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Fernanda Matos

Fernanda Matos is an oceanographer working with Earth System Modelling for Paleoclimates under the scope of the CMIP/PMIP and PlioMIP projects. The main focus is on climates warmer than present, such as mid-Holocene, Last Interglacial, and Late Pliocene.

Allyship is a choice: A letter from small town Brazil to the world on how my allyship is action

Fernanda Matos June 17, 2026

I thought a lot about how to write this piece because it is not easy to think of myself as an ally to my queer friends. This is only because it is, to me, completely unfathomable that we, in this century, in 2026, still need to be allies. Honestly, there is convenience in moving on …[Read More]

On hidden disabilities: An Oceanographer’s guide to thriving with autism in STEM

Fernanda Matos December 3, 2025

Hi! I am Fernanda Matos, an Oceanographer and autistic! Autism is considered a hidden disability, but it is not at all an easy disability. Unlike popular opinion, I am not like Sheldon from The Big Bang Theory, nor am I like my autistic peers. I am unique and part of a spectrum. When we talk …[Read More]