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Geologist with a master's degree in Water Science and Engineering emphasis in Groundwater and Global Change: Impacts and Adaptations. My primary focus is addressing challenges in the water sector in a changing climate using statistical and numerical tools. Currently pursuing a PhD at Instituto Superior Técnico (University of Lisbon), my research focuses on examining the effects of wildfires on groundwater recharge rates, quality, and ecosystem services.
Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Mariana La Pasta Cordeiro

Citation names

  • La Pasta, Mariana
  • La Pasta Cordeiro, M.

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
541F-96E7-3DC6
ORCID iD
0000-0002-9844-8756

Email addresses

  • mlapasta@tecnico.ulisboa.pt (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Natural sciences - Earth and Environmental Sciences - Geology
  • Natural sciences - Earth and Environmental Sciences - Climatic Research
  • Engineering and Technology - Environmental Engineering

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Upper intermediate (B2) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
French Beginner (A1) Elementary (A2) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Elementary (A2)
Spanish; Castilian Intermediate (B1) Upper intermediate (B2) Elementary (A2) Upper intermediate (B2) Elementary (A2)
German Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1)
Education
Degree Classification
2021/10/01 - 2025/09/30
Ongoing
 PhD Georesources (Doutoramento)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2019/09/16 - 2021/09/24
Concluded
 MSc Environmental Engineering (Mestrado integrado)
Major in Joint Master Programme in Groundwater and Global Change - Impacts and Adaptation
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
"Using Remote Sensing data to assess the impact of Wildfires in Groundwater Recharge in the Vieira de Leiria- Marinha Grande Aquifer – Portugal." (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2019/09/16 - 2021/09/24
Concluded
 MSc Water Science and Engineering (Master)
Major in Joint Master Programme in Groundwater and Global Change - Impacts and Adaptation
IHE Delft Institute for Water Education, Netherlands
2019/09/16 - 2021/09/24
Concluded
 MSc Hydro Science and Engineering (Master)
Major in Joint Master Programme in Groundwater and Global Change - Impacts and Adaptation
Technische Universität Dresden, Germany
2016/02/04 - 2018/05/21
Concluded
 Geology (Master)
Major in Hydrogeology
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro Centro de Ciências Matemáticas e da Natureza, Brazil
"Recarga ao Aquífero Fluviodeltaico na região Norte Fluminense - RJ: Comparação de metodologias e projeções para o período 2041-2070. - (Recharge to the Fluviodeltaic Aquifer in the Norte Fluminense region - RJ: Comparison of methodologies and projections)" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2011/02/01 - 2016/01/07
Concluded
 Geology (Bachelor)
Major in Geology
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro Centro de Ciências Matemáticas e da Natureza, Brazil
"Modelo Conceitual Hidrogeológico para Avaliação de Contaminação por Hidrocarbonetos de Petróleo em Área no Sul da Bahia. - (Hydrogeological Conceptual Model for Assessment of Contamination by Petroleum Hydrocarbons in an Area in Southern Bahia.)" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2014/07/28
Concluded
 Environmental Technician (Curso de Especialização Tecnológica)
Major in Environmental Sciences
Instituto Federal de Educação Ciência e Tecnologia do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2016/02/01 - 2018/01/31 Researcher (Research) Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro Centro de Ciências Matemáticas e da Natureza, Brazil
2011/03/02 - 2012/02/28 Research Trainee (Research) Instituto Federal de Educação Ciência e Tecnologia do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2022/09/15 - Current Trainee Assistant (University Teacher) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2021/10/01 - Current PhD Candidate Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2013/03/01 - 2015/08/31 Intern Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro Centro de Ciências Matemáticas e da Natureza, Brazil
2010/02/01 - 2010/07/31 Student Mentor Instituto Federal de Educação Ciência e Tecnologia do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Projects

Contract

Designation Funders
2016/02/01 - 2018/05/21 Assessment of the impacts of climate change on aquifer recharge in the state of Rio de Janeiro using climate projections
UFRJ-2016
Master Student Fellow
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro Centro de Ciências Matemáticas e da Natureza, Brazil
 Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior
Concluded
2011/02/01 - 2011/11/30 Disseminating Science in Schools Surrounding the Saquarema Lagoon System Through Colorimetric Environmental Assessment Kits and Teaching Tools
IFRJ-2011
Scientific Initiation Fellow
Instituto Federal de Educação Ciência e Tecnologia do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Concluded

Other

Designation Funders
2022/06/01 - 2022/12/31 AquaFire
PEP 1801P.00977.1.01 (IST-ID)
PhD Student Fellow
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Engenharia Civil para a Sustentabilidade, Portugal
 Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Engenharia Civil para a Sustentabilidade
Ongoing
Outputs

Publications

Conference abstract
  1. Vinicius Lamego; Gerson Cardoso da Silva Junior; Mariana La Pasta. "Estimation of the recharge rate and considerations about the influence of the Paraíba do Sul River on the Quaternary Fluviodeltaic Aquifer using the Darcy method, Campos dos Goytacazes, RJ.". Paper presented in 8° Semana de Integração Acadêmica da UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro, 2017.
    Published
  2. Ana Cristina de Jesus da Silva; Mariana La Pasta; Gerson Cardoso da Silva Junior. "Contamination by Hydrocarbons in Soils and Groundwater in the Metropolitan Region of Rio de Janeiro". Paper presented in XXXVI Jornada Giulio Massarani de Iniciação Científica, Tecnológica, Artística e Cultural UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro, 2014.
    Published
  3. Mariana La Pasta; Julio Page de Castro; Neusa Pereira Arruda; Claudia M. Rezende; Suely Pereira Freitas. "Determination of the antioxidant activity of lees oil from espresso coffee capsules". Paper presented in 35o. Reunião Anual da Sociedade Brasileira de Química, Águas de Lindóia, 2012.
    Published
  4. Julio Page de Castro; Mariana La Pasta; Lourdes Cabral; Claudia M. Rezende; Suely Pereira Freitas; Neusa Pereira Arruda. "Characterization of coffee grounds from espresso capsules". Paper presented in 24a th International Conference on Coffee Science, San Jose, 2012.
    Published
  5. Vinicius Barreto Pereira; Nicolle Gonçalves Varela da Silva; Mariana La Pasta; Neusa Pereira Arruda. "Determination of trace metals in lagoons of the Saquarema Lagoon System". Paper presented in VI Jornada Científica do IFRJ - Rio+20, Rio de Janeiro, 2012.
    Published
  6. Mariana La Pasta; Neusa Pereira Arruda; Julio Page ; Suely Pereira Freitas. "Volatiles Profile of Espresso Coffee Grounds Ethanol Extract in Capsules by HS-MEFS-CG-EM". Paper presented in 52º Congresso Brasileiro de Química, Recife, 2012.
  7. Mariana La Pasta; Juliana Azevedo Sabino; Juliana Cordeiro Moreira de Brito; Natália Pinto de Almeida; Débora Silva Raposo; Rômulo Henrique Jesus de Souza; Raiza Bento Barroso. "Chemoremediation of lead and cadmium contaminated soils.". Paper presented in XXX Semana da Química do Instituto Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, 2010.
    Published
Conference paper
  1. La Pasta Cordeiro, M.; Condesso Melo, M. T.; Nunes, João Pedro. "Wildfires effects on the groundwater recharge: a case study in the Pinhal de Leiria (Portugal)". Paper presented in XI Portuguese Geological Congress, Coimbra, 2023.
    Published
  2. La Pasta Cordeiro, M.; Condesso Melo, M. T.; Nunes, João Pedro. "Assessing the impact of wildfires in groundwater recharge in the Vieira de Leiria- Marinha Grande aquifer – Portugal using remote sensing data.". Paper presented in 49th IAH Congress, 2022.
    Submitted
  3. La Pasta Cordeiro, M.; Condesso Melo, M. T.; Nunes, João Pedro. "Utilização de métodos de deteção remota para análise dos impactos de incêndios florestais na recarga ao aquífero Vieira de Leiria- Marinha Grande – Portugal". Paper presented in 13º Groundwater Seminar, Lisbon, 2022.
    Published
  4. La Pasta, Mariana; Ricardo Leonel Marroquín Paiz; Johanna Wallström; Nascimento, João Nuno da Palma; Maria Teresa Condesso de Melo. "Reducing arsenic exposure from drinking groundwater: defining low risk zones in the Vieira de Leiria-Marinha Grande Aquifer (Portugal)". Paper presented in 47th IAH Congress, São Paulo, 2021.
    Accepted
  5. La Pasta, Mariana; Gerson Cardoso da SIlva Junior; Claudine Pereira Dereczynski; Zelia Maria Peixoto Chrispim; Maria Teresa Condesso de Melo; Vinícius Afonso Cordeiro. "Application of climatic water balance method for recharge evaluation and extreme climate index analysis in the northern region of Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil, at present climate". Paper presented in 46th IAH Congress, Málaga, 2019.
    Published
  6. Johanna Wallström; Maria Teresa Condesso de Melo; João Nascimento; La Pasta, Mariana. "Groundwater quality constraints in the Vieira de Leiria - Marinha Grande aquifer and its implications for water supply (Portugal)". Paper presented in 46th IAH Congress, Málaga, 2019.
    Published
  7. Mariana La Pasta; Gerson Cardoso da Silva Junior; Claudine Pereira Dereczynski; Zelia Maria Peixoto Chrispim. "Application of the Climatological Water Balance Method for Assessment of Recharge to the Fluviodeltaic Aquifer in the Norte Fluminense-RJ region in the Present Climate". Paper presented in XXII Simpósio Brasileiro de Recursos Hídricos, Florianópolis, 2017.
    Published
Journal article
  1. La Pasta, Mariana; Nunes, João Pedro; Condesso Melo, M. T.. "Impact of wildfires on spatial and temporal evolution of groundwater recharge in an Atlantic pine forest: An integrated approach using field, remote sensing and modeling.". Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies 59 102408 (2025):
    Open access • Published • 10.1016/j.ejrh.2025.102408
  2. Mariana La Pasta Cordeiro; Gerson Cardoso da Silva Junior; Zelia Maria Peixoto Chrispim; Claudine Pereira Dereczynski; Maria Teresa Condesso de Melo. "Analysis of the potential impact of climate change on groundwater recharge and management practices in the northern part of the Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil". Environment, Development and Sustainability (2021):
    Published • 10.1007/s10668-021-01441-w
Activities

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2017/03/01 - 2018/02/28 Estimation of the recharge rate and considerations on the influence of the Paraíba do Sul River on the Fluviodeltaic Quaternary aquifer, using Darcy's Law Method, Campos dos Goytacazes, RJ.
Co-supervisor of Vinicius Egidio Lamego
 Geology (Scientific initiation)
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro Centro de Ciências Matemáticas e da Natureza, Brazil

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2022/06/27 - 2022/06/30 The Medsal summer school - Salinization of critical groundwater reserves in coastal Mediterranean areas: Identification, Risk Assessment, and Sustainable Management with the use of integrated modeling and smart ICT tools - aims to secure the availability and quality of groundwater reserves improving the identification, detection, classification, modeling, and risk assessment of salinization in Mediterranean coastal areas. It's a 4-day hybrid workshop hosted by the Polytechnic University of Bari (Bari - Italy).
Workshop
 Medsal summer school - “Salinization of critical groundwater reserves in coastal Mediterranean areas: Identification, Risk Assessment, and Sustainable Management with the use of integrated modeling and smart ICT tools”
Politecnico di Bari, Italy
2021/04/26 - 2021/04/26 Discussion about how different types of fire influence the water, sediment and ash systems as well as the role of vegetation type, land use management, fire intensity, and the chosen post-fire management.
Meeting
 FireLinks WG4 meeting Fire effects on runoff, sediment and pollutants delivery
European Cooperation in Science and Technology, Belgium
2017/03/13 - 2017/03/17 Meeting that was part of the commemorative agenda of the 50th anniversary of the Institute of Geosciences of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
Meeting
 IV Encontro de Extensão, Pesquisa e Ensino do Instituto de Geociência da UFRJ
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro Centro de Ciências Matemáticas e da Natureza, Brazil
2010/08/23 - 2010/08/25 Meeting for the public of the Federal Institutes of Education, of Technology courses and technicians of industries and companies.
Meeting
 3º Brazilian Meeting of Chemical Tecnology - ENTEQUI
Associação Brasileira de Química, Brazil
Distinctions

Other distinction

2016 Diploma com Dignidade Académica (Academic Dignity Diploma)
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil