Welcome, 'ULissers'!

Welcome, 'ULissers'!

by Xavier Da Fonseca Caetano Lomba Viana -
Number of replies: 59

Dear 'ULissers',

Welcome to the preparatory e-learning course, and congratulations on being selected for this phase!

My name is Xavier. I'm an MSc Food Science and Engineering student from the University of Lisbon. I will be following this course, assisting in the interaction between participants, and I'll be a team mentor in the team project phase. 

It's excellent to "see" all of you here, and I hope you enjoy ULisses. I'm sure it will be a very enriching experience for all of us.

Please, keep an eye on this Social forum and the announcements page. 

I'm looking forward to "e-meet" you soon!

Xavier

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by Mariana Santos Bento -
Hii ULissers!
I'm Mariana and last year I finished my MSc in Pharmaceutical Sciences from the Faculty of Pharmacy of the University of Lisbon. I'm currently working as a Pharmacist but I'm also helping in the team-building activities. Like Xavier, I'm going to be a team mentor of Ulisses! We will be here if you need any help. Please feel free to introduce yourself in this forum and to contact us if you have any questions.

It's really a pleasure to be part of this experience and I hope to hear from you soon!

Cheers
Mariana
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by Sara Simões -
Helloooo ULissers! How are you doing? :)
I am Sara and I'm a fellow researcher at the School of Agriculture of the University of Lisbon, Portugal. As Xavier, I was a Food Science and Engineering student for the past 5 years. I finished my MSc last December. In 2020, while I was doing my master's thesis, I was part of INSPIRED 2020, ULisses' "older brother" :) Because of that, this year I will be part of the ULisses crew, so I'm here if you need any help, advice, tips, or just to have a chat. I'm very excited to meet you all, so I'll be looking forward to your replies!!
Take care :)
Sara
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by Juliana Rodrigues Desiderati -
Hi everyone!
I'm really excited about this project, it has already been amazing since the start and I hope we all learn and develop a lot of faculties throughout the entire program. Nice to meet you all and can't' wait for what comes next!
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by Rita Faria Calado Dos Santos -
Hi everyone, nice to meet you all!

Really enjoying the course so far, and it's only been a week! Can't wait to see what comes next!
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by Marta Valido Narciso -
Hello ULissers! Hope everyone is doing great and enjoyed the first week of the e-learning course!

My name is Marta and, last year, my colleagues and I participated in the INSPIRED 2020, a similar project to ULisses from TU Darmstadt. Because of this, we were invited to be a part of the ULisses team to accompany not only the e-learning course but also the team project phase. We are here to help with any questions you may have and to provide you with the best ULisses experience possible! Regarding my academic background, I have a BSc in Biochemistry from the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon and currently, I am enrolled in my MSc in Biomedical Research at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Lisbon.

I hope to "see" you soon!

All the best to you :)
Marta
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by Carolina Vitorino Mariano -
Hello ULissers!
Thank you so much for welcoming us into this amazing journey! I'm really excited to see what's waiting for us.
Best wishes :)
Carolina
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by Sofia Nogueira -
Hello everyone,
It's a pleasure to be part of this program and I look forward to engaging with all of you :)
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by Sofia Nunes Aleixo -
Good morning,
The videos of the course so far are amazing. They make me really excited to be able to participate in a project like this, with different people who all have the same purpose: to help save our oceans!
Looking forward to working with everyone!
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by Beatriz Silva Caetano -

Thank you so much for your welcome ^^

I am so happy to be part of this project and to be in a community of people who share one of my great interests: Protecting the oceans and its biodiversity. I've seen this week's videos and they were very interesting and easy to understand. I really liked the team building video, I found it very enlightening.

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by Beatriz Farinha -
Hello ULissers!

My name is Beatriz Farinha and last year I finished my BSc in Biochemistry at the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon (FCUL). I´m currently doing an internship at BioISI, at FCUL, and also working part-time to save some money to go study abroad next year. Last year, I had the opportunity to participate in INSPIRED, a similar project, organized by TU Darmstadt and it was the most rewarding and amazing experience. Like all the other mentors, I will be following this course and, more closely, the project phase. I will be available if you have any problems!

I really hope you enjoy this experience, as I did last year, and make friends and interact with each other because that is our main goal.

Looking forward to "see" you all soon!

Beatriz
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by Ana Cristina Martins De Miranda Vítor -
Hello Ulissers!

My name is Ana Cristina. I am a Ph.D. student from the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine - UL.
I am so happy to have the opportunity to share this experience with all of you!!
So far, the addressed topics have been very interesting!

:)
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by Bárbara Melo De Lemos Ribeiro -
Hi everyone!
Thank you for welcoming us.
I am so excited to be part of this fantastic project and learn with all of you to protect our oceans :)
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by Ana Cristina Neves Domingos -
Hello everyone,
I'm really glad of being part of this project! I hope we can all work together to improve new and better ways to protect our beloved oceans.
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by Pedro Luís Machado Almeida De Eça -
Hello Everyone!
I'm Pedro Eça and I'm a Biology student at Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon. Learning more about the state of the ocean is making me depressed!

Happy to be participating!

Cheers!
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by Nayana Cordeiro Da Silva -
Heyyy!
My name is Nayana, I've graduated in Biology and I'm currently studying MBA in Sustainable Projects and Environmental Innovations at Federal University of Paraná (UFPR).
I'm really excited about being part of this project!

Cheers :)
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by Maria Beatriz Nobre -
Hello!!
My name is Beatriz and I'm an MSc Pharmaceutical Sciences student from the University of Lisbon!
I'm super excited to be part of this project and to meet you all! I found this week's content really interesting and it was a big motivation boost for what is yet to come. Knowing we all share this common goal to help and protect the oceans and all it's biodiversity makes it even better.
Really looking forward to learn with you and from you along this journey :)
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by Ana Mafalda Gil De Carvalho -
Hello everyone!
I'm Mafalda, I'm a Biologist and I'm currently enrolled in the Marine Sciences MSc at FCUL.

I'm really glad that I was chosen for this part of the training and I can't wait to learn more :)
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by Raquel Reis Coimbra -
Hi guys,

My name is Raquel as you can see ;)
I'm really excited to be part of the preparatory e-learning course, I have already learned so much!!
Hope to get to know y'all soon!!
:)
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by Elin Ekström -
Hi everyone! Really excited for this international collaboration. I look forward to meeting you soon!
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by Leonardo Cangelmi -
Hi everybody,
I'm Leonardo from Italy, and I am currently enrolled in a MSc in Renewable Energy Engineering at the Polytechnic University of Turin. I'm passionate about the sea and sustainability, and I'm so glad to participate to this experience with all of you, as I already see a lot of justified enthusiasm! :)

Cheers,
Leonardo
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by Carla Rodriguez Justicia -
Hi everyone! Is really nice to meet you all :)
My name is Carla, and I'm currently studying Marine Sciences and Technologies in the UPC in the Polytechnic University of Catalonia.
I'm really excited to join this project, I'm sure it's going to be an enriching program to develop and improve our skills. Can't wait to start learning and collaborating with all of you!

Cheers
Carla
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by Manuela Arztmann -
Hey everyone~
I'm Manuela and I'm a graduate student in Chemistry at the Technical University of Graz, Austria.
So great to be part of this project! Looking forward to working together with everyone here!
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by Mona Ingeborg Goebel -
Hello everyone!
I am so happy to be part of this project. I study environmental engineering in Germany and am looking forward to learn so many new perspectives, knowledge about the ocean and new people. Thank you guys for organising such a great and international event.
I also liked this weeks content. It was easy to listen to and very interesting.
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by Xavier Da Fonseca Caetano Lomba Viana -

Hi again, ULissers! 


Just wanted to say that it's being so great to know more about each of you and read your positive feedback about ULisses! 

Hope you keep enjoying this journey 😉


Cheers, 

Xavier

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by Alexandra Azevedo Alexandra -
Hello everyone!
It has been so nice reading about all the different fields that people are coming from, it is important with all projects to have diversity so that there can be different perspectives and knowledge shared. I am currently finishing my MSc at the University of Cape Town in Applied Marine Biology, and I am really excited to be a part of this wonderful project.
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by Margarida Pereira De Oliveira -
Hi everyone! Thank you so much for your warm welcome! I'm so excited to be a part of such an amazing project! Thank you for the opportunity ;)
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by Hanna Hahn -
Hey everyone!
My name is Hanna and I am studying civil engineering with a consolidation in water engineering at Tu Darmstadt.
I am really grateful and exited to be a part of the project. :)
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by Júlia Eduarda Coelho -
Hi everyone!
My name is Júlia, and I'm studying Environmental Engineering at School of Agriculture - University of Lisbon.
I'm really excited to join this project. Thank you all for this opportunity!!

Cheers :)
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by Marcia Alexandra Rodrigues Figueira -
Hi everyone!
I am very happy to be part of Ulisses' team with all of you! I'm currently finishing my MSc in Environmental Engineering and previously I studied Agronomic Engineering in the School of Agriculture of Uni Lisboa.
So far, the learning content was well addressed and captivating. I'm looking forward to what is yet to come, to see how such diverse thinkers will join forces and, somehow, improve the sustainability of our oceans and the overall environment :)

See you around! Cheers,
Márcia
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by Ana Patrícia Pintassilgo Silva Salvado Veloso -
Hello guys, I'm Patrícia and I'm very happy to meet you all! I am a student of the bachelor in Planning and Management of the Territory at IGOT-UL and I am super excited to learn more about the ocean!! :)
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by Margarida Bento Ferreira -
Hello everyone!
My name is Margarida and I'm studying Meteorology, Oceanography and Geophysics at FCUL. I'm so excited to have the opportunity to participate in such an interesting project as Ulisses! Can't wait to learn more about the oceans!
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by Juan David Aleman Barragan -
Hello to you :)
My name is Juan Aleman and I am from Ecuador! Currently im doing my masters on Environmental Engineering at TU Darmstadt in Germany. I am very excited about the learning topics and to be part of the Ulisses! I can say with the first topic already launched that I have learned so much!

Take care!
Juan
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by Bruno Daniel Gil Lisboa Saúde -
Hello ULissers!!

My name is Bruno Saúde I am from Portugal and I´m currently taking my master's in Industrial Engineering and Management. I am very glad to be a member of this project that is focused on an important topic.

I would like to recommend you the new Netflix documentary: SEASPIRACY. I hope you can have a new perspective about this theme, and together find new ways to fight not only against plastics but also to other important topics such as abusive fishing (and hot it influences climate changes).
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by Nina Grujicic -
Hi Everyone! :)

Thank you all for the warm welcome! I am very happy to be part of this adventure!

To shortly introduce myself:
I'm Nina and I'm a master student of Biotechnology at the University of Technology in Graz, Austria. Currently I am working on my master thesis in the biochemistry institute, or to be a bit more specific, I am working on computational protein design and subsequent expression of designed proteins in micobes. Before that I have finished my BSc in Molecular Biology at the University of Salzburg.

I am very excited to meet you all, to work with you and to learn a lot about how to save our oceans!

Cheers
Nina
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by Leah Lücke -
Hey everyone!

I am studying in Germany at the moment and i am super happy to learn more about the ocean during this project, since the most our courses are more addressed to surface and groundwater.
I really agree with Bruno Daniel Gil Lisboa Saúde and would love to recommend you the documentary he just mentioned as well. It encouraged me even more to join this cool project with all of you!
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by Valentina Bosqueiro Martin -
Hi everyone!
My name is Valentina and I’m coursing Environmental engineering in Superior Institute of Agronomy.
Same as you guys, I’m so excited to participate in this project !
So I thought one easier way to get to know each other, I’ve created a WhatsApp group, so we can talk, share experiences and study together 😁

Here is the link:

https://chat.whatsapp.com/HZmzITSAFqr6OJrw3DYh17
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by Mariana Santos Bento -
Hii everyone!
Team spirit is one of the key factors to turn Ulisses into a memorable project. For this reason, the entire Ulisses team is very happy to read all of your comments as well as your answers in the proposed activities.

The WhatsApp group is an excellent idea for you to keep in a closer touch. However, keep in mind that the interaction in the social forum should not be forgotten. It is actually very important for us to 'see' you there, participating and giving your feedback and comments.

We still have some surprises for you! Are you ready for what is coming ??
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by Mariana Santos Bento -
We created a chat group here... Fell free to use it too! You can also send a direct message using the chat too.
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by Xavier Da Fonseca Caetano Lomba Viana -
Yes, it's so great to see the ULissers community interacting :)

I just wanted to add that using Moodle is also essential because, if we do so, we can guarantee that everyone can see everything and interact. It's our shared space and a way to check your involvement, so please don't forget about it ;)
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by Maria Gabriela Horst -
Hi everyone,
My name is Maria and I am a Mechanical Engineering student at TU Darmstadt.
Like the rest of you I am very exited to be a part of this challenge!
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by Diogo Alexandre Magalhães Rodrigues -
Hello,

My name is Diogo, I'm a Biology student from University of Lisbon and I'm just looking forward to be a part of this journey. Loved the concept from the start and I think I'll love it even more the deeper we dive into it.

Take care!
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by Daniel Filipe Grilo Crispim -
Hello everyone!
I'm Daniel and it's nice to meet you all! I am currently working towards finishing my bachelor's degree in Biochemistry at the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon.
I am very excited to be part of this project with all of you and I also have lots of expectations for it.

Cheers!
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by Mariana Rodrigues Dos Santos -
Hi everyone,
My name is Mariana, I am from Portugal and I’m currently finishing my bachelor's degree in Biochemistry at the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon.
I’m really excited about being a part of this project and I am looking forward to meeting you all soon! :)
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by Beatriz Pereira Lopes -
Hi everyone!
My name is Beatriz and I'm studying Meteorology, Oceanography and Geophysics at Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon. I'm really excited to be part of this project!
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by Natascha Heim -
Hello,

My name is Natascha and I am studying environmental engineering at the TU Darmstadt in Germany. I am really happy that I was able to join the course, and have already enjoyed the last week of lectures. Looking forward to working with all of you!
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by Alba Sanchez Coria -
Hi everyone,

my name is Alba and I am currently studying environmental engineering at the university of Darmstadt, Germany. As all of you I am happy to be part of the team and looking forward to deepen my knowledge and have a great experience.
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by Filipa Coelho Pires -
Hi ULissers! :)

My name is Filipa, I'm from Portugal, and currently I’m finishing my Degree in Biochemistry at the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon. I'm also participating in the INSPIRED project at TU Darmstadt ("the older brother").

Same as everybody I'm really excited about this project!

I hope to "meet" you soon. Cheers :D
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by João Pedro Lourenço Reis -
Hello everyone!!!
My name is João Reis and I'm in the final semester of the Bachelor's degree in Biochemistry at the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon. I really enjoyed this first week and a half of ULisses and I'm sure the best is yet to come.
Cheers
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by Ngoc Huynh -
Hi everyone,

I'm Ngoc Huynh - a Vietnamese PhD student at Aalto University - Finland. I'm studying Materials Science and Engineering, major in Polymers and Biomaterials. I'm here to learn new things about oceans and I'm glad to be one of us - an international team of Ulissers - to work together and find solutions for an ocean without plastics ^^.
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by Elisabete Valente -
Hello everyone!

My name is Elisabete Valente and I'm glad I can take part in this program for the opportunity of learning more about the oceans and meeting other people who share the same interest in preserving the oceans.

I've studied Marine Science in the University of Lisbon and am now doing a PhD on the same topic. My thesis is on marine plastic and therefore I'm eager to learn all I can from this course.

Hope you guys are enjoying, it's nice to see so many people interested in protecting the oceans.

Have fun!

Elisabete
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by Maria Lluna Fornells Cernadas -
Hi!!
Sorry to be a little late to the presentations but better late than never I guess;). My name is Lluna Fornells, I'm from Barcelona and I'm a first year student of Environmental Engeneering at Polytech University of Catalonia. I'm very excited for what this program has to offer and I really hope we all get to "meet" each other soon, you all seem very interesting!!
I hope everyone is having a good day, see you soon :)

Lluna
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by Inês Patrícia Miranda Amaral -
Hi everyone!!

I'm sorry for the delay but like Maria said better late than never ahah!
My name is Inês and I am from Lisbon, Portugal. I'm finishing my BSc in Biochemistry at the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon (FCUL)!
I'm really excited to know more about the ocean. All the material and videos are easy to understand and so interesting. I believe it will be a fun journey with all of you ;)
Thank you all for this opportunity!!

See you soon!
Inês
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by Laura Sophie Loreth -
Hi everyone,

I'm sorry i'm so late!
My name is Laura and I am currently studying environmental engineering at the TU Darmstadt in Germany.
I´m looking forward to deepening my knowledge here.
I´m also looking forward to getting to know you all soon and to having a fun time with you!

See you soon!
Laura
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by Beatriz Farinha -
Hi everyone!

I am so glad that you are all so motivated by this project and that you are enjoying the classes and the activities so far!
In all activities, please make sure to click on 'submit assignment' after uploading, otherwise it is only a draft.

Looking forward to meeting you!