Sofia Barragán Montilla

PROFILE 

Geologist with experience in biostratigraphy and sedimentary basin analysis. Specialized in applied Micropaleontology, specifically in foraminifera applications in biostratigraphy and paleoclimatic studies. Wide experience in Cenozoic and Cretaceous benthic foraminifera from the Colombian Caribbean, Tunisia, and Spain.

If you want to know more about me visit my website https://scicoforams.com/

WORKING EXPERIENCE

• PhD student at MARUM Institute (University of Bremen). January 2021-Present.
• Micropaleontologist at Colombian Petroleum Institute – ICP (hired by TIP, Piedecuesta, Colombia). September 2018 - December 2020.
• Geologist at RA Geologia (Bogotá, Colombia). February 2016 - September 2017.

ACADEMIC BACKGROUND:

• PhD. (c) Paleoceanography. Universität Bremen (since 2021)
• MSc. in Applied Geology: techniques and applications. University of Zaragoza (2017-2018)
• BSc. in Geology. National University of Colombia, Bogotá (2011-2015)

In­de­xed Jour­nal Pu­bli­ca­ti­ons

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7967-9719

• Barragán-Montilla, S., Mulitza, S., Johnstone, H. J. H., & Pälike, H. (2023). Stagnant North Atlantic deep water heat uptake with reduced Atlantic meridional overturning circulation during the last deglaciation. Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology, 38, e2022PA004575.https://doi.org/10.1029/2022PA004575
• Barragán-Montilla, S.(2022). Filling the deep-ocean data gap with benthic foraminifera. Nature Reviews Earth & Environments 3, 553.https://doi.org/10.1038/s43017-022-00332-6
• Barragán-Montilla, S. and Sanchez, C. A. (2021). Paleoenvironmental inferences based on benthic foraminifera from the Uitpa Formation (Guajira, Colombia). Micropaleontology 67(5): 459-481. 10.47894/mpal.67.5.03
• Salazar-Ortiz, E. A., Rincon-Martinez, D., Paez, L. A., Restrepo, S. M.and Barragán-Montilla, S. (2020). Middle Eocene mixed carbonate-siliciclastic systems in the southern Caribbean (NW Colombian margin). Journal of South American Earth Sciences 99: 102507.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsames.2020.102507

Un­der re­view or sub­mit­ted:

• Barragán-Montilla, S., Johnstone, H. J. H., Mulitza, S., Dharma A. Reyes Macaya & Pälike, H. (in review). Enhanced ventilation of Eastern North Atlantic Oxygen Minimum Zone with deglacial slowdown of Meridional Overturning. Nature Communications. https://www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-4083170/latest 
• Lyu, J., Barragán-Montilla, S., Auer, G., Bialik, O. M., Sarr A. C., De Vleeschouwer, D. (under consideration). Oxygenated bottom water conditions on Broken Ridge (central Indian Ocean) in the last 9 million years. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology.
• Navarro-Perez, D. Ramírez-Salazar, A., Barragán-Montilla, S., Garcia Arredondo, M., Rodríguez Sepúlveda, N., Venturi Herrera, O., Rosa Marín, A., Gómez Correa, M. A., Micalizio, C-S, Bastien-Olvera, B. A. (in review). GeoTraductores: a Collaborative Initiative Democratizing Science Communication in Latin America. Special Collection: Equity in Coproduction, Community Science.

Other Pu­bli­ca­ti­ons

• How inclusive communities change the way we perceive our professional environment. Article by Sofia Barragán Montilla. Published by Microbiologist Magazine, December 2020 issue.

• How Microfossils Aid in Climate Change Studies. Blog entry by Sofia Barragán Montilla. Published by GeoLatinas Blog. Also available in Spanish. https://geolatinas.org/how-microfossils-aid-in-climate-change-studies/

Some Of­fi­ci­al Trans­la­ti­ons

• Barragán-Montilla, S. 2022: Descubriendo las profundidades del océano con foraminíferos bentónicos. Nature Reviews Earth & Environments 3, 553. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43017-022-00332-6.
• Los océanos liberaron dióxido de carbono durante la última deglaciación. Official translation of Oceans Vented Carbon Dioxide During the Last Deglaciation by Kate Wheeling, 2020. https://eos.org/research-spotlights/los-oceanos-liberaron-dioxido-de-carbono-durante-la-ultima-deglaciacion