Ligia Collado-Vides
Dr. Ligia Collado-Vides is a Full Teaching-Researcher Professor and marine botanist at the Florida International University. Her laboratory and team address local, regional, and global macroalgal-related ecological questions and issues, from quantifying and comparing carbon contribution and calcareous algae in South Florida and Yucatan to Atlantic-wide macroalgal blooms. Her students participate in global initiatives to understand complex and urgent marine environmental problems. She has 30 years of experience teaching courses in Marine Biology and management of coastal ecosystems. She is an advocate for international collaborations as the best way to address present global environmental problems.
Page: https://marinemacroalgae.fiu.edu
US Scholar Program – All Disciplines Award
Position, Home Institution: Teaching Professor-Researcher and Associate Chair, Florida International University, College of Arts and Sciences and Education, Department of Biological Sciences
Field of Study: Biology – Marine Biology
Project Title: “Characterize and compare the dynamics and magnitude of Sargassum and Rugulopterix macroalgae blooms”
Host Institution, Location: Universidade do Algarve, Algarve Centre of Marine Sciences (CCMAR-Algarve), Faro
Grant Duration, Starting Date (month): 4 months, starting in September 2023