Na primeira pessoa, Francisco Carvalho partilha connosco a sua experiência Fulbright.  Ao abrigo da Bolsa Fulbright para Investigação com o apoio da FCT (19/20) e no âmbito do seu doutoramento em ‘Environmental Biology’ da Universidade do Minho, Francisco passou 6 meses na University of Washington, School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, Seattle, WA, EUA.  Após um ano de adiamento devido à pandemia, o bolseiro pôde finalmente desenvolver a sua pesquisa  junto de alguns dos melhores ecologistas de água doce de todo o mundo!

 

«Being a Fulbrighter changed me personally and professionally. At first, from a personal perspective it was an amazing opportunity to share and to experience a huge diversity of cultures with people from all over the world. Having this experience during a global pandemic gave me a wider perspective about how different and connected we can be as human beings and increased my sense of global responsibility. From a professional perspective it gave me the opportunity to establish an important network that will be crucial for my present and future academic career. By having the chance to travel across the country due to my field work I was able to experience the cultural richness of the United States and to collect memories about the beautiful landscapes of the Northwest and Southwest, from the snowy mountains of the Mount Rainier to the warm rocky layers of the Grand Canyon.»

(Francisco em trabalho de campo com lagostins de água doce)
(o campus da University of Washington)
(a vista da cidade portuária de Seattle)

 

Muito obrigada, Francisco, e welcome back!

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