Liege grew up in Brazil with a strong love of maths and physics. It was actually her dad who first introduced her to geophysics - the science of studying the Earth using physics, often used to find resources like oil and gas, or to understand earthquakes and the structure of our planet.
When Liege looked into studying geophysics at university, she discovered something surprising: hardly any women had ever graduated from that course before. Instead of being put off, she saw it as a challenge worth taking on. By the time she graduated, her class had three women in it - the most ever - making up half the class!
“If you’re ever the “only one” in the room, remember: you won’t be for long, and you’ll help make space for others too.”
After university, Liege’s career took her offshore, working on ships that collect data from deep beneath the ocean for the oil and gas industry. Her work has taken her to more than ten countries, and she’s lived in places as different as Brazil, the UK, and the USA. One of her proudest achievements was co-writing a training book for software used by people all around the world.
Liege’s journey hasn’t always been smooth. Early in her career, she experienced unfair treatment at work because she was a woman in a male-dominated industry, and she had to find the courage to speak up. She also realised she had a habit of turning down opportunities because she doubted herself - until she understood that almost everyone feels unprepared for a new challenge at first, and that’s completely normal.