Hola! I am Sofía, a Micropaleontologist from Colombia. I study microscopic fossils called Benthic Foraminifera to reconstruct how the ocean has changed in the past, and understand how climate change can affect us in the future. Welcome!

Recent Publications

  • GeoTraductores: A Collaborative Initiative Democratizing Science Communication in Latin America

    D. J. Navarro-Perez, A. Ramírez-Salazar, S. Barragán-Montilla, M. Garcia Arredondo, N. Rodríguez Sepúlveda, O. Venturi, A. Rosa Marín, M. A. Gómez Correa, C. S. Micalizio, B. A. Bastien-Olvera (2024) Community Science

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  • Stagnant North Atlantic deep water heat uptake with reduced Atlantic meridional overturning circulation during the last deglaciation

    S. Barragán-Montilla, S. Mulitza, H. J. H. Johnstone, H. Pälike (2023). Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology

    Read here

  • Enhanced ventilation of Eastern North Atlantic Oxygen Minimum Zone with deglacial slowdown of Meridional Overturning

    S. Barragán-Montilla, H. Johnstone, S. Mulitza, D. A. Reyes Macaya, B. Hoogakker and H. Pälike (in review). Nature Communications

    Preprint here

  • Filling the deep-ocean data gap with benthic foraminifera

    S. Barragán-Montilla. (2022). Nature Reviews Earth & Environments

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What I do

  • Applied Micropaleontology

    I study benthic foraminifera of the last approx. 125 million years from Colombia and the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. These microfossils help understand how marine environments changed through time, shedding light on the interactions modifying global climate.

    About my research

  • Science Communication & Outreach

    I believe science is for the service of society. This is why I make an effort to make scientific knowledge available to everyone. By removing language barriers we can make science more accessible as we inspire the younger generation to be part of the change.

    SciComm contributions

  • Equity, Diversiy & Inclussion

    GeoLatinas supported me during difficult moments in my career. Since 2019, I work with this unique organization, supporting initiatives aiming to inspire, embrace and empower Latinas to pursue and thrive in careers in Earth and Planetary Sciences.

    Some of my EDI Contributions

“All things in nature, that cannot be seen in plain sight, remains unknown not only to the masses, but also escapes for centuries, from those special people who look to reveal the beauties of creation. How many myriads of beings remain still to be known! How many years need to pass until we completely understand the whole of Zoology!.”

— Alcide d’Orbigny, 1839 in Foraminifères