Ana Noronha

Ana Noronha is Executive Director of Ciência Viva, the Portuguese agency for scientific culture. At Ciência Viva, she coordinates initiatives about education and public awareness of science at national and international level, particularly on space science and ocean literacy. A physicist with a PhD on Non-Linear Dynamics, she coordinates the ESERO Portugal, European space resource office established with ESA at Ciência Viva, Co-Chairs the Ecsite Space Group and Chairs the ESA Advisory Committee on Education. Presently she is serving a two year term as coordinator of “Blue Skills & Ocean Literacy” pillar of the Atlantic Strategy and as a Member of the Ocean Decade Communications Advisory Group.