Born into a family of artists, it was with surprise that Susanne Maciel’s parents discovered that their daughter would dedicate herself to mathematics as an undergraduate at the University of Brasília. And it was during college that she found a second passion: geology. From then on, her academic interest began to take shape. With a master’s degree in geology from UnB, the scientist also has a doctorate in applied mathematics and geophysics from the State University of Campinas, with a postdoctoral period at Comenius University, Slovakia. Her project, rooted in her multidisciplinary trajectory, promises to bring new perspectives to seismology and the understanding of the Earth. It is an investigation that combs data from seismographs to create new ways to harness and interpret this information and optimize the prevention of seismic events.

Maciel also uses science in her personal life. She discovered gender studies amid a problematic balance between motherhood and an academic career. And gender studies brought comfort and information to navigate this delicate phase. According to mathematics, the passion for science also feeds on an interest in art. She dedicates part of her free time to embroidery and the clarinet at the Clube do Choro in Brasília.