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Mariel Alem Fonseca

Doctoral Researcher

Mariel joined the Institute for Manufacturing in October 2022 as a full-time PhD researcher under the supervision of Dr Mukesh Kumar in the Industrial Resilience Research Group. She is a Cambridge Trust, Newnham College and Trinity College Henry-Barlow (Honorary) Scholar. Her work focuses on the trade-offs between supply chain resilience and cost in novel food supply chains, particularly alternative protein supply chains. Mariel received an MPhil in Engineering for Sustainable Development from the University of Cambridge, where she focused her research on how to reduce the impact of meat through a systems thinking approach. Previously, she received an undergraduate degree in Industrial Engineering from the University of Costa Rica, where she developed a strong interest between business productivity and environmental sustainability. At that time, she acted as a teaching and research assistant at the Industrial Engineering Department and at the Astronomy and Astrophysics Department. With over 6 years of experience across various industries in process design and optimisation, supply chain management and data analytics – Mariel is passionate about building a sustainable and resilient global food system.

 

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