Curriculum Vitae
Identification
Personal identification
- Full name
- João Pedro Esteves Balsa
Citation names
- Balsa, João
Author identifiers
- Ciência ID
- 0118-D650-7E4D
Email addresses
- joao.pe.balsa@uac.pt (Professional)
- balsa.j2000@gmail.com (Personal)
Telephones
- Mobile phone
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- 927861423 (Personal)
Websites
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/jo%C3%A3o-balsa-78a3ba11b/ (Social media)
- https://deepsea.uac.pt/ (Professional)
Knowledge fields
- Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Marine Biology
Languages
| Language | Speaking | Reading | Writing | Listening | Peer-review |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portuguese (Mother tongue) | |||||
| English | Proficiency (C2) | Proficiency (C2) | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) |
| Spanish; Castilian | Upper intermediate (B2) | Upper intermediate (B2) | Intermediate (B1) | Intermediate (B1) | Upper intermediate (B2) |
Education
| Degree | Classification | |
|---|---|---|
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2020/10/08 - 2023/01/06
Concluded
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Marine and coastal systems (Mestrado)
Major in Oceanography
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
"Meiofauna assemblages from cold seeps in the Arctic" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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17 |
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2020/02 - 2020/07
Concluded
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Biology (Bachelor)
Major in Water biology, Climatology and Biomonitoring
Uniwersytet Przyrodniczy w Poznaniu, Poland
"Diurnal courses and variation of forest soil carbon dioxide fluxes at reforested windthrow area" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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A |
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2016/09 - 2020/06
Concluded
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Biologia (Licenciatura)
Universidade de Évora, Portugal
"Diurnal courses and variation of forest soil carbon dioxide fluxes at reforested windthrow area" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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13 |
Affiliation
Science
| Category Host institution |
Employer | |
|---|---|---|
| 2023/02/01 - Current | Research Trainee (Research) | Fundação Gaspar Frutuoso, Portugal |
| Universidade dos Açores Instituto de Investigação em Ciências do Mar Okeanos, Portugal | ||
| 2020/06/01 - 2020/09/15 | Research Assistant (Research) | Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente, Portugal |
| University of Évora Laboratório de Nematologia, Portugal |
Others
| Category Host institution |
Employer | |
|---|---|---|
| 2019/10 - 2020/01 | Training on meiofauna and Nematoda laboratory extraction, counting and other density estimation techniques | Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente, Portugal |
| University of Évora Laboratório de Nematologia, Portugal |
Projects
Grant
| Designation | Funders | |
|---|---|---|
| 2020/06 - 2020/09 | Impact of Fluid circulation in old oceanic Lithosphere on the seismicity of transfOrm-type plate boundaries: neW solutions
for early seismic monitoring of major European Seismogenic zones (FLOWS)
Research Fellow
Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente, Portugal
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GEOMAR/Cost Action (EU Horizon 2020)
Concluded
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Outputs
Publications
| Thesis / Dissertation |
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Activities
Oral presentation
| Presentation title | Event name Host (Event location) |
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|---|---|---|
| 2022/05/22 | Oral presentation regarding Hydrothermal vents and cold seeps biological, ecological, geological, and geochemical characteristics, as an invited speaker, within the scope of the Marine Geology discipline of the Marine Biology degree. | Marine geology class (Marine biology bachelor's degree)
Universidade do Algarve (Faro, Portugal)
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Event participation
| Activity description Type of event |
Event name Institution / Organization |
|
|---|---|---|
| 2022/12/05 - 2022/12/09 | The work presented orally consisted of the characterization of the nematode community (composition
taxonomic and structural and functional diversity), for the first time, in a cold source where crude oil is released off Svalbard.
Conference
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18th International meiofauna conference |
| 2022/09/14 - 2022/09/16 | The poster presented at the CAGE International Conference “Methane in a Changing Arctic”, focused on the
characterization of meiofauna and nematode communities from a cold source where there is
release of crude oil off Svalbard.
Conference
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CAGE International conference
Centre for Arctic Gas hydrate, environement and climate, Norway
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| 2022/07/11 - 2022/07/22 | Participation in the 2022 Marine Robotics Summer School, An advanced course focusing on marine robotics, oceanography, ocean
observation, archaeology, and mapping of ecosystems techniques and expertise.
Other
|
2022 Marine Robotics Summer school
Massachusetts Institute of Technology MIT Portugal Program Cambridge Office, United States
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| 2021/11/28 - 2021/11/30 | Participation in the XII Workshop APECS (Association of Polar Early Career Scientist) Portugal
Conference
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XII Workshop APECS Portugal
Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
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| 2021/03/12 - 2021/04/02 | Participation in the event "Bússula" led by the Ocean hub Portugal, with the objective of a discussion regarding present and
future problems about world oceans, proposing new ideas for a sustainable future for our oceans.
Workshop
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Bússula
Ocean Hub Portugal , Portugal
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| 2019/04/12 - 2019/04/17 | Participation in Portugal's XXII National meeting of biology students (ENEB) at Universidade do Algarve. The event featured
numerous lectures, a workshop of Phyton for scientists, and a diving baptism.
Meeting
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XXII ENEB 2019
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
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| 2017/03/24 - 2017/03/26 | Participation in several lectures in the scope of different fields of biology, under the "Sinapse 2.0" event
Conference
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Sinapse 2.0 - Integrate yourself in nature
Universidade de Évora, Portugal
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Association member
| Society Organization name | Role | |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 - Current | Deep-sea Biology society | Researcher member |
Scientific expedition
| Activity description | Institution / Organization | |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/06/07 - 2022/07/02 | Participation in “Eurofleets+ Floating University” . The course focused on the acquisition of advanced practical skills to conduct a bottom trawl survey, to estimate the abundance and spatial distribution of crustaceans and demersal fish species, onboard RV Mário Ruivo for 1 month | IPMA (Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera), Portugal |