Maria Gonçalves Vieira, born in 1997, is a Researcher at c⁵Lab, where she is currently focusing on the reaction mechanisms of CO₂ methanation. She graduated in 2021 from Instituto Superior Técnico, with a master’s degree in Chemical Engineering. She did her master dissertation, entitled "CO₂ hydrogenation to Formic Acid using single-atom catalysts: A DFT Mechanistic Study", in Ghent University.