Simão Pedro Feliciano Maia (1816-D3A7-852C)

Curriculum Vitae

Simão Pedro Feliciano Maia

Simão Pedro Feliciano Maia. Marine biologist and scientific researcher with over 5 years of experience in aquaculture, marine research, and laboratory work. Skilled in system maintenance, biochemical analyses, field sampling, and multivariate data analysis. Holds a B.Sc. in Marine Biology and Biotechnology (2016) and a M.Sc. in Aquaculture (2019) from the School of Tourism and Maritime Technology of the Polytechnic Institute of Leiria. Currently pursuing a PhD in Marine Science, Technology, and Management at the University of Aveiro, focusing on lipid profiling in decapod crustaceans, with emphasis on fatty acid analysis and lipidomics applied to marine organisms. Participated in the CO-PESCA 2 project (MAR2020) as a research fellow. Throughout his career, he has published 2 scientific articles, organized 5 events, and attended 8 national and international conferences. Regularly collaborates in scientific projects and is recognized for his autonomy, responsibility, and teamwork spirit.

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Identification

Personal identification

Full name: Simão Pedro Feliciano Maia

Citation names

Maia, Simão
Simão Maia
S. Maia
Maia S.

Author identifiers

Ciência ID: 1816-D3A7-852C
ORCID iD: 0000-0001-9847-1676

Email addresses

simao.maia@ipleiria.pt (Professional)
smaia@ua.pt (Professional)

Websites

http://www.cesam.ua.pt/simaomaia (Professional)
https://www.mare-centre.pt/pt/user/10610 (Professional)

Knowledge fields

Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Marine Biology

Languages

Language	Speaking	Reading	Writing	Listening
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English	Upper intermediate (B2)	Upper intermediate (B2)	Intermediate (B1)	Advanced (C1)
French	Beginner (A1)	Elementary (A2)	Beginner (A1)	Elementary (A2)

Education

	Degree	Classification
2021/03/01 - 2025/03/01 Ongoing	Doctorate in Marine Science, Technology and Management (Doutoramento) Major in Sustainable use of marine resources Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal "Lipid profile from commercially important decapod crustaceans " (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2024/12/17 - 2024/12/18 Concluded	Introduction to Mass Spectometry Course (Outros) British Mass Spectrometry Society, United Kingdom
2021/11/21 - 2023/11/21 Concluded	Researcher's writing academy (Outros) Major in Scientific Writing Researcher's Writing Academy, Czech Republic
2022/11/14 - 2022/11/16 Concluded	Advanced course: Marine and Coastal Ecosystem Services From Mapping to Modelling (Outros) Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal	16
2022/02/28 - 2022/03/04 Concluded	Advanced course: Experimental Design and Analysis of Multivariate Data (Outros) Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2021/10/11 - 2021/10/20 Concluded	Revisão Sistemática da Literatura com EndNote (Outros) GADES- Data Analysis Solutions, Portugal
2021/07/19 - 2021/07/23 Concluded	Advanced course: "Data analysis using R" (Outros) Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal	18
2021/07/05 - 2021/07/06 Concluded	Transversal course: Seminar on Scientific Writing (Outros) Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal	20
2021/05/31 - 2021/06/25 Concluded	Transversal course: Crafting good communication skills: talks and posters (Outros) Universidade de Vigo, Spain	18,5
2021/03/22 - 2021/05/22 Concluded	English Online Course Level C1 (Outros) Now Club- Ensino de inglês, Portugal	18,3
2021/04/12 - 2021/04/16 Concluded	Advanced course: New Trends in aquaculture and biotechnology research (Outros) Universidade de Vigo, Spain	16,7
2016/09 - 2019/04/02 Concluded	Aquacultura (Mestrado) Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Escola Superior de Turismo e Tecnologia do Mar de Peniche, Portugal "Desenvolvimento e respostas bioquímicas de juvenis de Palaemon elegans (Rathke, 1837) sujeitos a diferentes cenários de temperatura e pH" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	18
2018/06/22 Concluded	Curso Avançado em MÉTODOS E CONCEITOS DE ANÁLISE ESTATÍSTICA- Instrumentos estatísticos univariados, bivariados e multivariados. Métodos e conceitos de análise estatística com IBM SPSS Statistics 24/ CANOCO for Windows 4.5/ R Commander (Outros) Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Escola Superior de Turismo e Tecnologia do Mar de Peniche, Portugal
2013/09 - 2016/07/22 Concluded	Biologia Marinha e Biotecnologia (Licenciatura) Major in Aquacultura e Pescas Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Escola Superior de Turismo e Tecnologia do Mar de Peniche, Portugal "Efeitos da temperatura elevada e pH reduzido no desenvolvimento larvar de Homarus gammarus (Lavagante europeu) " (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	17 Valores
2015 Concluded	Charcos Um ecossistema a conhecer e preservar (Outros) Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Escola Superior de Turismo e Tecnologia do Mar de Peniche, Portugal
2014 Concluded	Charcos Um ecossistema a conhecer e preservar (Outros) Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Escola Superior de Turismo e Tecnologia do Mar de Peniche, Portugal

Affiliation

Others

	Category Host institution	Employer
2021/03/01 - Current	PhD Student	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
	Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal (...)
2019/06/03 - 2021/02/28	Research Fellow at: "Co-Pesca 2 - Implementação de um comité de cogestão para a apanha de percebe na Reserva Natural das Berlengas (MAR-01.03.02-FEAMP-0018)"	Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Escola Superior de Turismo e Tecnologia do Mar de Peniche, Portugal
	MARE Politécnico de Leiria, Portugal
2016/08 - 2016/08	Trainee at: LIFE + Berlengas Project (LIFE13NAT/PT/000458)	Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Escola Superior de Turismo e Tecnologia do Mar de Peniche, Portugal

2015/09/15 - 2015/09/22	Trainee at: SPEA- Portuguese Society for the Study of Birds under the scope of LIFE+Berlengas Project (LIFE13NAT/PT/000458)	Sociedade Portuguesa para o Estudo das Aves, Portugal
	Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Escola Superior de Turismo e Tecnologia do Mar de Peniche, Portugal

Projects

Contract

	Designation	Funders
2019/06 - 2021/02/28	CO-PESCA 2 - Implementação do Comité de co-gestão para a Apanha de Percebe na Reserva Natural das Berlengas (MAR2020). MAR-01.03.02-FEAMP-0018 Research Fellow MARE Politécnico de Leiria, Portugal	Concluded
2016 - 2018	JELLYFISHERIES - Towards an integrated approach to enhance predictive accuracy of jellyfish impact on coastal marine ecosystems PTDC/MAR-BIO/0440/2014 Other	N/A Concluded

Outputs

Publications

Conference abstract	Simão Maia; Calado, Ricardo; Pinho, Marisa; Tânia Melo; Bruna B. Neves; Laura Goracci; Stefano Bonciarelli; et al. "From mother to embryo: Lipid investment and utilization during Homarus gammarus embryogenesis". Paper presented in Research Summit 2025, Aveiro, 2025. Published Maia, Simão; Calado, Ricardo; Domingues, M. Rosário; Pinho, Marisa; Figueira, Joana; Dupont, Sam; Leandro, Sérgio Miguel; Rey, Felisa. "Newly extruded embryos of the pink spiny lobster (Palinurus mauritanicus): Insights into fatty acid profiles". Paper presented in Research Summit 2024, Aveiro, 2024. Published • DOI: https://doi.org/10.48528/5rnm-k519 SM Leandro, R Sá, A Sousa, C Nunes, F Neves, MJ Fernandes, ML Morais, S Maia, SC Marques, T Cruz. "Co-Pesca2: Implementation of a co-management system of the stalked barnacle fishery in Berlengas Nature Reserve". Paper presented in ICES ANNUAL SCIENCE CONFERENCE 2020, Copenhaga, 2021. Submitted Maia, Simão; Ricardo Jorge Guerra Calado; Sérgio Miguel Franco Martins Leandro; Sam Dupont. "Spiny lobsters in a changing ocean- how phyllosomata of commercially important species will cope with warmer and more acidic oceans”". Paper presented in Research Summit 2021, Aveiro, 2021. Published F. Neves; A. Sousa ; D. Mateus; S. Maia; S. M. Leandro; D. Jacinto; T. Cruz. "Abundance, size and biomass of the stalked barnacle Pollicipes pollicipes at berlengas nature reserve (Portugal): are there any differences between no-take and harvest zones?". Paper presented in VII International Symposium on Marine Sciences, Barcelona, 2020. Published Duarte, Inês; Leandro, Sérgio; Ferreira, Margarida; Pinto, Henrique; Falcão, Joana; Reis, João; Maia, Simão; Marques, Sónia. "Early development of Velella velella medusae in laboratory". 2018. 10.3389/conf.fmars.2018.06.00080 Duarte, Inês; Leandro, Sergio; Ferreira, Margarida; Pinto, Carlos; Falcão, Joana; Rato, Lénia; Maranhão, Paulo; Marques, Sónia. "Different morphological types in Phyllorhiza punctata translate into adaptative changes?". 2018. 10.3389/conf.fmars.2018.06.00079 • Assistant staff
Conference poster	Maia, Simão; Rey, Felisa; Domingues, M. Rosário; Dupont, Sam; Leandro, Sérgio; Calado, Ricardo. "Lipid profiling of newly extruded embryos of decapod crustaceans of commercial interest". Paper presented in Encontro de Ciência 2023, 2023. Maia, Simão; Leandro, Sérgio Miguel; Sam Dupont; Calado, Ricardo. "Spiny lobsters in a changing ocean- how phyllosomata of commercially important species will cope with warmer and more acidic oceans". Paper presented in Encontro Ciencia 2021, 2021.
Journal article	Maia, Simão; Rey, Felisa; Domingues, M. Rosário; Figueira, Joana; Dupont, Sam; Leandro, Sérgio M.; Calado, Ricardo. "Fatty acid profile of newly extruded embryos of brown crab (Cancer pagurus) and potential value of their lipids for human consumption". Applied Food Research 5 1 (2025): 100773. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.afres.2025.100773. 10.1016/j.afres.2025.100773 M. Monteiro; U.M. Azeiteiro; J. Cruz; S. Maia; S.M. Leandro; S.C. Marques. "Distribution and composition of Decapod larvae assemblages on the Berlengas archipelago and Peniche coast (western coast of Portugal)". Regional Studies in Marine Science (2024): https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/65458397/. Published • 10.1016/J.RSMA.2023.103354 Maia, Simão; Marques, Sónia C.; Dupont, Sam; Neves, Marta; Pinto, Henrique J.; Reis, João; Leandro, Sérgio M.. "Effects of ocean acidification and warming on the development and biochemical responses of juvenile shrimp Palaemon elegans (Rathke, 1837)". Marine Environmental Research 176 (2022): 105580. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2022.105580. 10.1016/j.marenvres.2022.105580
Thesis / Dissertation	Maia, Simão. "Desenvolvimento e respostas bioquímicas de juvenis de Palaemon elegans (Rathke, 1837) sujeitos a diferentes cenários de temperatura e pH". Master, Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Escola Superior de Turismo e Tecnologia do Mar de Peniche, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.8/3895.

Activities

Oral presentation

	Presentation title	Event name Host (Event location)
2025/07/17	From mother to embryo: Lipid investment and utilization during Homarus gammarus embryogenesis	Research Summit 2025 Universidade de Aveiro (Aveiro, Portugal)
2025/07/07	Lipidomic profiling of maternal investment and lipid dynamics during embryogenesis in the European lobster Homarus gammarus	The Crustacean Society Summer Meeting Sorbonne University (Paris, France)
2025/06/18	Lipidomic profiling of maternal investment and lipid dynamics during embryogenesis in the European lobster Homarus gammarus	Omega Marine Lipids Workshop (OMALI) Universidade de Aveiro (Aveiro, Portugal)
2024/07/18	Newly extruded embryos of the pink spiny lobster (Palinurus mauritanicus): Insights into fatty acid profiles	Research Summit 2024 Universidade de Aveiro (Aveiro, Portugal)
2024/05/17	Fatty acid profile of brown crab (Cancer pagurus ) early-stage embryos and their potential benefits for human nutrition	12th Workshop in Lipidomics 2024- Online event “Marine Lipidomics” Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Quimica (Aveiro, Portugal)
2022/05/11	European lobster larvae in individual RAS: opportunities for rearing refinement and physiology studies	6th European Lobster Centre of Excellence Conference (ELCE) National Lobster Hatchery (Padstow, United Kingdom)
2021/08/06	Spiny lobsters in a changing ocean- how phyllosomata of commercially important species will cope with warmer and more acidic oceans	Doctoral Programme Do*Mar Students Day 2021 Universidade de Aveiro (Aveiro, Portugal)
2021/07/08	Spiny lobsters in a changing ocean- how phyllosomata of commercially important species will cope with warmer and more acidic oceans”	Research Summit 2021 Universidade de Aveiro (Aveiro, Portugal)

Event organisation

	Event name Type of event (Role)	Institution / Organization
2025/06/16 - 2025/06/18	Member of the Organizing Committee of the Conference Omega Marine Lipids (OMALI) workshop - Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal. 16-18 of June 2025 (2025/06/16 - 2025/06/18) Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)	Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2024/04/17 - 2024/04/17	Member of the Organizing Committee of the Conference 12th Workshop in Lipidomics 2024- Online event “Marine Lipidomics” on the 17th of April 2024 (2024/04/17 - 2024/04/17) Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)	Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Química, Portugal
2023/09/25 - 2023/09/29	Member of the Organizing Committee of the Conference European Union of Aquarium Curators-EUAC, Faial, Portugal 25-29 September 2023 (2023/09/25 - 2023/09/29) Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)	Flying Sharks Consultoria e Inovação Lda, Portugal
2020/02/11 - 2020/02/11	Member of the Organizing Committee of the initiative “Ocean Open Day (ESTM-IPLeiria) Practical activities and lectures on marine biology, biotechnology, aquaculture and food innovation, for undergraduate students (2020/02/11 - 2020/02/11) Exhibition (Co-organisor)	Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Escola Superior de Turismo e Tecnologia do Mar de Peniche, Portugal
2019 - 2019	Member of the Organizing Committee of the initiative “Ocean Open Day (ESTM-IPLeiria) Practical activities and lectures on marine biology, biotechnology, aquaculture and food innovation, for undergraduate students (2019 - 2019) Exhibition (Co-organisor)	Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Escola Superior de Turismo e Tecnologia do Mar de Peniche, Portugal
2019 - 2019	Member of the Organizing Committee of the II Advanced Course “Living Ocean and Climate Change (2019/07/08 - 2019/07/12)	Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Escola Superior de Turismo e Tecnologia do Mar de Peniche, Portugal
2018/07/07 - 2018/07/12	Member of the Organizing Committee of the I Advanced Course “Living Ocean and Climate Change (2018/07/07)	Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Escola Superior de Turismo e Tecnologia do Mar de Peniche, Portugal
2018 - 2018	Member of the Organizing Committee of the initiative “Ocean Open Day (ESTM-IPLeiria) Practical activities and lectures on marine biology, biotechnology, aquaculture and food innovation, for undergraduate students (2018 - 2018) Exhibition (Co-organisor)	Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Escola Superior de Turismo e Tecnologia do Mar de Peniche, Portugal

Event participation

	Activity description Type of event	Event name Institution / Organization
2024/06/24 - 2024/06/25	Workshop: COST ACTION CA20106 SeaWheat- Ulva: Tomorrow's " Wheat of the Sea, a Model for an Innovative Mariculture Conference	Workshop Bioactives in Ulva Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2024/04/03 - 2024/04/03	12th Workshop in Lipidomics- Food Lipidomics Conference	Food Lipidomics Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Química, Portugal
2024/03/27 - 2024/03/27	12th Workshop in Lipidomics- Lipidomics in health & disease Conference	Lipidomics in health & disease Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Química, Portugal
2023/05/03 - 2023/05/03	11th Workshop in Lipidomics 2023 - Online event “Marine Lipidomics“ Conference	Marine Lipidomics Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Química, Portugal
2023/04/26 - 2023/04/26	11th Workshop in Lipidomics 2023 - Online event “Food Lipidomics“ Conference	Food Lipidomics Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Química, Portugal
2023/04/12 - 2023/04/12	11th Workshop in Lipidomics 2023 - Online event “Lipidomics in Health & Disease“ Conference	Lipidomics in health & disease Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Química, Portugal
2021/04/21 - 2021/04/22	Webinar de Escrita Científica: Princípios Gerais para Obter uma Publicação Científica: Guidance to all sections that compose a scientific paper, how to address each section and the type of writing in each of them as well as in the overall manuscript. Realizado em colaboração com o Instituto Politécnico de Leiria e a ReadytoPud, com a duração de 6 horas. Seminar	Webinar de Escrita Científica: Princípios Gerais para Obter uma Publicação Científica Ready to Pub, Portugal
2021/03/18 - 2021/03/18	Fotografia de Natureza: conceitos básicos sobre técnicas e estilos com João Quintela e António Vieira: Conceitos básicos sobre técnica e estilos de fotografia de Natureza. Organizado pelo Programa American Corner da Universidade de Aveiro, que resulta de uma parceria com a Embaixada dos Estados Unidos da América e em colaboração com o Projeto Momentos da Natureza Workshop	Fotografia de Natureza – conceitos básicos sobre técnicas e estilos com João Quintela e António Vieira Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2017/11/15 - 2017/11/15	2º seminário estudo dos cnidários, as ferramentas disponíveis, realizado no Aquário Vasco da Gama Seminar	Estudos dos cnidários, as ferramentas disponíveis Egas Moniz Cooperativa de Ensino Superior CRL, Portugal

Distinctions

Award

2025	Best Pitch Presentation- Omega Marine Lipids Workshop, University of Aveiro Royal Society of Chemistry, United Kingdom