Catharina Diogo Pieper (D51E-8076-89BB)

Curriculum Vitae

Catharina Diogo Pieper. É Investigador no(a) Universidade dos Açores. Main fields of interest: Marine Litter (costal abundances of macro and mesodebris, including their temporal and spatial variability trends); Marine Plastic Pollution (including coastal and open-Ocean; variability in the water column (from air-sea interface to deep Ocean); Microplastics (association with mesoscale oceanographic features: understanding how microplastics co-exist within eddies, meddies, fronts, etc. in the Ocean); Tracking Sources of Marine Debris and their pathways; Waste Management; Environmental Policies; Plastisphere (study of microbial communities/invasive species that live on top of floating plastics); Microbial Oceanography; Ocean Circulation and Dynamics; Satellite Oceanography; Ocean Colour (bio-optical parameters).

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Identificação

Identificação pessoal

Nome completo: Catharina Diogo Pieper

Nomes de citação

Pieper, Catharina

Identificadores de autor

Ciência ID: D51E-8076-89BB
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-3016-1692

Domínios de atuação

Ciências Naturais - Ciências da Terra e do Ambiente - Oceanografia

Idiomas

Idioma	Conversação	Leitura	Escrita	Compreensão
Português
Alemão	Utilizador independente (B1)	Utilizador independente (B1)	Utilizador elementar (A1)	Utilizador independente (B1)
Inglês	Utilizador independente (B1)	Utilizador independente (B1)	Utilizador independente (B1)	Utilizador independente (B1)

Formação

	Grau	Classificação
2016 - 2021/07/13 Concluído	Ciências do Mar (Doutoramento) Especialização em Poluição Marinha, Lixo Marinho, Oceanografia Universidade dos Açores - Campus da Horta, Portugal "Measuring the Marine Debris Footprint of Azores waters (NE Atlantic): classification, variability and associated dynamics" (TESE/DISSERTAÇÃO)
2021/07/13 Concluído	Ciências do Mar (Doutoramento) Especialização em Especialidade: Oceanografia Universidade dos Açores Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal "Measuring the Marine Debris Footprint of Azores Waters (NE Atlantic): classification, variability and associated dynamics " (TESE/DISSERTAÇÃO)	Aprovado com Distinção e louvor por unanimidade
2019/11/19 - 2019/11/29 Frequentou	PhD Course - Microplastic Analysis Applying \muFTIR Imaging, ATR-FTIR and other Techniques (Outros) Aalborg Universitet, Dinamarca
2016/10/24 - 2016/11/28 Frequentou	Monitoring the Oceans from Space (Outros) EUMETSAT, Alemanha Copernicus Gesellschaft mbH, Alemanha
2014/07/23 - 2014/08/07 Frequentou	2014 ERAMUS Summer School: Formation of Multi-disciplinary Approaches to Training in Earth Observation (FORMAT-EO) (Outros) University of Leicester, Reino Unido
2011/09 - 2014/02 Concluído	Estudos Integrados dos Oceanos (Mestrado) Especialização em Poluição Marinha Universidade dos Açores - Campus da Horta, Portugal "Monitoring marine debris in two sandy beaches of Faial Island – Azores" (TESE/DISSERTAÇÃO)	17
2014/02 Concluído	Estudos Integrados dos Oceanos (Mestrado) Especialização em Lixo Marinho Universidade dos Açores, Portugal "Monitoring marine debris in two sandy beaches at Faial Island : Azores" (TESE/DISSERTAÇÃO)	19
2014 Concluído	Mestrado de Estudos Integrados dos Oceanos (Mestrado) Universidade dos Açores, Portugal "Monitoring marine debris in two sandy beaches at Faial Island - Azores" (TESE/DISSERTAÇÃO)	17 (in 20)
2007/10 - 2010/07 Concluído	Biologia Marinha e Biotecnologia (Licenciatura) Especialização em Aquacultura e Pescas Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Escola Superior de Turismo e Tecnologia do Mar de Peniche, Portugal "Macroalgae production project for Agar extraction" (TESE/DISSERTAÇÃO)	14
2010 Concluído	Biologia Marinha e Biotecnologia (Licenciatura) Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, Portugal "Macroalgae production project for Agar extraction" (TESE/DISSERTAÇÃO)	14 (in 20)

Percurso profissional

Ciência

	Categoria Profissional Instituição de acolhimento	Empregador
2022/03 - 2023/04	Investigador (Investigação)	Fundação Gaspar Frutuoso, Portugal
	Universidade dos Açores - Campus da Horta, Portugal
2021/11 - 2021/12	Investigador (Investigação)	Fundação Gaspar Frutuoso, Portugal

2016/02/01 - 2021/07/13	Investigador (Investigação)	Universidade dos Açores, Portugal

2021/04 - 2021/05	Investigador (Investigação)	Fundação Gaspar Frutuoso, Portugal

2020/05 - 2021/05	Investigador (Investigação)	Fundação Gaspar Frutuoso, Portugal

2016/02 - 2020/01	Investigador (Investigação)	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
	Universidade dos Açores - Campus da Horta, Portugal
2015/08 - 2016/01	Investigador (Investigação)	Instituto do Mar, Portugal
	Universidade dos Açores Departamento de Oceanografia e Pescas, Portugal

Outros

	Categoria Profissional Instituição de acolhimento	Empregador
2013/10 - 2014/08	Estagiário	Universidade do Porto Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, Portugal

Projetos

Bolsa

	Designação	Financiadores
2015 - 2017	BIOMETORE - Biodiversity in Seamounts: The Madeira-Tore and Great Meteor EEA-Grant
2014/10 - 2014/12	Monitoring Microplastics CE-497	Fundação Luso-Americana

Projeto

	Designação	Financiadores
2022/04/01 - 2025/04/01	COAST - Conservation of marine ecossystems around Santo Antão, Cabo Verde: implications for policy and society DivRestore/0005/2020 Investigador	Em curso

Outro

	Designação	Financiadores
2020/05 - Atual	iFADO Interreg Espaço Atlântico EAPA_165/2016 Bolseiro de Investigação
2017 - Atual	IDiverSE - Student's Science to Discover Island Diversity" H2020
2016 - Atual	EO-Marine Downstrem Services for Public Authorities H2020, WP2016-2017
2021/11/19 - 2021/12/17	MARINE-EO: “Bridging Innovative Downstream Earth Observation and Copernicus enabled Services for Integrated maritime environment, surveillance and security” PROJECTO 0710 – PS – Assessoria MARINE-EO Bolseiro de Investigação	Concluído
2021/04 - 2021/05	MAGAL Constellation: definido o pilar de uma constelação futura para monitorização do oceano e das alterações climáticas ACORES-01-0145-FEDER-000129 Bolseiro de Investigação	Em curso
2015 - 2019	Wavebuoy - Wave-powered oceanographic buoy for long-term deployment FCT

Produções

Publicações

Artigo em conferência	Guerra, A.G.C.; João, A.; Arantes, M.; Martin, M.; Figueiredo, P.; Costa, A.; Cecilio, C.M.; et al. Autor correspondente: Guerra, A.G.C.. "MAGAL Constellation – using a small satellite altimeter constellation to monitor local and regional ocean and inland". Trabalho apresentado em The 4S Symposium 2022, Vilamoura, 2022. Publicado Pieper, Catharina. "Into the MED: searching for microplastics from space to deep-sea". Trabalho apresentado em International Conference on Microplastic Pollution in the Mediterranean Sea, 2019. Pieper, Catharina. "Application of Scoring Techniques to determine beach debris sources on remote open Ocean areas". Trabalho apresentado em Sixth International Marine Debris Conference, 2018.
Artigo em jornal	Pieper, Catharina. "Toward the Integrated Marine Debris Observing System", 2019, 6
Artigo em revista	Pieper, Catharina. "Marine litter footprint in the Azores Islands: A climatological perspective". Science of The Total Environment (2020): 143310-143310. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.143310. 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.143310 Catharina Pieper; Linda Amaral-Zettler; Kara Lavender Law; Clara Magalhães Loureiro; Ana Martins. "Application of Matrix Scoring Techniques to evaluate marine debris sources in the remote islands of the Azores Archipelago". Environmental Pollution 249 (2019): 666-675. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2019.03.084. 10.1016/j.envpol.2019.03.084 Pieper, Catharina; Ventura, Maria A.; Martins, Ana; Cunha, Regina T.. "Beach debris in the Azores (NE Atlantic): Faial Island as a first case study". Marine Pollution Bulletin 101 2 (2015): 575-582. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2015.10.056. Publicado • 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2015.10.056
Capítulo de livro	Pieper, Catharina. "INTO THE MED: Searching for Microplastics from Space to Deep-Sea". 129-138. Springer International Publishing, 2020. 10.1007/978-3-030-45909-3_21
Manual	Pieper, Catharina. Guide for Microplastics Identification. 2014.
Poster em conferência	Pieper, Catharina. "Application of Scoring Techniques to determine beach debris sources on remote open Ocean areas.". Trabalho apresentado em Sixth International Marine Debris Conference, 2018. Pieper, Catharina. "Space and Time Variability of MODIS/AQUA derived OC and SST parameters on two major complex seamount systems (Great Meteor and Madeira-Tore)". Trabalho apresentado em International Ocean Colour Science Meeting, 2017. Pieper, Catharina. "Marine Debris Time and Space Variability in a Remote Island: Faial (Azores, NE Atlantic)". Trabalho apresentado em IMMR - International Meeting on Marine Research, 2016. Pieper, Catharina. "Pieper, C.; Ventura, M.A.; Cunha, R.T. (2013) Monitorização de resíduos marinhos em duas praias da Ilha do Faial – Açores. 10ª Conferência Nacional do Ambiente, 6 to 8 November 2013, University of Aveiro, Portugal. Poster". 2013.
Relatório	George, K.H.; Arndt, H.; Wehrmann, A.; Baptista, L.; Berning, B.; Bruhn, M.; Carvalho, F.; et al. Autor correspondente: George, K.H.. 2018. Controls in benthic and pelagic BIODIversity of the AZores BIODIAZ.
Tese / Dissertação	Pieper, Catharina. "Monitoring Marine Debris in two sandy beaches of Faial Island - Azores". Mestrado, 2013.

Atividades

Apresentação oral de trabalho

	Título da apresentação	Nome do evento Anfitrião (Local do evento)
2019/09	Into the MED: searching for microplastics from space to deep-sea.	International Conference on Microplastic Pollution in the Mediterranean Sea (Capri, Itália)
2018/08/06	The Plastic Age: Why are Azores Tidelines Polluted?	Presentation held aboard the RV Pelagia PE442 cruise
2017/03	The Plastic Age: Why are Azores Tidelines Polluted?	(horta, Portugal)
2015/08/04	Marine Litter Research in the Azores: current status and future prospects. Towards a Solution for Marine Litter in the Azores: Technical and Scientific Forum (DOP, IUCN, MARE, IFREMER)	(Portugal)
2015/08	O Flagelo dos Plásticos nos Oceanos. Encontros com o Mar dos Açores	EXPOMAR - Semana do Mar (horta, Portugal)
2015/03/19	A problemática do Lixo Marinho: Monitorização de campanhas de recolha de lixo marinho na orla costeira e litoral submerso	Grupo de trabalho Lixo Marinho Açores: Direcção Regional dos Assuntos do Mar, Governo dos Açores.
2015/01/29	A Era dos Plásticos e o Oceano	UniSénior, Universidade Sénior dos Açores
2012	A Pesca do Arrasto Profundo	Departamento de Oceanografia e Pescas
2012	Antarctic Marine Biodiversity and Deep-Sea Hydrothermal Vents	Departamento de Oceanografia e Pescas
2012	Obligate oil-degrading marine bacteria	Departamento de Oceanografia e Pescas
2012	Tecnologia pesqueira adaptada à redução da interacção e mortalidade de tartarugas marinhas	Departamento de Oceanografia e Pescas

Participação em evento

	Descrição da atividade Tipo de evento	Nome do evento Instituição / Organização
2023/03/22 - Atual	MAGAL project is redefining the Radar Altimetry, for global ocean monitoring, aligned with the European “New Space” agenda, using a new approach based on 6 small satellites working in constellations, and an innovative radar altimeter. MAGAL involves major Portuguese industry and science players, leveraging the Portuguese space industry, towards becoming a space nation from conceptual design to launch and data usability. MAGAL key improvement is its time resolution of 5 days while keeping identical spatial resolution and data accuracy. Satellites u Conferência	Atlantic Innovation Week
2021/06/02 - 2021/06/04	The All-Atlantic2021 – All-Atlantic R&I for a Sustainable Ocean: Ministerial High-Level & Stakeholders Conference will take place under the Portuguese Presidency of the Council of the European Union, in close cooperation with the European Commission, aiming to strengthen Research & Innovation cooperation across and along the Atlantic Ocean, from “pole to pole”. Online event Conferência	The All-Atlantic2021 – All-Atlantic R&I for a Sustainable Ocean: Ministerial High-Level & Stakeholders Conference
2021/05/24 - 2021/05/25	Ministerial Conference on Marine Litter and Plastic Pollution. The Governments of Ecuador, Germany, Ghana, and Vietnam are jointly organizing a Ministerial Conference to build momentum and political will to advance a coherent global strategy to end marine litter and plastic pollution with an aim to ensuring a future with clean seas. Online event Conferência	Ministerial Conference on Marine Litter and Plastic Pollution
2020/11/23 - 2020/11/27	MICRO2020 Fate and Impacts of Microplastics: Knowledge and Responsibilities. International online conference (due to COVID-19 pandemic). State-of-the-art research of macro to nanoplastics and establishment of baselines on research to come. Conferência	MICRO2020
2019/09/15 - 2019/09/18	International Conference on Microplastic Pollution in the Mediterranean Sea The conference gathered experts from scientific and industrial communities, policy makers and environmental organizations. Main goals included: to update the state-of-the-art, to highlight progresses, and to identify new and effective solutions to mitigate the microplastic environmental issue. Involved organization identities: Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, ISMAC and DICMaPI Event held in Hotel La Residenza, Capri, Italy. Conferência	International Conference on Microplastic Pollution in the Mediterranean Sea
2019/06/06 - 2019/06/07	Copernicus Marine for Outermost and Maritime Regions This event was of interest to all maritime regions as the themes discussed were relevant to all maritime sectors/activities and focused on the following objectives: to allow for Public Authorities to share issues they are facing regarding their maritime activities (water quality monitoring, aquaculture and fisheries management, renewable energy farm implementation, EU Directive and UN Sustainable Development Goal monitoring, etc.) Oficina (workshop)	Copernicus Marine for Outermost and Maritime Regions
2019/04/12 - 2019/04/12	2º Workshop de Envolvimento de Interessados no processo de Ordenamento do Espaço Marítimo dos Açores (2nd Stakeholder Engagement Workshop in the Azores Marine Spatial Planning Process) Workshop integrated in the MarSP project – Marine Spatial Planning in collaboration with the Regional Directorate for Maritime Affairs (DRAM) and the Regional Fund for Science and Technology (FRCT). Workshop held at casa Manuel de Arriaga (Horta, Faial Island). Oficina (workshop)
2018/03/12 - 2018/03/16	Sixth International Marine Debris Conference The Sixth International Marine Debris Conference brought together international marine debris researchers, natural resource managers, policy makers, industry representatives, and the nongovernmental community. The impetus for this international marine debris conference was the pressing need to address and reduce the impacts of marine debris to vital natural resources, human health and safety, and the economy Conferência	Sixth International Marine Debris Conference
2017/05/15 - 2017/05/19	International Ocean Colour Science Meeting 2017 The third International Ocean Colour Science (IOCS) meeting took place from 15 to 18 May 2017 in Lisbon, Portugal, followed by two training events on 19 May 2017: a Copernicus marine data stream training event and a SeaDAS training event. The meeting was convened by the International Ocean Colour Coordinating Group (IOCCG) in partnership with EUMETSAT, ESA, the European Commission, NASA, Thales Alenia Space and Airbus. Conferência	International Ocean Colour Science Meeting 2017
2017/03/09 - 2017/03/09	Exploring Microfiber Pollution: Sources, Environmental Impacts, Potential Solutions and Next Steps” – online event. Discussing how experts are addressing the impacts of plastic nano- and microfibers in our environment. The webinar brought together interested parties for a roundtable discussion exploring the latest research and actions that scientists, companies, policy-makers and the public are contemplating as we all seek solutions to microfiber pollution. Conferência	Exploring Microfiber Pollution: Sources, Environmental Impacts, Potential Solutions and Next Steps¿
2016/07/14 - 2016/07/15	International Meeting on Marine Research, ESTM - Polytechnic Institute of Leiria, Santuário de Nossa Senhora dos Remédios, Peniche, Portugal Main objectives of the conference: international congress planned to communicate novel scientific knowledge on marine resources and research towards the sustainability of our planet.The scientific programme places under the spotlight innovative research in: Aquaculture; Biodiversity, Conservation and Coastal Management; Blue Biotech; Fisheries and Management; Oceanography and Maritime Technology; and Seafood Conferência	IMMR - International Meeting on Marine Research
2015/11/23 - 2015/11/24	Microplastic in the Environment – Sources, Impacts & Solutions, Maternushaus, Cologne, Germany. Main objectives of the conference: identify sources of microplastics and quantify the amount ending up in nature; reveal impacts on marine ecosystems and human beings; Propose solutions for current problems, such as prevention, recycling and substitution with biodegradable plastics & other materials. Discussion between producers, consumers, scientists, environmental organisations, governmental agencies and other interested stakeholders Conferência	Microplastic in the Environment ¿ Sources, Impacts & Solutions
2015/06/19 - 2015/06/20	"Towards a Solution for Marine Litter in the Azores", Fórum Técnico e Científico numa organização conjunta do Observatório do Mar dos Açores, do IMAR – Instituto do Mar e da Direcção Regional dos Assuntos do Mar do Governo dos Açores, que conta com o patrocínio da União Internacional para a Conservação da Natureza (IUCN) e parceria da Associação de Produtores de Espécies Demersais dos Açores (APEDA) e da Associação Portuguesa do Lixo Marinho (APLM). Mesa-redonda
2013/11/06 - 2013/11/08	Pieper, C.; Ventura, M.A.; Cunha, R.T. (2013) Monitorização de resíduos marinhos em duas praias da Ilha do Faial – Açores. 10ª Conferência Nacional do Ambiente, 6 to 8 November 2013, University of Aveiro, Portugal. Acta da 10ª Conferência Nacional do Ambiente, Vol. IV: 831-832. ISBN: 978-989-98673-0-7. Proceedings Conferência

Entrevista (jornal / revista)

	Descrição da atividade	Jornal / Forum
2014/12	MERI Researchers Study Microplastics in Blue Hill and Penobscot Bays (Dissemination of Research Results) Fishermen's Voice (http://www.fishermensvoice.com/201412MERIResearchersStudyMicroplasticsInBlueHillAndPenobscotBays.html) Country of publication: United States 2014-12	Fishermen's Voice

Expedição científica

	Descrição da atividade	Instituição / Organização
2018/08/27 - 2018/10/03	BIODIAZ – Biodiversity in the Azores. Research cruise taken aboard the RV Meteor from Cádiz (Spain) to Ponta Delgada with chief scientist Kai George (Senckenberg am Meer, Germany). Main focus of sampling was based on benthology, biodiversity, biogeography, ecology, genetics, taxonomy, planktology, oceanography, sedimentology, geomorphology and marine plastic pollution in the Azores Region. As a participant on board the Meteor, the main goal was to sample for Microplastics presence in the water column, in an open-ocean scenario all around the Azores
2018/07/26 - 2018/08/08	Research cruise taken aboard the RV Pelagia (PE442 Microplastics Transit Cruise) from Terceira to Catania (Sicily) with chief scientist Linda Amaral-Zettler (NIOZ, Netherlands). Main focus of sampling was based on plastic marine debris, phytoplankton and other particles to compare bet-collected versus instrument-measured concentrations. As a participant on board the Pelagia, the main goal was to sample for Microplastics presence in the water column, in an open-ocean scenario around the Azores Region into the Mediterranean Sea.
2016/09/11 - 2016/09/28	“BIOMETORE - Biodiversity in Seamounts: The Madeira-Tore and Great Meteor”. Major objective of the cruise: Biodiversity in Seamounts (Seine and Josephine – Madeira-Tore Complex), through sea surface samplings (using bongo nets), physical and biological water column samplings
2015/09/07 - 2015/09/21	“BIOMETORE - Biodiversity in Seamounts: The Madeira-Tore and Great Meteor”. Major objective of the cruise: Biodiversity in Seamounts (Atlantis, Irving and Tyro – Great Meteor Complex), through sea surface samplings (using bongo nets), water column samplings (Rosette-CTD system, bongo, microzoo and phytoplanktonic nets), benthonic samplings (multicore and sediment dredge). Water samples for Microplastic analysis were accessed through Bongo 60 nets at the sea surface and Niskin bottles along the water column.

Membro de associação

	Nome da associação	Tipo de participação
2020/08 - Atual	Associação Portuguesa do Lixo Marinho	membro

Revisão ad hoc de artigos em revista

	Nome da revista (ISSN)	Editora
2022/03/28 - 2022/07/28	Frontiers in Marine Science Marine Pollution
2022/02/03 - 2022/02/24	Marine Pollution Bulletin (0025-326X)
2021/12/06 - 2021/12/27	Marine Pollution Bulletin (0025-326X)
2021/05/24 - 2021/07/15	Frontiers in Environmental Science Toxicology, Pollution and the Environemnt (2296-665X)
2018/03/29 - 2018/04/19	Marine Pollution Bulletin (0025-326X)

Distinções

Prémio

2014	Fundação Luso-Americana

Outra distinção

2016	PhD Studentship (SFRH/BD/111757/2015) – “Measuring the Marine Debris Footprint of Azores waters (NE Atlantic): classification, variability and associated dynamics”
2014	First Price: Portillo, A.M.V.; Pieper, C.; Álvarez, L.; Olio, M. (2014) Importance of Mesoscale Eddies in the Ocean. FORMAT-EO, University of Leicester. 23-July to 7-August 2014, UK. Poster
2014	Grant for Monitoring Microplastics at the Marine Environmental Research Institute (proj. 186/2014) Fundação Luso-Americana, Portugal