Clara Lázaro

Clara Lázaro was born in Leça da Palmeira, Matosinhos, Portugal, in 1968. She received the B.S. degree in surveying engineering, the M.S. degree in remote sensing, and the Ph.D. degree in surveying engineering from the Faculty of Sciences, University of Porto (FCUP), Porto, Portugal, in 1993, 2003, and 2008, respectively. From 1993 to 1994, she was a Research Trainee with the Astronomical Observatory, FCUP. From 1994 to 1999, she was a Research Trainee with the Tropical Research Institute, Geodesy Research Centre, Lisbon, Portugal. Since 2000, she has been a Staff Member with FCUP, where she is currently an Assistant Professor with the Department of Geosciences, Environment and Spatial Plannings and the Director of the FCUP master’s in surveying engineering. Her research interests include radar satellite altimetry, the development of methodologies for the improvement of the tropospheric corrections for use in satellite altimetry, and the application of satellite altimetry for ocean circulation and sea-level studies.