Tsinampoizina Marie Sophie Randriamahefasoa

Research Fellow in Life Cycle Assessment and Engineering Biology

MSc specialised in Ocean and Climate Dynamics

t.randriamahefasoa@surrey.ac.uk

Monday - Wednesday - Friday: 9am - 4pm

Academic and research departments

Centre for Environment and Sustainability.

About

Biography

I studied Mathematics at the University of Antananarivo, Madagascar. In 2010, I was selected to pursue study at the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS), the first and largest network of centres of excellence for innovative post-graduate training in mathematical sciences in Africa. After AIMS, I continued my academic career to study ocean and climate dynamics at the University of Cape Town. In 2016, I was a fellow of the International Climate Protection Fellowship programme of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation in Germany. I conducted a research project on climate modelling at the University of Bonn. Since then, my work and interest span around climate research, environmental protection, sustainability, renewable energy and biodiversity conservation..

My qualifications

01 April 2019

2019

I was an intern at GIZ, Madagascar to support the Climate Change Adaptation project for agricultural value chains in Madagascar.I served as a key person connecting two working groups on climate data services and the farmer business school.

GIZ, Deutsche Gesellschaft fuer Internationale Zusammenarbeit, GmbH, Madagascar

01 October 2019

2019

I was a scientific expert in climate at WHH, Madagascar to help running the Forecast based Financing project with the mechanism of climate risk management for rice agriculture in three regions of Madagascar. I closely collaborated with the National Meteorological Service to handle climate data and to ensure up to date forecast in water scarcity.

Deutsche Welthungerhilfe, WHH, Madagascar

Previous roles

06 November 2021 - 28 February 2022

Research Fellow in Software development and data analysis.

University of Surrey

Affiliations and memberships

Western Indian Ocean Early Career Scientists Network (WIO-ECSN)

I am a member of the Western Indian Ocean Early Career Scientists Network (WIO-ECSN), since 2018. I collaborated and supported project ideas with the other scientists working and focusing on the western Indian Ocean region. I participated in the International Indian Ocean Expedition (IIOE II) onboard the South African Agulhas II research vessel.

Alexander von Humboldt Foundation

Fellow of the International Climate Protection programme

African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS)

Alumni

University of Bonn

Alumni

News

In the media

African Women in Science and Engineering

My career in Ocean and Climate Science. "I think, as a woman doing science and engineering, we should make good use of these knowledge to facilitate and to enjoy our everyday life."

Research

Research projects

Life Cycle Assessment and Engineering Biology in metal extraction

This project is part of the ELEMENTAL Engineering Biology Mission Hub for environmental processing of metals. My tasks aim to measure the environmental impacts of metal extraction. The project mainly focuses on biotechnology and promotes the most environmental friendly process in metal extraction. I use my expertise in programming with different LCA softwares to provide the most accurate and up-to-date analysis of emissions to the biosphere from metal processing.