CEAB-CSIC researcher Eugènia Martí has been recognized as a Fellow by this international scientific society. The title is awarded in recognition of an outstanding scientific career, leadership in the field of study, and sustained contributions to freshwater ecology. The organization also highlights her role as a bridge between research conducted in Europe and that carried out in other regions of the world.
The Society for Freshwater Science has announced the 2025 honorary distinctions. Awardees will be honored during the Society’s annual meeting, which this year will take place in Puerto Rico (USA), from May 18 to 22.
Among those recognized is Eugènia Martí, research professor and deputy director of the Centre for Advanced Studies of Blanes (CEAB-CSIC). Members of the SFS consider her a leading figure, both nationally and internationally, in the field of limnology.
Martí earned her PhD at the University of Barcelona with a study on nutrient dynamics in Mediterranean rivers. She later worked as a postdoctoral researcher in the United States, at the “Stream Lab” of Arizona State University. Upon returning to Spain, she joined the University of Girona, and shortly after, in 1999, began working at CEAB-CSIC, where she continues to study nutrient and organic matter dynamics, as well as the biogeochemical and environmental mechanisms regulating them, both in minimally impacted and highly human-altered catchments. More recently, her research has focused on urban rivers receiving effluents from wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs). Since 2014, she has led the Urban River Lab, an outdoor research platform dedicated to studying these impacts and developing nature-based solutions to improve the ecological status of urban rivers.
The Society for Freshwater Science highlights the significant and positive impact of her scientific career, as well as her ongoing commitment to knowledge exchange, the training of young researchers, and fostering collaboration among scientists and environmental managers to promote the conservation and restoration of river ecosystems.
The Society also emphasizes “her fundamental role in building bridges between American and European researchers, serving as a vital link among ecologists worldwide, especially in the field of stream biogeochemistry, and connecting different cultures and perspectives in the study of freshwater ecosystems.” Her “ability to foster international collaborations and her strong dedication to mentoring new generations of scientists” are also noted.
More information about the Society for Freshwater Science honorary Fellows can be found here.
