Aja Trebec

Experience

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  Morska Biološka Postaja Piran

  Aug 2017 - Oct 2017

  Science Apprentice

  Apprentice at the Marine Biology Station Piran, Slovenia. I had studied the thermal stress response of Mytilus galloprovincialis (Medditerranean mussel) as part of the stage programme within my faculty.

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  Entire Ocean

  Mar 2019 - now

  Freelance Writer

  Freelance content creator, designer, editor and illustrator at Entire Ocean. I am contributing to the development of a scientific educational platform, through which readers can learn about marine systems.

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  Instituto de Oceanografía y Cambio Global - IOCAG

  Jul 2020 - Nov 2020

  Eramsus+ Traineeship Scholarsh

  Monitoring the presence of Trichodesmium blooms in the Canary region. Coastal field expeditions to collect samples for environmental variables (CTD, nutrients, organic matter), bacteria, phytoplankton and Trichodesmium. Help and training in the analyses of data back in the laboratory, using a broad array of equipment, including flow cytometry and image analyses

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  Biological Oceanography Group

  Jun 2021 - now

  Currently working as a PhD Candidate in the Biological Oceanography Group within the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain. The main research line of the thesis is to study the effects of multiple stressors, such as temperature and atmospheric deposition (e.g. Saharan dust, ash), on phytoplankton communities in the Canary Region.This research is funded by and part of the Horizon Europe project Ocean ICU that aims in understanding the role of the Ocean in the global carbon cycle. Laboratory technician in the group of biological oceanography at the Institute of Oceanography and Global Change (IOCAG), Gran Canaria. I am involved in the project e-IMPACT (2020-2023): Biogeochemical impact of mesoscale and sub-mesoscale processes along the life history of cyclonic and anticyclonic eddies: plankton variability and productivity; among others.

  • PHD Candidate

    Jun 2023 - now

  • Laboratory Technician

    Jun 2021 - May 2023
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  UNECSO Chair on Environmental and Marine Sustainability, ULPGC, Spain

  Aug 2021 - Aug 2023

  Project Manager

  Project manager of the UNESCO Chair on Environmental and Marine Sustainability, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain.