Mafalda Vieira holds a Bachelor’s in Biology and is currently finishing her Master’s on Ecology and Environment, both from the Faculty of Sciences of University of Porto. Presently working on colonisation processes and development of benthic marine diatom biofilms, particularly in artificial reefs prototypes, under different scenarios. The research focuses on characterizing marine benthic diatoms communities, for their intrinsic environmental importance, as well as obtaining diatom isolates, for characterization and potential future biotechnological applications.
