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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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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2022/01/01 - 2024/12/31 | R&D FCT: Speleothems as magnetic, environmental and paleo-fire archives
PTDC/CTA-GEO/0125/2021
Principal investigator
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
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2021/01/01 - 2023/12/31 | Climate and human adaptation during the Last Glacial Period in the Côa Valley region (Portugal)
COA/CAC/0031/2019
Researcher
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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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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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2010/01 - 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 paper |
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Journal article |
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Thesis / Dissertation |
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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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2018 - 2018 | 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 | 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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2015 - 2015 | "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 | 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 | 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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2009 - 2009 | 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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Committee member
Activity description Role |
Institution / Organization | |
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2019/01/01 - 2022/01/01 | Deputy President of the Earth Magnetic and Rock Physics Division - European Geophysical Union
President / Vice-president
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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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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). |