Identification
Personal identification
- Full name
- Eric Font
Citation names
- Font, Eric
Author identifiers
- Ciência ID
- 2D12-8BAD-4530
- ORCID iD
- 0000-0002-0867-6529
Websites
- http://webpages.fc.ul.pt/~ecfont/ (Personal)
Knowledge fields
- Natural sciences - Earth and Environmental Sciences - Geophysics
- Natural sciences - Earth and Environmental Sciences - Geology
Languages
Language | Speaking | Reading | Writing | Listening | Peer-review |
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French (Mother tongue) | |||||
Portuguese | Intermediate (B1) | Intermediate (B1) | Intermediate (B1) | Intermediate (B1) | Intermediate (B1) |
English | Intermediate (B1) | Intermediate (B1) | Intermediate (B1) | Intermediate (B1) | Intermediate (B1) |
Spanish; Castilian | Intermediate (B1) | Intermediate (B1) | Intermediate (B1) | Intermediate (B1) | Intermediate (B1) |
Education
Degree | Classification | |
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2006/01/01 - 2007/06/30
Concluded
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Palaeomagnetism and Anisotropy of Magnetic Susceptibility of the Cabo Magmatic Province: Tectono-sedimentar evolution of the
Pernambuco Basin during the opening of the South Atlantic Ocean. (Pós-doutoramento)
Major in Geofisica
Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil
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A+ |
2002/01/01 - 2005/12/31
Concluded
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Geologia; Geofisica; Geoquimica (Doutoramento)
Major in Geofisica
Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil
Université Toulouse III Paul Sabatier, France "Palaeomagnetism and Geochemistry of the cap carbonates from the Amazon craton (Brazil): Implications for Neoproterozoic Glaciations”
under the supervision of Ricardo Trindade (IAG-USP) and Anne Nédélec (UPS-CNRS)" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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A+ |
1999/09/10 - 2001/07/31
Concluded
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Geologie (Mestrado)
Major in Geology, Sedimentary Basins, Geological Mapping, Geophysical Exploration, Stratigraphy, Tectonics, Palaeoenvironment,
Hydrogeology, Statistics, Geomorphology and Planetology
Université Toulouse III Paul Sabatier, France
"“Structure and stratigraphy of the Pic d'Auzu, Vallée d'Ossau” under the supervision of Claude Majesté Menjoulas (BRGM).
" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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A+ |
Affiliation
Science
Category Host institution |
Employer | |
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2007/06/01 - Current | Researcher (Research) | Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal |
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Geofísico do Infante Dom Luiz, Portugal |
Teaching in Higher Education
Category Host institution |
Employer | |
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2023/01/01 - Current | Associate Professor (University Teacher) | Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal |
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal | ||
2018/09/01 - Current | Assistant Professor (University Teacher) | Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal |
2013 - 2018 | Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher) | Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal |
Positions / Appointments
Category Host institution |
Employer | |
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2020/01/04 - Current | Coordenador Mestrado em Geociências | Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal |
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal | ||
2018/02/02 - Current | Manager of Laboratory, Institute, Museum, Centre or Observatory | Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal |
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal |
Projects
Grant
Designation | Funders | |
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2018 - 2018 | Environmental magnetism and paleomagnetism of speleothems: a new tool for documenting high-frequency instabilities of the
Earth’s magnetic field and climate
SFRH/BD/96241/2013
Supervisor
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Geofísico do Infante Dom Luiz, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
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2009 - 2013 | Palaeomagnetism and Magnetic Mineralogy of Jurassic-Cretaceous Magmatic Sills from Portugal: Implications for the calibration
of the APWP of Iberia
SFRH/BD/61633/2009
Supervisor
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Geofísico do Infante Dom Luiz, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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2006/08 - 2007/07 | Estudo paleomagnetico das bacias vulcano-sedimentares do parana e de santa catarina, brasil: calibracao da curva de deriva polar aparente para a america do sul no fim do neoproterozoico. | Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo |
Contract
Designation | Funders | |
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2021/01/01 - 2025/12/31 | Instituto Dom Luiz
LA/P/0068/2020
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Dom Luiz, Portugal
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal FCiênciasID Associação para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento de Ciências, Portugal Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa, Portugal Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal Agência Regional para o Desenvolvimento da Investigação Tecnologia e Inovação, Portugal |
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
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2022/01/01 - 2024/12/31 | Os espeleotemas como registos magnéticos, ambientais e fogo de floresta
PTDC/CTA-GEO/0125/2021
Principal investigator
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Dom Luiz, Portugal
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal FCiênciasID Associação para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento de Ciências, Portugal Universidade do Algarve, Portugal Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente, Portugal Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Investigação da Terra e do Espaço, Portugal Centro de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal |
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
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2021/01/01 - 2023/12/31 | CLIMATE@COA - Clima e adaptação humana durante o último Período Glaciar na região do Vale do Côa (Portugal) (COA/CAC/0031/2019)
COA/CAC/0031/2019
Researcher
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
Centro de Estudos em Geografia e Ordenamento do Território, Portugal |
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
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2022/02/01 - 2023/01/30 | MIT-FCT: Analyzing environmental and climate records in Portuguese speleothems using ultra-high sensitivity magnetic microscopy
MIT-EXPL/ACC/0023/2021
Principal investigator
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States |
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
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2018 - 2022 | SANDTRACK - Beach nourishment: an integrated methodology for coastal management support
PTDC /MAREST/ 2156/2014
Researcher
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
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Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT
Ongoing
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2019/01/01 - 2019/12/31 | Instituto Dom Luiz
UID/GEO/50019/2019
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Dom Luiz, Portugal
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal FCiênciasID Associação para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento de Ciências, Portugal |
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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2015/01/08 - 2018/09/01 | 2014 FCT investigator grant (development level): LIPs Volcanism, Ocean Acidification and Mass Extinctions
IF/00311/2014/CP1216/CT0002
Principal investigator
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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2012/01/01 - 2015/01/01 | Origin of the Cretaceous-Tertiary and Triassic-Jurassic Mass Extinction: Bolide impact, volcanism or both?
PTDC/CTE-GIX/117298/2012
Principal investigator
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Geofísico do Infante Dom Luiz, Portugal
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Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT
Concluded
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2011/01/01 - 2014/01/01 | A new multidisciplinary method for the identification of Tsunami-induced deposits and their frequency in the geological record
PTDC/CTE-GIX/110205/2009
Principal investigator
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Geofísico do Infante Dom Luiz, Portugal
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Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT
Concluded
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2010/02/01 - 2013/07/31 | Estudo multidisciplinar ab initio de geração de ASM e relação com deformação progressiva: uma abordagem experimental (AMS
progress)
PTDC/CTE-GIX/098696/2008
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Dom Luiz, Portugal
Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal |
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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2010/01 - 2013/01 | Mass-wasting episodes in the geological evolution of the Azores islands: timing, recurrence, mechanisms, and consequences
(MEGA hazards)
Researcher
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia |
2012 - 2013 | Magnetic signature and age of Cretaceous dykes and sills of the Lusitanian and Algarve Basins, Portugal
TC-02_12
Principal investigator
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
Université Toulouse III Paul Sabatier, France |
Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT
Concluded
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2009 - 2012 | Calibration of the Apparent Polar Wander Path and Eulerian Poles of Iberia at the Jurassic-Cretaceous
N.A
Principal investigator
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
Université Toulouse III Paul Sabatier, France |
Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT
Concluded
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2009 - 2012 | MEGA Hazards. Plate reorganization in the Western Mediterranean: lithospheric causes and topographic consequences.
PTDC/CTE-GIX/108149/2008
Researcher
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Geofísico do Infante Dom Luiz, Portugal
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Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT
Concluded
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2009 - 2012 | AMS Progress. Ab initio Multidisciplinary Study of AMS generation and relation to progressive strain: an experimental approach
PTDC/CTE-GIX/098696/2008
Researcher
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Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT
Concluded
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2008 - 2011 | TOPOMED. Plate reorganization in the Western Mediterranean: lithospheric causes and topographic consequences
TOPOEUROPE/0001/2007
Researcher
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Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT
Concluded
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2005 - 2007 | Sedimentation after Neoproterozoic Glaciations: a multidisciplinary study of the Brazilian and African cap carbonates.
N.A.
Researcher
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2004 - 2005 | Neoproterozoic Glaciations in Brazil and West Africa: comparison and correlations.
N.A.
Researcher
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Concluded
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2000 - 2005 | Identify, Understand and modeling Neoproterozoic Glaciations.
N.A,
Researcher
Université Toulouse III Paul Sabatier, France
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Concluded
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2000 - 2004 | Stratigraphy of the Alto Paraguay Group, Amazon.
N.A.
Researcher
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Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo
Concluded
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Outputs
Publications
Book chapter |
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Conference abstract |
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Conference paper |
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Conference poster |
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Journal article |
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Preprint |
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Other
Other output |
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Activities
Supervision
Thesis Title Role |
Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization |
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2023 - 2026 | PhD: O registo magnético e climático de espeleotemas de Portugal
Supervisor
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Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
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2022 - 2023 | Master: Origin of magnetic minerals trapped into stalagamites
Supervisor
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Geociências (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
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2022 - 2023 | Master: Geochemical Assessment of Soils Surrounding Former Sb-Au Mine of Ribeiro da Serra (Portugal). Supervisor:
Co-supervisor
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Geologia (Master)
Universidade do Porto, Portugal
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2020 - 2021 | Master: Paleomagnetism of the Cretaceous Alkaline Magmatism of the Lusitanian Basin, Portugal
Supervisor
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Geociências (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
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2019 - 2020 | Master: Propriedades magnéticas de sedimentos ricos em matéria orgânica: exemplos do Jurássico Inferior da Bacia Lusitânica
Supervisor
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Geociências (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
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2018 - 2018 | Master: Magnetic records of acidification events at the cretaceous-paleogene (KPg) and paleocene-eocene thermal maximum (PETM)
boundaries
Supervisor
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Ciências Geofísicas (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
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2018 - 2018 | Master: Caracterização da contaminação do solo através da utilização de técnicas de magnetismo ambiental: exemplo da Central
Termoelétrica do Ribatejo
Supervisor
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Ciências Geofísicas (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
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2017 - 2018 | Master: Acidification events at the Cretaceous-Paleogene and Paleocene-Eocene boundary
Supervisor
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Ciências Geofísicas (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
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2017 - 2018 | Master: Depicting soil contamination by thermoelectric power plant emissions by using environmental magnetic techniques
Supervisor
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Ciências Geofísicas (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
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2015 - 2015 | PhD: Environmental magnetism and paleomagnetism of speleothems: a new tool documenting high-frequency instabilities of the
Earth´s magnetic field and climate
Supervisor
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Ciências Geofísicas e da Geoinformação (PhD)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
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2013 - 2013 | Master: Magnetic mineralogy of Cretaceous-Tertiary sections (Tethys, Iran and India): links with the Deccan Phase-2
Supervisor
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Ciências Geofísicas (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
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2013 - 2013 | Master: Paleo- and rock magnetism of the Central Atlantic Magmatic Province (CAMP) from Portugal: global-scale correlations
and implications for the paleogeography of Iberia at 200 Ma
Supervisor
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Ciências Geofísicas (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
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2012 - 2013 | Master: Paleomagnetism and Magnetostratigraphy of the Central Atlantic Magmatic Province in South Portugal.
Supervisor
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Ciências Geofísicas (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
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2012 - 2013 | Master: Magnetic Properties of the pre-KPB interval worldwide
Supervisor
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Ciências Geofísicas (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
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2009 - 2010 | Master: The KPB in Bidart and Hendaye: Climatic Changes and Mass Extinctions.
Supervisor
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DEGGE (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
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2009 - 2009 | PhD: Magnetic studies of the Late Cretaceous magmatism in Portugal: from Iberian plate kinematics to magnetic fabrics
Supervisor
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Ciências Geofísicas e da Geoinformação (PhD)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
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Event organisation
Event name Type of event (Role) |
Institution / Organization | |
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2022 - Current | EGU General Assembly 2022 (2022 - 2022)
Congress (Other)
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2019 - Current | Magiber XI conference on rock and paleomagnetism, 4-8 September 2019, Condeixa-a-nova, Coimbra, Portugal. (2019 - 2019)
Conference (Co-organisor)
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Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal |
2023 - 2023 | XI Congresso Nacional de Geologia, July 16-20, 2023, Coimbra, Portugal (2023 - 2023)
Congress (Co-organisor)
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Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal |
2023 - 2023 | MAGIBER XII conference in Portugal 2023 (2023 - 2023)
Congress (Member of the Scientific Committee)
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Universidade do Porto, Portugal |
2023 - 2023 | EGU General Assembly 2023 (2023 - 2023)
Congress (Other)
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2022 - 2022 | Magnetism in Portugal 2022 - Young Researcher, 2022, Porto, Portugal (2022 - 2022)
Congress (Member of the Scientific Committee)
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Universidade do Porto, Portugal |
2019 - 2019 | XIV Congresso dos Jovens Geocientista, Universidade de Coimbra (2019 - 2019)
Congress (Co-organisor)
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Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal |
2019 - 2019 | EGU General Assembly 2019 (2019 - 2019)
Congress (Other)
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2018 - 2018 | EGU General Assembly 2018 (2018 - 2018)
Congress (Other)
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2017 - 2017 | EGU General Assembly 2017 (2017 - 2017)
Congress (Other)
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2016 - 2016 | EGU General Assembly 2016 (2016 - 2016)
Congress (Other)
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2015 - 2015 | EGU General Assembly 2015 (2015 - 2015)
Congress (Other)
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2014 - 2014 | XIth Congress of Geology of Portugal and 2nd congress of Portuguese Language (2014 - 2014)
Congress (Member of the Scientific Committee)
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2014 - 2014 | EGU General Assembly 2014 (2014 - 2014)
Conference (Other)
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Committee member
Activity description Role |
Institution / Organization | |
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2019/01/01 - 2025/01/01 | Deputy President of the Earth Magnetic and Rock Physics Division - European Geophysical Union
President / Vice-president
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Consulting
Activity description | Institution / Organization | |
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2023 - 2023 | Expertise in a research project for the AO2023, programme COFECUB - USP BRESIL | |
2023 - 2023 | Expertise in a research project for the National Science Center, Poland. Funding scheme PRELUDIUM-22, Panel: ST10 (Earth science), ID. 588660, Institution: University of Silesia in Katowice | |
2023 - 2023 | Expertise in a research project for the National Science Center, Poland. Funding scheme OPUS-24 (LAP), Panel: ST10 (Earth science), Institution: University of Silesia in Katowice. | |
2022 - 2022 | Expertise in a research project for the COFECUB - USP BRESIL 2022 | |
2022 - 2022 | Expertise in a research project for the Dutch Research Council (NOW) | |
2019 - 2019 | Expertise in a research project for Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft German Research Foundation (DFG) – Individual Research Grant Program | |
2019 - 2019 | Expertise in a research project for FAPESP – São Paulo Brazil project, Auxilio a Jovens Pesquisador | Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo, Brazil |
2017 - 2017 | Expertise in a research project for U.S.-Israel Binational Science Foundation | |
2016 - 2016 | Expertise in a research project for the INSU-CNRS | |
2015 - 2015 | Expertise in a research project for the INSU-CNRS |
Evaluation committee
Activity description Role |
Institution / Organization | Funding entity | |
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2017/01/01 - Current | Associate Editor at Frontiers in Earth Science
Member
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Interview (newspaper / magazine)
Activity description | Newspaper / Forum | |
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2023 | Jornal de Leiria - Grutas de Mira de Aire ajudam a reconstituir mudanças do clima | Jornal de Leiria |
2021 | RTP Noticias: Erupções vulcânicas gigantes contribuíram para extinguir dinossauros | RTP Noticias |
2016 | Correio da Manha: Cientistas mostram com novo dado que erupções vulcânicas extinguiram dinossauros | |
2006 | Folha de São Paulo: Rocha de MT desafia tese sobre glaciação | Folha de São Paulo |
Interview (tv / radio show)
Program | Topic | |
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2022 - 2022 | 90 segundas de Ciência – RTP | |
2021 - 2021 | Observador: O campo magnético da terra está a mudar. O que pode acontecer? | |
2016 - 2016 | Scientific American: Volcano Role in Dino Death Gets Mercury Boost |
Journal scientific committee
Journal title (ISSN) | Publisher | |
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2006 - 2024 | 77 reviews (e.g., Chemical Geology, Earth-Science Reviews, Geology, GJI, GPC, Gcubed, PEPI, JGR, Nature comm., Sciences Advances, Tectonics, Marine Geology, Gondwana Research, Scientific Reports, PALAEO3, Quarternary Science Reviews, etc. |
Mentoring / Tutoring
Topic | Student name | |
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2018 - 2022 | Pos-doctoral fellowship - Elisa Sanchez-Moreno - FCT-CEEC | Elisa Sanchez-Moreno |
2021 - 2021 | Pos-doctoral fellowship - Sara Torrez - Maria Salas grant | Sara Torrez |
2020 - 2020 | Pos-doctoral fellowship - Pablo Calvin - FCT-CEEC | Pablo Calvin |
Distinctions
Award
2016 | Prémio Científico Universidade de Lisboa / Caixa Geral de Depósitos 2016 – Best researcher in Earth Sciences and Geophysics. |
2005 | CAPES PhD award 2005 in Geosciences (Brazil). |