diario Vasco (Spanish)
Photo © Kutxa Fundazioa
Public Talk DSS WeekIN Semana de la Innovación
October 2024, San Sebastian, Spain
Public talk during DSS Semana de la Innovación WeekIN, where I joined other women scientists to discuss our current research and pay tribute to pioneering women in science by sharing stories of their impactful lives and scientific contributions.
Video Summary of Event Day on Youtube / Video Summary of Event Day / Event Link
Language: Spanish
Press News: Cadena SER (Spanish)
Photo © Fomento SS
Laboratory Video Interview
July 2024, San Sebastian, Spain
Video interview for social media where I explain the use and capabilities of the PPMS (Physical Property Measurement System), funded by the Azpitek program of the Basque Government, highlighting its role in our research at CIC nanoGUNE.
Language: English
Photo: Frame from the video © CIC nanoGUNE
Public Talk Emakumeak Zientzian
February 2024, San Sebastian, Spain
Public talk within the Emakumeak Zientzian initiative, where I joined four other female scientists to share insights about our current research and honor the legacy of pioneering women in science through stories of their remarkable lives and contributions.
Youtube Video / Video / Event Link
Language: Spanish
Photo © Diana Soukarie
Under the Microscope Podcast and Social Media Account Curation
December 2024, Online
Podcast episode on of spintronics, where I discuss the fundamentals of manipulating electron spin, the challenges and opportunities, and how my research could contribute to the development of faster, more efficient electronic devices.
Podcast Episode on Youtube / Video
Language: English
Photo: Podcast cover. © The Science Talk
Workshop for Children Zientzia Astea 2023
November 2023, San Sebastian, Spain
Workshop for children between 4 and 8 years old, involving hands-on activities like sample collection, using magnifying glasses and microscopes, and building a DIY microscope.
Language: Spanish
Photo © CIC nanoGUNE
Public Talk Inspira Bizitzak 2023
October 2023, San Sebastian, Spain
Public talk for High School Students within the Inspira Bizitzak initiative, sharing my academic and professional journey in STEAM to inspire and guide students in their study and career choices.
Language: English
Photo © Kutxa Fundazioa
Invited Talk to High School Students
March 2023, Porto, Portugal
Hour long lecture to High School students about scientific careers, namely in Physics, focusing on my scientific path, the diverse options within Physics to study at University and what is like to be a scientist.
Language: Portuguese
Photo © Márcia Cardoso
Workshop for Teenagers Emakumeak Zientzian
February 2023, San Sebastian, Spain
Volunteer at a workshop for teenage girls, when they spend a whole afternoon at CIC nanoGUNE and Polymat, visiting the labs and running some experiments, within the Women in Science initiative.
Language: Spanish, English
Photo: Clean room tour within the workshop. © Emakumeak Zientzian
Interview Emakumeak Zientzian
February 2023, Online
Video sharing my experience as a women in science, and why I do it, within the initiative Emakumeak Zientzian (Women in Science).
Language: English
Photo: Frame from the video. © Emakumeak Zientzian
Physiscat Podcast
February 2023, Online
Participation in a podcast of the Portuguese Association of Physics Students about my experiences as a physics student and later as a researcher while also being involved in scientific societies.
Podcast Episode on Youtube / Video
Language: Portuguese
Photo: Podcast episode cover. © Physis
Talks for Physics Students
2016 - 2018
Organised and was chair of several talks by PhD students, postdocs, and professors with the target audience being Physics Students, whithin my work in PhysikUP.
Language: Portuguese
Image: Chair of Talk. © PhysikUP
Lab and Companies Tours
2016 - 2018
Promotion of tours to institutes, laboratories and companies to show to the physics students what their degree can offer them. Organisation of lab tours and guide.
Language: Portuguese
Photo: Laboratory tour guide to IFIMUP facilities in November 2018. © PhysikUP
School Visits and Open Days
November 2016 and March 2015 - 2018
Creation of Outreach initiatives such as visits to schools with physics experiments, an event that was supported by the IAPS School Day. Volunteer at the Open days and Showcases of the University of Porto.
Language: Portuguese
Photo: Student exploring an experience on thermoelectricity during a School visit in 2016.