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Team & Contact.

Cohort 1

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    Anoosh Soltani

    Gaia Postdoctoral Fellow

    ESCARPÉ: Exploring Sustainable Consumption and Relational Well-Being: A Post-Anthropocene Framework in Ecovillages

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    Anusha Rai

    Gaia Postdoctoral Fellow

    BAITeAD: Baiting Beneficial Microorganisms for Efficient Anaerobic Digestion with Tunable Metal-Organic Frameworks

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    Hassan Ghermezcheshme

    Gaia Postdoctoral Fellow

    PolyNetPep: Design of Novel Peptide-Functionalized Polymeric Networks for Nanoplastic Filtration

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  • David Palomera

    Gaia Postdoctoral Fellow

    TRANSPOSE: Transitioning to a post-growth welfare state

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  • A man with dark hair and a beard, wearing a white dress shirt and red tie, standing against a wooden wall background with some green plants.

    Ebrahim Sadeghi

    Gaia Postdoctoral Fellow

    SPEED: Scalable high-performance OER catalyst for water Electrolysis deep Diving

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    Paulina Alejandra Pontifes Cortes

    Gaia Postdoctoral Fellow

    CLIM-ARIS: Climate-driven invasions: Managing Marine Ecosystems Risks in the Arctic

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    Reza Shirmohammadi

    Gaia Postdoctoral Fellow

    CO2BRAIN: The Role of CO2 Backbone in Carbon Neutral Energy Systems

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    Bue Rübner Hansen

    Gaia Postdoctoral Fellow

    NaSciLabour: Narrating Science: Cultural Bridges in the Green Transition of Labour

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    Gabriel Libanio Silva Rodrigues

    Gaia Postdoctoral Fellow

    PhotoComp: From Natural to Artificial Photosynthesis: Breaking Down the Sun Mountain on the Shoulders of Computational Chemistry

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Cohort 2

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    Jiejie Lyu

    Gaia Postdoctorall Fellow

    FrSUS-EE: Framing Sustainability in Entrepreneurial Ecosystems: A Mixed-Methods Study of Discursive Dynamics and Sustainability Outcomes

  • Ahmed Muhammad Ajaz

    Gaia Postdoctoral Fellow

    GREEN_COMB: Circular Cosmetic-Grade Lignocellulosic-Algal Platform for Bio-Based Nanotechnology-Enabled Sustainable Haircare

  • Pedro Andres Munoz Santibanez

    Gaia Postdoctoral Fellow

    ECO-DISS: The eco-social dissonance in Danish urban landscapes: quantifying the conflict between perceived and ecological resilience

  • Biraj Kanta Satpathy

    Gaia Postdoctoral Fellow

    MOFSeaH2: Chloride-Resistant Bifunctional Transition Metal Chalcogenides Derived from 2D Conductive MOFs for Durable Seawater Electrolysis

  • Jamie C. Weir

    Gaia Postdoctoral Fellow

    BUFFERED: Reassessing the resilience of food-chains to phenological mismatch

  • Grace D'Angelo

    Gaia Postdoctoral Fellow

    MEND COAST: Microbial ecology and nutrient dynamics in coastal deoxygenated zones

Behind the Scene

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    Lisa Eckford-Soper

    Project Management Support & Ethics

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    Eleni Bakou

    Project Management Support