Alexia Dimopoulos - marine biologist - Diving into the oceans and discovering herself in the process
COP19 work while working for Blue Resources trust There is something inspiring about a young person who knows what she loves and has the courage to build her life around it. At 25, Alexia Dimopoulos is already doing the kind of work that takes her from university classrooms in Brussels to coral reefs in Madagascar . But her journey towards becoming a marine biologist was not as straightforward as one might imagine. In fact, there was a time when she nearly gave up Biology altogether! Alexia is a student of Marine Biology at the Université Libre de Bruxelles (U.L.B.), and she is already deeply involved in research, while also giving practical lessons to students at the university. Her work and her passion for marine life have taken her to Sri Lanka and Madagascar, where she has spent weeks at a time working in very different conditions. It is a journey that has taught her not only about marine life and research, but also a lot about herself. Her childhood was a lovely one, ...
