Curriculum Vitae
Catharina Diogo Pieper
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 | Peer-review |
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| 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
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2025/05/05 - 2025/05/07
Concluído
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Imaging the Invisible: Plankton Diversity and Discovery in Azorean Waters (Outros)
Especialização em Phytoplankton; Instrumentation
Universidade dos Açores Instituto de Investigação em Ciências do Mar Okeanos, Portugal
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2024/07/15 - 2024/07/24
Concluído
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FORMPARC_152407: Oceano: educar para uma Geração Azul Training Course (Outros)
Especialização em Environmental Education
Universidade dos Açores Instituto de Investigação em Ciências do Mar Okeanos, Portugal
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2023/07/17 - 2023/07/21
Frequentou
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ALSEAMAR SeaExplorer Training Course (Outros)
Especialização em Glider; Instrumentation
Universidade dos Açores Instituto de Investigação em Ciências do Mar Okeanos, Portugal
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2016 - 2021/07/13
Concluído
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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)
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2020
Concluído
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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
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2019/11/19 - 2019/11/29
Frequentou
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PhD Course - Microplastic Analysis Applying \muFTIR Imaging, ATR-FTIR and other Techniques (Outros)
Aalborg Universitet, Dinamarca
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2016/10/24 - 2016/11/28
Frequentou
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Monitoring the Oceans from Space (Outros)
EUMETSAT, Alemanha
Copernicus Gesellschaft mbH, Alemanha |
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2014/07/23 - 2014/08/07
Frequentou
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2014 ERAMUS Summer School: Formation of Multi-disciplinary Approaches to Training in Earth Observation (FORMAT-EO) (Outros)
University of Leicester, Reino Unido
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2011/09 - 2014/02
Concluído
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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)
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17 |
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2014
Concluído
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Mestrado de Estudos Integrados dos Oceanos (Mestrado)
Universidade dos Açores, Portugal
"Monitoring marine debris in two sandy beaches at Faial Island - Azores" (TESE/DISSERTAÇÃO)
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17 (in 20) |
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2014
Concluído
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Estudos Integrados dos Oceanos (Mestrado)
Especialização em Sem especialização
Universidade dos Açores, Portugal
"Monitoring marine debris in two sandy beaches at Faial Island : Azores" (TESE/DISSERTAÇÃO)
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2007/10 - 2010/07
Concluído
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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)
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14 |
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2010
Concluído
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Biologia Marinha e Biotecnologia (Licenciatura)
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, Portugal
"Macroalgae production project for Agar extraction" (TESE/DISSERTAÇÃO)
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14 (in 20) |
Percurso profissional
Ciência
| Categoria Profissional Instituição de acolhimento |
Empregador | |
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| 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 | |
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| 2013/10 - 2014/08 | Estagiário | Universidade do Porto Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, Portugal |
Projetos
Bolsa
| Designação | Financiadores | |
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| 2026/01 - Atual | microGASP – Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Plastic Pollution: The Azores as a Beacon for Ecological Transition at the Space–Ocean
Interface
2025.04688.AZO
Investigador responsável
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia |
| 2025/11 - 2028/10 | PIRATE – Powering Innovation in Marine Pollution Management and Ocean Conservation Through Research and Technology in the
Azores
ACORES2030-2024-13
Investigador responsável
Fundação Gaspar Frutuoso, Portugal
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| 2025/10/01 - 2028/09/30 | Microbial Sentinels: Harnessing Data Science and Ecosystem Insights for Sustainable Coastal and Ocean Management" (MicroSent)
ACORES2030-FEDER-02370600
Investigador
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Fundação Gaspar Frutuoso
Em curso
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| 2016/02/01 - 2020/01/31 | Measuring the Marine Debris Footprint of Azores waters NE Atlantic: classification, variability and associated dynamics
SFRH/BD/111757/2015
Universidade dos Açores, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluído
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| 2015 - 2017 | BIOMETORE - Biodiversity in Seamounts: The Madeira-Tore and Great Meteor
EEA-Grant
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| 2014/10 - 2014/12 | Monitoring Microplastics
CE-497
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Fundação Luso-Americana |
Projeto
| Designação | Financiadores | |
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| 2022/04/01 - 2025/04/01 | COAST - Conservation of marine ecossystems around Santo Antão, Cabo Verde: implications for policy and society
Investigador
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Em curso
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| 2020/09/14 - 2023/09/14 | Projecto Constelação MAGAL: “Definindo o pilar de uma constelação futura para monitorização do Oceano e das Alterações Climáticas,
baseada em dados de altimetria de radar combinados com medições da gravidade e da temperatura e salinidade do Oceano” (Setting
the cornerstone of a future ocean and clim
PID/CND/2019/110
Fundação Gaspar Frutuoso, Portugal
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Fundo Regional para a Ciência e Tecnologia
Em curso
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| 2016/06/01 - 2019/12/31 | Bóia oceanográfica alimentada a energia das ondas para aplicações de longa duração
PTDC/MAR-TEC/0914/2014
Rede de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Biologia Evolutiva, Portugal
Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente, Portugal Fundação Gaspar Frutuoso, Portugal Associated Laboratory for Energy Transports and Aeronautics, Portugal Instituto de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal |
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluído
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| 2012 - 2015 | MicroB3: Microbial Biodiversity, Bioinformatics and Biotechnology
Universidade dos Açores - Campus da Horta, Portugal
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European Commission Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development
Concluído
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Outro
| Designação | Financiadores | |
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| 2020/05 - Atual | iFADO
Bolseiro de Investigação
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| 2017 - Atual | IDiverSE - Student's Science to Discover Island Diversity"
H2020
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| 2016 - Atual | EO-Marine Downstrem Services for Public Authorities
H2020, WP2016-2017
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| 2022/09 - 2026 | COnservation of mArine ecosystems around Santo AnTão, Cabo Verde: implications for policy and society
Universidade dos Açores, Portugal
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Fundo Regional para a Ciência e Tecnologia DFG Nationallizenzen Agencia Estatal de Investigación Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Agence nationale de la recherche Em curso
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| 2023/03 - 2023/06 | MAGAL Constellation – Defining the pillar of a future constellation for monitoring the Ocean and Climate Change project
Universidade dos Açores Instituto de Investigação em Ciências do Mar Okeanos, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia European Regional Development Fund Concluído
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| 2021/11/19 - 2021/12/17 | MARINE-EO: “Bridging Innovative Downstream Earth Observation and Copernicus enabled Services for Integrated maritime environment,
surveillance and security”
Bolseiro de Investigação
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Concluído
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| 2021/04 - 2021/05 | MAGAL Constellation: definido o pilar de uma constelação futura para monitorização do oceano e das alterações climáticas
Bolseiro de Investigação
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Em curso
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| 2015 - 2019 | Wavebuoy - Wave-powered oceanographic buoy for long-term deployment
FCT
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Produções
Publicações
| Artigo em conferência |
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Atividades
Apresentação oral de trabalho
| Título da apresentação | Nome do evento Anfitrião (Local do evento) |
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| 2019/09 | Into the MED: searching for microplastics from space to deep-sea. | International Conference on Microplastic Pollution in the Mediterranean Sea
(Capri, Itália)
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| 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)
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| 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)
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| 2015/08 | O Flagelo dos Plásticos nos Oceanos. Encontros com o Mar dos Açores | EXPOMAR - Semana do Mar
(horta, Portugal)
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| 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 |
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| 2023/06/29 - Atual | Workshop attendee (online)
This final webinar session will present MAGAL Constellation project‘s concept and its view of Radar Altimetry future, promoting
two debates. The first involves altimetry data stakeholders and a second regarding funding opportunities for MAGAL follow-up
to materialize MAGAL platforms development, assemblage and launching.
EFACEC, Porto (Portugal)
Conferência
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MAGAL final workshop |
| 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
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Atlantic Innovation Week |
| 2023/03/22 - Atual | Workshop attendee (online)
MAGAL: Ocean Altimetry Constellation Regional Stakeholder Involvement: workshop held during Atlantic Innovation Week: where
policy, science, technology and industry construct a healthier planet. The Atlantic Innovation Week focuses on promoting key
initiatives, seeking to foster new ideas as solutions that will contribute to a healthier and more sustainable future.
20-23 March 2023, Praia da Vitória (Ilha da Terceira)
Conferência
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MAGAL: Ocean Altimetry Constellation Regional Stakeholder Involvement: workshop held during Atlantic Innovation Week |
| 2025/09/29 - 2025/10/02 | XVI Encontro Regional de Educação Ambiental e XXXI Jornadas Pedagógicas de Educação Ambiental. The event addressed four main
thematic axes: geoeducation, natural and cultural identity, ecosystem services, and natural hazards and climate change. It
explored how geological memory can guide sustainable practices and resilience in the face of environmental challenges, linking
scientific knowledge with education and community engagement.
Conferência
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| 2025/03/13 - 2025/03/14 | Smart Ocean Days – From Digital to Deep Blue. Conference focused on innovation, sustainability, and the Blue Economy, held
in Horta, Azores. Organized by Escola do Mar dos Açores and partners, it aims to position the Azores as a global hub for marine
innovation. The event fostered entrepreneurship, strategic partnerships, and skill development through mentorship and training.
Bringing together startups, researchers, investors, and policymakers, it highlighted digital innovation, marine conservation,
and sustainable ocean economy solutions.
Conferência
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Escola do Mar dos Açores, Portugal
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| 2024/07/15 - 2024/07/24 | FORMPARC_152407: Oceano: educar para uma Geração Azul Training Course
Online training program hosted by the Oceano Azul Foundation
Objectives: empower primary school teachers to integrate ocean literacy into curricular activities; raise students' ocean
literacy, both in terms of knowledge and transversal skills; contribute to the formation of a Blue Generation.
The training "Ocean - Educating for a Blue Generation" had a total duration of 15 hours, divided into 8.5 hours of synchronous
sessions and 6.5 hours of asynchronous work,
Oficina (workshop)
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FORMPARC_152407: Oceano: educar para uma Geração Azul Training Course
Fundação Oceano Azul, Portugal
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| 2023/07/17 - 2023/07/21 | ALSEAMAR SeaExplorer Training Course
Theoretical and practical course that aimed to have a hands-on experience for the autonomous use of the SeaExplorer glider
(e.g., setup, launch, recover, maintenance).
Place: Escola do Mar dos Açores, Horta, Portugal
Oficina (workshop)
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ALSEAMAR SeaExplorer Training Course
ALSEAMAR, França
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| 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
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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
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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
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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
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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)
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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)
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| 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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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| 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
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Consultoria / Parecer
| Descrição da atividade | Instituição / Organização | |
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| 2025/09/01 - Atual | Provision of consultancy services for the development of the “Study on Marine Litter and Fishing Gear Waste Management (ALDFG and EOLFG) in the Autonomous Region of the Azores” (Direct Award Procedure No. 35/SRAAC/2025). The work involved the design and implementation of methodologies for data collection, processing, and analysis related to marine litter and fishing gear waste, as well as the review of scientific and technical literature and the integration of data from institutional and stakeholder sources. | ECO DESAFIOS, Unipessoal Lda., Portugal |
Entrevista (jornal / revista)
| Descrição da atividade | Jornal / Forum | |
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| 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 | |
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| 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 | |
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| 2020/08 - Atual | Associação Portuguesa do Lixo Marinho | membro |
Revisão ad hoc de artigos em revista
| Nome da revista (ISSN) | Editora | |
|---|---|---|
| 2024/06 - 2024/06 | Nature Scientific Reports (2045-2322) | |
| 2024/06 - 2024/06 | Ocean and Coastal Management (1873-524X) | |
| 2024/02 - 2024/02 | Marine Pollution Bulletin (0025-326X) | |
| 2023/07 - 2023/07 | Marine Pollution Bulletin (0025-326X) | |
| 2023/07 - 2023/07 | Marine Pollution Bulletin (0025-326X) | |
| 2023/06 - 2023/06 | Marine Pollution Bulletin (0025-326X) | |
| 2023/05 - 2023/05 | Marine Pollution Bulletin (0025-326X) | |
| 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
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