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Carme Huguet
Carme Huguet is a well-rounded researcher with over 20 years of experience in 6 countries which gives her a global vision and an eye to identify socially relevant issues that can be addressed through science. She provides high-quality, forward-looking, world-class, innovative and integrative research that addresses some of the key issues for our planet.
Her overall aim is to understand climate change and other anthropogenic impacts and how they will affect life on earth, using and multidisciplinary approach. She is an expert on the development and application of organic geochemical tools produce innovative research on past and present terrestrial and marine processes. She is a recognized leader in biogeochemistry currently serving in the direction board of the Geochemical Society.
Her passion for teaching lead her to found a research group on active STEM learning that works on the development of innovative materials and activities, obtaining several projects and presenting results in conferences and specialized publications.
She also participates in the scientific community through, outreach activities, workshop organization, revision or session chairing among others.
Academic Experience
• Assistant Professor of Environmental Science, IE University, Spain, 2023 - Present
• Associate Professor, Universidad de los Andes, Colombia, 2019 - 2023
• Assistant Professor, Universidad de los Andes, Colombia, 2015 - 2019
• Reserch Fellow, Marie Curie Fellow, ICTA-UAB, Spain, 2011 - 2014
• Reserch Fellow, Juan de la Cierva, ICTA-UAB, Spain, 2011 - 2014
• Research Fellow, School of Oceanography, University of Washington, USA, 2007 - 2009
Academic Background
• PhD in Biogeochemistry, NIOZ-Utrecht University, The Netherlands, 2007
• MSc in Oceanography, Southampton Oceanographic Centre, Southampton University, UK, 2000
• BCs in Biology, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Spain, 1999
Selected Publications
• Joya-Barrero, V., Huguet, C., Pearse, J. (2023). “Natural and Anthropogenic Sources of Cadmium in Cacao Crop Soils of Santander, Colombia”. Soil Systems, Vol.7(1)
• Huguet, C., Jaeschke, A. & Rethemeyer, J. (2022). “Paleoclimatic and palaeoceanographic changes coupled to the Panama Isthmus closing (13-4Ma) using organic proxies”. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology. 601
• Fietz, S., Ho S.L., & Huguet C. (2020). “Archaeal membrane lipid-based paleothermometry for applications in polar oceans”. Oceanography .33 (2): 104 - 114
• González-Martínez, M. D., Huguet, C., Pearse, J., McIntyre, N., & Camacho, L. A. (2019). “Assessment of potential contamination of Paramo soil and downstream water supplies in a coal-mining region of Colombia”. Applied Geochemistry .108
