Meryem Upson is currently a research technician at the MERS Group working with Valenti Rodellas Vila. She is principally concerned with the identification of Submarine Groundwater Discharge locations using remote sensing methods. Having graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Geography from McGill University in Canada, she pursued her education at Utrecht University in the Netherlands with a master’s degree in Earth Science, with a specialization in coastal dynamics. She completed her master’s degree with a research internship at ICTA-UAB, working with Patrizia Ziveri and Muntsa Roca Marti on the Biological Carbon Pump.