Maria has a Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering (Instituto Superior Técnico) and spent her final year as an exchange student in Sweden (Chalmers University of Technology). Afterwards, she worked in a research project in the Combustion Laboratory at her home university for 10 months.

Maria is currently finishing a Master’s degree in Petroleum Engineering (Instituto Superior Técnico).

Maria started working for FMC August 2013 as part of the Graduate Engineering Program.