Our Team

  • Santiago Ramirez Said, National Geographic Explorer and SargaSTREAM Managing Director

    Santiago Ramirez Said

    International Project Lead and Manager.

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  • Dr. Maycira Costa, Professor from the University of Victoria, Canadian Lead, and the Project's Principal Investigator

    Maycira Costa

    Canadian Lead and Principal Investigator

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  • Man standing in the ocean holding a drone controller with a drone attached to his back, against a cloudy sky.

    Ved Chirayath

    United States Lead and Co-Principal Investigator

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  • Dr. Joao, Professor from the University of São Paulo and co-principal investigator in Brazil.

    João Adriano Rossignolo

    Brazilian Lead and Co-Principal Investigator

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  • Dr. Hamish Van der Ven, Circular Economy and Sargassum Research lead for SargaSTREAM

    Hamish Van der Ven

    Sargassum Markets and Valorization, Principal Investigator

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  • Dr. Quingshi Tu, Circular Economy and Sargassum Research lead for SargaSTREAM

    Qingshi Tu

    Sargassum Markets and Valorization, Co-Principal Investigator

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  • Rosa Rodriguez, team's Sargassum expert and co-lead in the environmental pollution/Air quality research component

    Rosa Rodríguez Martínez

    Air Quality and Health Impact Analysis, Research Co-Lead

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  • Mariana Matera Veras

    Air Quality and Health Impact Analysis, Research Co-Lead

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  • Miguel Angel Gomez, Sensing equipment engineering lead

    Miguel Angel Gomez Reali

    Sensing Equipment Engineering Lead

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  • Dra. Erika F. Vázquez Delfín

    Erika F. Vázquez Delfín

    Educational Lead (Mexico), Education Guides and Transdisciplinary Training on Sargassum blooms

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  • Dina Buchbinder

    Dina Buchbinder

    Innovation and Playful Education Advisor

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  • Giovanna Danies, Biodesing methodology Advisor

    Giovanna Dannies Turano

    Biodesign Method Creator and Education Advisor

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  • Ludmila Curz, Local Leader and director of EcoBiblioteca, Local team in Salinopoliss

    Ludmila Cruz

    Local Leader in Salinopolis.
    Managing Director, Ecobiblioteca Gibi-Saúde

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  • Eyda Aguilar, Middle School Director, Local Team Mahahual

    Eyda Maria Aguilar Rivero

    Local Teacher and School Principal: Escuela Telesecundaria “Luis Jorge Cortés Mugartegui”

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  • A woman smiling on an airplane, sitting in an aisle seat, with overhead compartments and a flight safety information card visible in the background.

    Vânia Galindo Massabni

    Education Co-lead, Brazil

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  • A smiling middle-aged woman with short brown hair, wearing a light green blouse and a patterned scarf, taking a selfie in a room with neutral-colored walls and wooden furniture.

    Maria Elisa de P. E. Garavello

    Education Co-lead, Brazil

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  • Ana Cruz, Local Leader Mahahual

    Ana Virginia Alvarez

    Local leader, Mahahual.

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  • Dr. Gabriela Pitoli Lyra, working on Sargassum Construction Materials.

    Gabriela Pitolli Lyra

    Postdoctoral Researcher, Construction Materials/Scientific Coordinator-Health Impact Analysis

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  • Dr. Nelson Gouveia, researcher from the University of Victoria, working on Sargassum monitoring and prediction in Brazil.

    Nelson Gouveia

    Postdoctoral Researcher, Tracking and Prediction

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  • Dr. Julio Lara, researcher from the University of Victoria, working on Sargassum monitoring and prediction in Brazil,

    Julio Lara Hernández

    Postdoctoral Researcher, Tracking and Prediction

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  • Sebastian Rosales, researcher from UNAM university working on Sensor development for the Air Quality/Environmental Pollution component

    Sebastian Fuerte

    Researcher, Air Quality and Health

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  • Aline Gonçalves Barbosa, researcher from the University of Sao Paulo working on the social impacts of Sargassum in Brazil

    Aline Gonçalves

    Master’s Student, Interactions between Sargassum and fishing communities.

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  • Mateo Villegas Villegas, master's student at the University of British Columbia researching Sargassum valorization pathways

    Mateo Villegas Villegas

    Master’s Student, Sargassum Markets and Valorization

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  • Jhade Vimieiro

    Jhade Vimieiro

    Doctoral Researcher, Construction Materials

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  • Afonso José Felício Peres Duran

    Afonso José Felício Peres Duran

    Postdoctoral Researcher, Construction Materials

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  • Andrea Villareal Rodriguez

    Andrea Villareal Rodriguez

    Outreach and Communications Lead

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  • Juliana Santanilla, working on SargaSTREAM comms and outreach strategy

    Juliana Santanilla

    Outreach and Communications Specialist

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  • Maria Paula Rivera, working on SargaSTREAM comms and outreach strategy

    Maria Paula Rivera

    Outreach and Communications Specialist

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  • Alejandro Alfaro, Local Teacher, Local Team Mahahual

    Miguel Alejandro Alfaro Garcia

    Local Teacher, Mahahual

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  • Julia Hamdam, Medicine student working on environmental pollution and health impacts

    Julia Hamdan

    Medical Student Researcher, Air Quality and Health Impact Analysis

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  • A young girl with glasses hanging from her shirt, standing in a modern, spacious art gallery with white walls and a curved balcony.

    Jessie Yang

    PhD Student, Tracking and Prediction

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  • Close-up of a bald man smiling near a lake with trees and a wooden dock in the background.

    Geison Mesquita

    Postdoctoral Researcher, Salinopolis Brazil

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  • A woman with reddish-brown hair smiling in front of lush green foliage.

    Maria Luísa Palmieri

    Educational Program Evaluation and Assessment

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