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Isabel Marín Beltrán completed her PhD in Marine Sciences at Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (Barcelona, Spain) in July 2017. During her PhD, Isabel studied the effect of anthropogenic and mineral aerosols on bacterial communities of the Mediterranean Sea, acquiring expertise in the areas of Marine Biochemistry and Microbiology. She has a MSc Degree in Marine Sciences at the Universitat de Barcelona, where she conducted a project on the determination of Caretta caretta foraging areas within the Mediterranean Sea, based on their isotopic signature. She completed the BSc in Marine Sciences at Universidad de Cádiz (Spain), after studying Geology (BSc, 3 years) at Universidad de Zaragoza. In 2019, Dr. Marín-Beltrán got a CEEC individual postdoctoral fellowship (Junior Researcher) in the framework of the FCT - Scientific Employment Stimulus program (project "MASS": Microplastics in the Aquatic Environment; CEECIND/03072/2017). In this project, she is evaluating potential sources of microplastics to the coastal environment, as well as looking for environmentally safe solutions to remove microplastics from the environment. Namely, by means of bacterial communities and isolates coming from the marine environment and from wastewater treatment plants. The work is being developed at Laboratory of Environmental Technologies, at Centre of Marine Sciences (CCMAR), leaded by Professor Maria Clara Costa. Isabel has published 10 articles in high impact journals (among them, Science of the Total Environment, Marine Pollution Bulletin), 6 of which she is the first and/or corresponding author. She also authorships two conference proceedings and two book chapters. She is also author of two "insight" comments published in the journal Science as part of the "NextGen Voices" series. She regularly contributes to peer-revision of manuscripts on scientific journals. In addition, Dr Marín-Beltrán was invited to review a report prepared by the Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera (IPMA) as part of the EU Marine Strategy Framework Directive, as an expert on marine debris. As PhD student, she participated in three (national and international) projects, and she was visitant student at Institut Méditerranéen d'Océanologie (MIO) of Marseille (France), at KTH Royal Institute of Technology of Stockholm (Sweden), and at Univeristà degli studi di Genova (Italy). After completing her PhD, she was visitant researcher at Heriot-Watt University (UK). As postdoc, she was research collaborator in two international and one national project. She is currently part of the team of one national (FCT funded) project, and since December 2023 leads her own project to assess the impact of microplastics in cryospheric regions (project "MAFIHA"; 2023.00192.RESTART). Dr. Marín-Beltrán has disseminated her research through 15 oral presentations in two national and 11 international seminars and conferences, including three invited talks. She has also presented her work through posters at several national (in Portugal and Spain) and 7 international conferences. Isabel has (co-) supervised the experimental work of >10 BSc and MSc students, and the final projects of 6master students. Further, she is external advisor of a master student at University of Philippines. She is currently co-supervisor of a PhD student at University of Zaragoza (Spain). She has been member of the evaluation panel of 3 master and 1 PhD projects. Last but not least, Isabel is very active as both organiser and participant of/at outreach activities aiming at transferring knowledge to the general public. She has produced several videos aimed to promote the sustainable use of resources, available at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJYY5LstRf4an1KLGMzvawA. Keywords: environmental pollution; microplastics; bioremediation; bacterial assemblages; atmospheric deposition; coastal waters; wastewater; cryosphere.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Isabel Marín Beltrán

Citation names

  • Marín, Isabel
  • Isabel Marín-Beltrán

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
F113-4C9D-8C31
ORCID iD
0000-0002-8389-0859
Google Scholar ID
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Email addresses

  • isabel.marin.beltran@gmail.com (Personal)

Telephones

Mobile phone
  • 913148074 (Personal)
Telephone
  • 289 800 05 (Professional)

Addresses

  • Universidade do Algarve, Campus de Gambelas , 8005-139 , Faro, Faro, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Natural sciences - Earth and Environmental Sciences - Environmental Sciences
  • Natural sciences - Earth and Environmental Sciences - Oceanography
  • Natural sciences - Earth and Environmental Sciences - Atmospheric Sciences
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Microbiology
  • Social Sciences - Economic and Social Geography - Environmental Sciences

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Spanish; Castilian (Mother tongue)
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Portuguese Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Catalan Elementary (A2) Advanced (C1) Elementary (A2) Advanced (C1) Intermediate (B1)
Education
Degree Classification
2012/12/01 - 2017/07/21
Concluded
 Marine Sciences (Doctor of Philosophy)
Institut de Ciències del Mar, Spain

Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Spain
"Effects of atmospheric deposition on microbial dynamics and composition in two anthropogenically-influenced contrasted coastal sites" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Excelent - Cum Laude
2010/10/01 - 2011/09/22
Concluded
 Marine Sciences (Master)
Universitat de Barcelona Departament de Biologia Animal, Spain
"Determination of Caretta caretta foraging areas within the Mediterranean Sea based on their isotopic signature" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Very good
2007/10/01 - 2010/09/30
Concluded
 Marine Sciences (Licence)
Major in Oceanography and Marine Environment
Universidad de Cádiz, Spain
 Excellent
2004/09/01 - 2007/09/30
Concluded
 Geology (Bachelor)
Universidad de Zaragoza, Spain
 Very good
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2019/03/11 - Current Postdoc (Research) Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal
Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal
2017/11/01 - 2018/05/31 Visiting Researcher (Research) Heriot-Watt University, United Kingdom
Heriot-Watt University, United Kingdom
2017/01/01 - 2017/07/21 Contracted Researcher (Research) Agencia Estatal Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Spain
Institut de Ciències del Mar, Spain
2012/12/01 - 2016/11/30 Researcher (Research) Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (MINECO), Spain
Institut de Ciències del Mar, Spain
2016/04/26 - 2016/07/22 Visiting Researcher (Research) Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (MINECO), Spain
Univeristà degli studi di Genova, Italy
2015/10/05 - 2015/12/18 Visiting Researcher (Research) Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (MINECO), Spain
KTH Royal Institute of Technology of Stockholm, Sweden
2014/09/01 - 2014/11/29 Visiting Researcher (Research) Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (MINECO), Spain
Institut Méditerranéen d'Océanologie (MIO) of Marseille, France
2011/10/01 - 2012/08/31 Research Assistant (Research) Universidad de Zaragoza, Spain
Universidad de Zaragoza, Spain

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2023/08/14 - 2023/08/25 Invited Associate Professor (University Teacher) Universidade do Algarve - Campus de Gambelas, Portugal
Universiteit Gent, Belgium
2023/01/01 - 2023/06/30 Invited Associate Professor (University Teacher) Universidade do Algarve Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal

Other Careers

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2018/06/15 - 2018/08/15 Professor do ensino básico e secundário (Professor do ensino básico e secundário) Operation Wallacea, United Kingdom
Operation Wallacea, United Kingdom
Projects

Contract

Designation Funders
2021/09/01 - Current Bioaugmentation and conjugative plasmid transference using bacteria from extreme environments to enhance biodegradation of recalcitrant pollutants in WWTP granular sludge
PTDC/CTA-AMB/7782/2020
Post-doc
Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal
 Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT
Ongoing
2023/12/19 - 2025/06/18 Microplastics from Atmospheric Fallout: Impacts at High Altitudes (MAFIHA)
2023.00192.RESTART
Principal investigator
Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2019/03/11 - 2025/03/10 MASS: Microplastics in the Aquatic Environment: Sources and Sinks
CEECIND/03072/2017
Principal investigator
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2020/09/01 - 2022/06/30 PROBIOMA: Prospección en ambientes subterráneos de compuestos bioactivos microbianos con uso potencial para la medicina, agricultura y medio ambiente
CTM2015-2339
Post-doc
Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Spain

Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal

Universidade de Évora, Portugal

Servicios Mineros de Andalucía, Spain
European Regional Development Fund
Concluded
2020/01/01 - 2022/02/28 Innovative combination of chemical and biological strategies for the recovery of metals from metals bearing wastewaters and leachates (METALCHEMBIO)
ALG-01-0145-FEDER – 029251
Post-doc
Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal
Concluded
2016/01/01 - 2019/12/31 ANIMA: Atmospheric inputs as a source of organic Nutrients and microorganisms In MArine ecosystems
CTM2015-65720-R
Researcher
Institut de Ciències del Mar, Spain
 Gobierno de España

European Regional Development Fund
Concluded
2013/01/01 - 2015/12/31 DOREMI: Dissolved Organic matter REmineralization in the ocean: MIcrobial and biogeochemical constraints
CTM2012-34294
PhD Student Fellow
Gobierno de España
Concluded
2012/12/01 - 2015/12/31 ADEPT: Aerosol deposition and ocean plankton dynamics
CTM2011-23458
PhD Student Fellow
Institut de Ciències del Mar, Spain
 Gobierno de España Ministerio de Ciencia Innovación y Universidades
Concluded

Other

Designation Funders
2020/06/01 - Current PLASTIC PIRATES – Go Europe!
NA
Researcher
Ongoing
2020/03/01 - Current Funding Plurianual CCMAR
UID/04326/2020
Post-doc
Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Isabel Marín-Beltrán; Ines Sánchez Del Río; Veiga-Pires, Cristina. Corresponding author: Isabel Marín-Beltrán. "Os microplásticos à porta do oceano: Microplásticos atmosféricos". In Micro e Nanoplásticos: um Macroproblema. Faro, Portugal: CIMA/ARNET, 2023.
    Published
  2. Goñi, Pilar; Mosteo, Rosa; Fernández, María Teresa; Marín-Beltrán, Isabel (F113-4C9D-8C31); Lasheras, Ana Marta; Gómez, Jairo. "Microorganisms in Wastewater Purification Processes and Reuse of Water and Sludge". In Environmental Science and Engineering: Water Pollution & Waste Water Treatment. Spain, 2017.
    Published
Conference paper
  1. Isabel Marín-Beltrán; Maria Clara Semedo da Silva Costa. Corresponding author: Isabel Marín-Beltrán. "Citizens are concerned on plastic pollution, even in pandemic times.". Paper presented in Recent Advances in Environmental Science from the Euro-Mediterranean and Surrounding Regions (EMCEI), Rende (Cosenza), 2023.
    Accepted
  2. Carlier, Jorge Daniel Dias; Lara-Moreno, Alba; Martins, António ; Cox, Cymon J.; Isabel Marín-Beltrán; Tânia Cristina Luz Palma; Maria Clara Semedo da Silva Costa. Corresponding author: Carlier, Jorge Daniel Dias. "Selection of bacterial strains to bioaugment granular sludge and improve the removal of recalcitrant pollutants". Paper presented in International Conference on Environmental Science & Technology (CEST), Athens, 2023.
    Submitted
Conference poster
  1. Isabel Marín-Beltrán. Corresponding author: Isabel Marín-Beltrán. "Plastic Pirates: Go Europe!". Paper presented in II Encuentro Nacional de Ciencia Ciudadana, Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades, 2022.
  2. Nuria Fernández de Villalobos; Isabel Marín-Beltrán; Maria Clara Semedo da Silva Costa. Corresponding author: Isabel Marín-Beltrán. "Potential of marine bacteria to biodegrade conventional and bio-based microplastics". Paper presented in Microbiotec Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology, 2021.
  3. Nuria Fernández de Villalobos; Isabel Marín-Beltrán; Costa, Maria Clara. "Biodegradation potential of microplastics by bacteria recovered from the marine environment.". Paper presented in XXVII Encontro Nacional - Sociedade Portuguesa de Química, 2021.
  4. Isabel Marín-Beltrán; Ines Sánchez Del Río; Costa, Maria Clara. "Atmospheric deposition of microplastics in Southern Portugal". Paper presented in XXVII Encontro Nacional - Sociedade Portuguesa de Química., 2021.
  5. Peters, F; Marín-Beltrán, I. (F113-4C9D-8C31); Logue, J.B.; Andersson, A.F.. "Natural and anthropogenic atmospheric deposition and their effects on bacterial community assembly in the northwestern Mediterranean". Paper presented in IMBeR Open Science Conference, 2019.
  6. Marín-Beltrán, I. (F113-4C9D-8C31); Sala, M.M.; Marrasé, C.; Peters, F.. "Impact of aerosols of different origin on marine microbial dynamics in the Mediterranean". Paper presented in Surface Ocean Lower Atmosphere Study Workshop (SOLAS) Workshop on Frontiers in Ocean-Atmosphere Exchange: Air Sea Interface and Fluxes of Mass and Energy, 2017.
  7. Nunes, Sdena; Marín-Beltrán, Isabel (F113-4C9D-8C31); Latasa, Mikel; Peters, Francesc; Sánchez-Pérez, Elvira D.; Moreno, Teresa; Querol, Xavier; Estrada, Marta. "Impact of atmospheric aerosols with different composition on coastal Mediterranean phytoplankton". Paper presented in Aquatic Sciences Meeting. American Society of Limnology&Oceanography (ASLO), 2015.
  8. Nunes, S.; Marín-Beltrán, I. (F113-4C9D-8C31); Txurruca, E.; Sánchez-Pérez, E.D.; Estrada, M.; Peters, F.. "Phytoplankton response to atmospheric aerosol deposition in a coastal zone of the NW Mediterranean". Paper presented in One Planet, One Ocean. 2nd International Ocean Research Conference, 2014.
  9. Marín-Beltrán, I. (F113-4C9D-8C31); Nunes, S.; Sánchez-Pérez, E. D.; Txurruka, E.; Marrasé, C.; Estrada, M.; Peters, F.. "Increased anthropogenic aerosol emissions might disrupt marine microbial plankton communities". Paper presented in One Planet, One Ocean. 2nd International Ocean Research Conference, 2014.
  10. Sánchez-Pérez, E.D.; Marín-Beltrán, I. (F113-4C9D-8C31); Nunes, S.; Estrada, M.; Peters, F.; Pujo-Pay, M.; Conan, P.; Marrasé, C.. "Fluorescent organic matter dynamics induced by inputs of different types of dust. An experimental approach.". Paper presented in One Planet, One Ocean. 2nd International Ocean Research Conference., 2014.
  11. Marín-Beltrán, I. (F113-4C9D-8C31); Nunes, S.; Estrada, M.; Peters, F.. "Effect of Saharan dust on dynamics of nutrients and marine microbial plankton". Paper presented in Integrating New Advances in Mediterranean Oceanography and Marine Biology Symposium., 2013.
Journal article
  1. Nuria Fernández de Villalobos; Maria Clara Costa; Isabel Marín-Beltrán. Corresponding author: Isabel Marín-Beltrán. "A community of marine bacteria with potential to biodegrade petroleum-based and biobased microplastics". Marine Pollution Bulletin 185 (2022): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2022.114251.
    Open access • Published • 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2022.114251
  2. Nobahar, Amir; Alemu Bejiga Melka; Isabel Marín-Beltrán; Luis Neves; Maria Clara Semedo da Silva Costa; Carlier, Jorge Daniel Dias. Corresponding author: Carlier, Jorge Daniel Dias. "Combination of chemical and biological processes for zinc recovery from extreme acid mine drainage after copper extraction.". Journal of Sustainable Metallurgy (2022):
    Published
  3. Isabel Marín-Beltrán; Federico Demaria; Claudia Ofelio; Luis M. Serra; Antonio Turiel; William J. Ripple; Sharif A. Mukul; Maria Clara Costa. Corresponding author: Isabel Marín-Beltrán. "Scientists' warning against the society of waste". Science of The Total Environment 811 151359 (2022): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.151359.
    Open access • Published • 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.151359
  4. Isabel Marín-Beltrán. "Social media: Good or evil?". Science 375 6581 (2022): 608-609. https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.abo2409.
    Open access • Published
  5. Ellwanger, J. H.; Stanley Lekgoathi, M. D.; Nemani, K.; Tarselli, M. A.; Al Harraq, A.; Uzonyi, A.; Dutton-Regester, K.; et al. "News from a postpandemic world". Science 369 6499 (2020): 26-29.
    Open access • Published
  6. Isabel Marín-Beltrán; Logue, J.B.; Andersson, A.F.; Peters, F.. Corresponding author: Isabel Marín-Beltrán. "Atmospheric Deposition Impact on Bacterial Community Composition in the NW Mediterranean". Frontiers in Microbiology 10 (2019): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2019.00858.
    Open access • Published • 10.3389/fmicb.2019.00858
  7. Isabel Marín-Beltrán; Nunes, S.; Sánchez-Pérez, E. D.; Antequera, C.; Sala, M. M.; Marrasé, C.; Peters, F.. Corresponding author: Isabel Marín-Beltrán. "Coastal Bacterioplankton Metabolism Is Stimulated Stronger by Anthropogenic Aerosols than Saharan Dust". Frontiers in Microbiology (2017): http://10.3389/fmicb.2017.02215.
    Open access • Published • 10.3389/fmicb.2017.02215
  8. Isabel Marín-Beltrán; Nunes, S.; Sánchez-Pérez, E.D.; Aparicio, F.L.; Estrada, M.; Marrasé, C.; Moreno, T.; et al. Corresponding author: Isabel Marín-Beltrán. "Anthropogenic versus mineral aerosols in the stimulation of microbial planktonic communities in coastal waters of the northwestern Mediterranean Sea". Science of The Total Environment 574 (2017): 553-568. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.09.005.
    Published • 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.09.005
  9. Sánchez-Pérez, E.D.; Marín, I.; Nunes, S.; Aparicio, F.L.; Fernández-González, L.; Peters, F.; Pujo-Pay, M.; Conan, P.; Marrasé, C.. "Aerosol inputs affect the optical signatures of dissolved organic matter in NW Mediterranean coastal waters". Scientia Marina 80 4 (2016): 437. http://dx.doi.org/10.3989/scimar.04318.20b.
    10.3989/scimar.04318.20b
  10. Marín, I.; Goñi, P.; Lasheras, A.M.; Ormad, M.P.. "Efficiency of a Spanish wastewater treatment plant for removal potentially pathogens: Characterization of bacteria and protozoa along water and sludge treatment lines". Ecological Engineering 74 (2015): 28-32. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoleng.2014.09.027.
    Published • 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2014.09.027
  11. Cardona, L.; Clusa, M.; Eder, E.; Demetropoulo, A.; Margaritoulis, D.; Rees, Alan F.; Hamza, A.A.; et al. "Distribution patterns and foraging ground productivity determine clutch size in Mediterranean loggerhead turtles.". Marine Ecology Progress Series 497 (2014): 229-241. https://www.int-res.com/abstracts/meps/v497/p229-241/.
    Published • 10.3354/meps10595
  12. Eder, E; Ceballos, A; Martins, S; Pérez-García, H; Marín, I; Marco, A; Cardona, L. "Foraging dichotomy in loggerhead sea turtles Caretta caretta off northwestern Africa". Marine Ecology Progress Series 470 (2012): 113-122. http://dx.doi.org/10.3354/meps10018.
    10.3354/meps10018
Newsletter article
  1. Isabel Marín-Beltrán. "Cientistas Alertam para os impactos do desperdício", 2021, https://www.ualg.pt/cientistas-alertam-para-os-impactos-do-desperdicio.
Newspaper article
  1. Isabel Marín-Beltrán. "A las víctimas olvidadas del franquismo", El Periódico, 2017, https://www.elperiodico.com/es/entre-todos/participacion/a-las-victimas-olvidadas-del-franquismo-150854.
Report
  1. Isabel Marín-Beltrán; Maria Clara Semedo da Silva Costa. Corresponding author: Isabel Marín-Beltrán. 2022. COVID-19 and citizen perception on plastic pollution: Summary report.
  2. Isabel Marín-Beltrán; Maria Clara Semedo da Silva Costa. Corresponding author: Isabel Marín-Beltrán. 2022. Efeito da COVID-19 na perceção dos cidadãos sobre poluição por plásticos: Resumo dos resultados.
  3. Isabel Marín-Beltrán; Maria Clara Semedo da Silva Costa. Corresponding author: Isabel Marín-Beltrán. 2022. Efecto de la COVID-19 en la percepción de la ciudadanía sobre la contaminación por plásticos: Resumen de los resultados.
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Isabel Marín-Beltrán. "Effects of atmospheric deposition on microbial dynamics and composition in two anthropogenically-influenced contrasted coastal sites". PhD, Institut de Ciències del Mar, 2017. https://www.tdx.cat/handle/10803/662855#page=1.
  2. Isabel Marín-Beltrán. "Determination of Caretta caretta foraging areas within the Mediterranean Sea based on their isotopic signature.". Master, Universitat de Barcelona Departament de Biologia Animal, 2011.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2023/11/17 Biodegradación de microplásticos por bacterias marinas XII evento internacional. La Universidad en el S. XXI. VI Congreso Internacional: Industria y Desarrollo Sostenible (CIIDS)
(Ecuador)
2023/10/03 Citizens are concerned on plastic pollution, even in pandemic times. 5th Euro-Mediterranean Conference for Environmental Integration (EMCEI)
(Rende (Cosenza), Italy)
2023/09/12 Bacteria from marine caves with potential to biodegrade petroleum-based and biobased microplastics 3rd Global Conference on Polymers, Plastics and Composites
Innovinc (Barcelona, Spain)
2022/10/12 Is atmospheric fallout a relevant source of microplastics to coastal waters? YOUMARES 13 Future Oceans - Science for Resilient Marine Ecosystems
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Meeresforschung (Berlin, Germany)
2022/05/13 The Society of Waste I International Multidisciplinary Congress Of Innovation and Research in Healthy Habits
Faculty of Health Sciences of Ceuta, University of Granada (Ceuta, Spain)
2021/11/26 Plastic Pirates: Go Europe! Encontro Nacional de Ciência Cidadã
Rede Portuguesa de Ciência Cidadã (Portugal)
2021/11/18 Potential of marine bacteria to biodegrade conventional and biobased microplastics. The 4th Annual Meeting of the International Joint Research Center of Marine Biology
Centro de Ciências do Mar do Algarve
2020/08/26 Monitoring atmospheric microplastics: looking for a standardized methodology International Conference for Young Marine Researchers (ICYMARE)
Bremen Society for Natural Sciences
2019/11/20 Microplastics: from emergent threat to public enemies CCMAR Seminars
Centro de Ciências do Mar do Algarve (CCMAR) (Faro, Portugal)
2017/01/13 Impact of atmospheric particles on marine bacteria Avanços Ecologia Microbiana
Institut de Ciències del Mar (Barcelona, Spain)
2016/09/04 Nutrient deposition in coastal waters of the northwestern Mediterranean. XXXII Trobades científiques de la Mediterrània – Planeta Oceà
Institut Menorquí d’estudis ( Maó (Menorca Island), Spain)
2016/06/22 Atmospheric deposition in the NW mediterranean: Implications on the marine planktonic community
Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV) (Bologna)
2015/10/15 Effects of atmospheric deposition on microbial dynamics in different anthropogenically influenced contrasted coastal sites
Science for Life Laboratory (Estocolmo, Sweden)
2015/06/04 Microbial planktonic communities response to mineral and anthropogenic aerosols Banyuls-Barcelona Interlab Meeting
Institut de Ciènces del Mar (ICM) (Barcelona, Spain)
2015/02/24 Microbial planktonic communities response to Saharan dust and anthropogenic atmospheric inputs in a low-nutrient low-chlorophyll region ASLO: Aquatic Sciences Meeting
Palacios de Exposiciones y Congresos de Granada (Granada, Spain)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2023/09/25 - Current Fuentes y sumideros de microplásticos en entornos naturales de Aragón: la Laguna de Gallocanta como caso de estudio particular
Co-supervisor
 Doctoral Program in Geology (PhD)
Universidad de Zaragoza, Spain
2023/01/23 - Current Effects of atmospheric deposition on local phytoplankton communities and isolated Alexandrium sp. and Pyrodinium sp. cultures
Co-supervisor of Richard Redil
University of the Philippines Diliman Marine Science Institute, Philippines
2023/01/23 - 2023/09/21 Degradation of microplastics by bacterial communities from granular bioreactors under composting conditions
Supervisor
 Erasmus Mundus Master in Chemical Innovation and Regulation (Master)
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
2022/01/10 - 2023/01/20 Marine bacteria and their role in polyethylene terephthalate biodeterioration and biofragmentation
Supervisor of Alois Mathew Ngonyani
Erasmus Mundus Master in Quality in Analytical Laboratories (EMQAL) (Master)
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
2022/01/10 - 2022/07/07 Atmospheric deposition as a potential source of microplastics in the coastal waters of the Ria Formosa Natural Park, Southern Portugal
Supervisor of Inés Sánchez del Río
 International Master of Science in Marine Biological Resources (IMBRSea) (Master)
Universiteit Gent, Belgium
2022/01/10 - 2022/07/07 Tracking microplastic accumulation in sediments of coastal marine vegetated habitats
Co-supervisor of Charlotte Van den Auwelant
International Master of Science in Marine Biological Resources (IMBRSea) (Master)
Universiteit Gent, Belgium
2021/01/11 - 2021/07/16 Degradation of conventional and biodegradable microplastics by a consortium of marine bacteria
Co-supervisor of Nuria Fernández de Villalobos
 International Master of Science in Marine Biological Resources (Master)
Universiteit Gent, Belgium
2021/05/10 - 2021/06/30 Monitorization of microplastics in the Ria Formosa Natural Park
Supervisor of Ines Sánchez del Río
 International Master of Science in Marine Biological Resources (IMBRSea) (Master)
Universiteit Gent, Belgium
2020/12/02 - 2021/01/24 Absorbance-A tool in bioremediation
Co-supervisor
 Molecular and Microbial Biology (Master)
Universidade do Algarve - Campus de Gambelas, Portugal
2019/12/01 - 2020/01/29 Microplastic analysis - digestion and visualisation procedures.
Supervisor
Universidade do Algarve - Campus de Gambelas, Portugal
2014/01/01 - 2014/09/30 Análisis de las dinámicas de las poblaciones marinas de presas y depredadores microbianos y de los efectos provocados por la deposición atmosférica.
Co-supervisor
 MSc Marine Science, Universitat de Barcelona (Master)
Institut de Ciències del Mar, Spain

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2019/05/02 - Current First event of "CCMAR Inspires!", with Alexandre Quintanilha, where we discussed about "Knowledge as the basis of democracy" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PX9VkM-Vdm4). Next events of these series aimed to connect science, society and politics have been postponed due to the pandemic. (2020/02/07)
Round table (Member of the Scientific Committee)
 Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal
2023/02/10 - 2023/02/10 Dissemination activity for basic school students, including a presentation and hands-on activities related to the protection and conservation of the marine environment (2023/02/10 - 2023/02/10)
Seminar (Co-organisor)
2021/10/16 - 2021/10/16 In the framework of “2ª Edição Limpeza da Ria Formosa”, we organized a beach clean-up event and a workshop on marine litter and its impact on the environment. (2021/10/16 - 2021/10/16)
Exhibition (Co-organisor)
 Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal
2018/11/19 - 2018/11/19 I organised a discussion event and delivered a talk about the global problem of factory farming: "Sustainable and Compassionate Food Choices". (2018/11/19 - 2018/11/19)
Round table (Co-organisor)
2016/12/16 - 2018/01/04 I co-organised few events and delivered several talks on "Oil and refugee crisis". These talks were aimed to academics, secondary students, and the general public. (2016/12/16 - 2018/01/04)
Seminar (Co-organisor)
2017/02/16 - 2017/02/16 I organised and co-chaired a round table discussion entitled "Women and Science: past, present and future". (2017/02/16 - 2017/02/16)
Round table (Co-organisor)

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2014/04/12 - Current Volunteer at the "Fira de Barcelona", as part of the stand of Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC, Spain). The event consisted on hands-on activities on the research performed at different centres of the CSIC, aimed to high school students on their last year to decide on their future careers.
Exhibition
 Saló de l’Ensenyament de la Fira de Barcelona
Agencia Estatal Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Spain
2020/02/04 - 2022/06/30 Macro- e Microplásticos: uma ameaça global. In the framework of the project “Cientificamente provável”, I shared the problems of plastic pollution with secondary school students from the Algarve region (Portugal).
Other
 Cientificamente provável
Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal
2022/06/04 - 2022/06/04 As part of the events "Crescer até Rebentar?", organised by the Rede para o Decrescimento, I was invited as speaker in a fishbowl conversation related to "Waste, Sufficiency and Justice", on the Global Day of Degrowth.
Round table
 Crescer até Rebentar? 6ª sessão: Dia Global do Decrescimento - Desperdício.Suficiência.Justiça
Rede para o Decrescimento, Portugal
2022/02/11 - 2022/02/11 As part of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, I recorded a short video with keywords related to my research on Microplastic pollution.
Other
 International Day of Women and Girls in Science
Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal
2021/05/02 - 2021/06/30 In pandemic times, it was difficult to conduct face-to-face outreach activities. Then, several researchers of CCMAR, leaded by the Communication Department, recorded short videos to explain our research to the general public, mostly to school students. In the video "3 minutos debaixo d'água: Microplasticos"(https://www.facebook.com/CentrodeCienciasdoMar/videos/341347350785407), I present my research on microplastic pollution, and suggest solutions to reduce this global problem.
Other
 3 minutos debaixo d'água
Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal
2021/05/20 - 2021/05/20 Tertúlia "Lixo marinho: Soluções ao alcance de todos" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YeFB_NlLX2A). I was invited to participate in an online debate among scientists and non-governmental associations on the impact of marine debris, and which actions the society can perform to tackle it.
Centro de Ciência Viva do Algarve, Portugal
2021/02/11 - 2021/02/11 As part of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, I recorded a short video to disseminate my research on Microplastic pollution. International Day of Women and Girls in Science
Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal
2019/11/26 - 2020/11/28 In collaboration with CCMAR Department of Communication, I volunteer as researcher during the "Science Week". We organized a series of activities aimed to secondary students, covering the topic of plastic pollution.
Festival
 "Os plásticos marinhos são um problema no Algarve?"/"Are marine plastics a problem in the Algarve?"
Ciência Viva, Portugal
2019/09/04 - 2019/09/04 "8 Famílias, 8 Pegadas" was an event aimed at primary school "Scouts" to engage them with the problem of waste generated by humans.
Other
 8 Famílias, 8 Pegadas
Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal
2015/05/16 - 2015/05/16 Participation at the "Gymkhana of the seas". This was an outreach activity, aimed to high schools students, with different activities related to Marine Sciences conducted around the city of Barcelona. I was in charge on the activity "sustainable fishing", in which students had to "catch" (by means of magnets) different fish species, to later discuss on the most sustainable fishing gears and on depletion of fishing stocks.
Other
 Gymkhana of the seas
Institut de Ciències del Mar, Spain
2013/03/01 - 2013/06/30 Participant within the project "Planeta Blau". This was a project that included seminars and hands-on sessions on topics related to marine science (e.g. ocean currents, ocean acidification), aimed to young inmates from the Centro Penitenciario de Jóvenes de Barcelona (Spain).
Exhibition
 Planeta Blau
Institut de Ciències del Mar, Spain

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role 		Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2023/11/13 Quantification and impact of microplastics in marine species
(Thesis) Arguer
 Daniel Menéndez Fernández (PhD)
Universidad de Oviedo, Spain
2023/09/21 Degradation of microplastics in bioreactors with granular sludge
Supervisor
 Adriana Rosaura González Alcivar (Master)
Universidade do Algarve Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2023/06/21 Incidence of microplastics in the marine ecosystem of the Cíes Islands & surrounding areas of Atlantic Islands National Park, Galicia (NW Spain): Seabirds as vectors of plastic contamination
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Giovanni Paolo Sense (Master)
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
2023/01/20 Marine bacteria and their role in polyethylene terephthalate biodeterioration and biofragmentation
Supervisor
 Alois Mathew Ngonyani (Master)
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2022/06/04 - Current Rede para o Decrescimento Member
2019/07/01 - Current Associação Portuguesa do Lixo Marinho (APLM) Member
2015/03/01 - 2017/12/31 Union of Concerned Scientists Member

Committee member

Activity description
Role 		Institution / Organization
2019/05/01 - Current I am part of the scientific committee of "CCMAR Inspires!" These are a series of events connecting science, society and politics, aimed mostly to the scientific community but also to the general public.
Member
 Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal

Consulting

Activity description Institution / Organization
2021/08/01 - 2021/08/31 I was invited to review a report prepared by the Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera (IPMA) as part as the EU Marine Strategy Framework Directive, as an expert on marine litter. IPMA, 2021. Programa de Monitorização da Diretiva-Quadro “Estratégia Marinha” subdivisão do Continente. Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera, Portugal

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2024/05/20 - 2024/05/24 Techniques to extract and analyse microplastics from environmental matrices Erasmus Mundus Master in Quality in Analytical Laboratories (EMQAL) (Curso de mestrado (conclusão do curso de especialização)) Universidade do Algarve Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2023/04/01 - 2023/06/30 Poluição e Ecotoxicologia Marinha POLUIÇÃO E ECOTOXICOLOGIA MARINHA (Licenciatura) Universidade do Algarve - Campus de Gambelas, Portugal
2023/03/30 - 2023/03/30 Chemical Pollution Remediation Chemical Innovation and Regulation (ChIR) (Master Universitario) Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
2021/12/07 - 2021/12/07 Biodegradação de plásticos: Progressos e desafios Blue Technology (Licenciatura) Universidade do Algarve - Campus de Gambelas, Portugal

Interview (newspaper / magazine)

Activity description Newspaper / Forum
2020/07/09 In this interview, I describe how I imagine the world after the COVID-19 pandemic, from an environmental perspective. My perspective of the pandemic was published in the journal Science, under the topic "News from a postpandemic world". CCMAR News

Journal scientific committee

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2021/01/08 - Current Science of the Total Environment Elsevier
2020/11/02 - Current FEMS Microbiology Ecology Oxford Academic
2020/06/17 - Current Environmental Science and Technology ACS Publications
2020/04/16 - Current Marine Pollution Bulletin Elsevier
2018/02/03 - Current Deep Sea Research Part I Elsevier
2017/09/09 - Current Environmental Science and Pollution Research Springer
2017/05/05 - Current Journal of Geophysical Research - Biogeosciences American Geophysical Union

Mentoring / Tutoring

Topic Student name
2022/02/01 - 2022/06/30 Sustainable production and consumption: Zero Waste School IES Sierra Palomera
2021/01/11 - 2021/06/30 Plastic Pirates: Go Europe! Schools of Caminha, Santarém and Vale do Âncora

Other jury / evaluation

Activity description Institution / Organization
2023/03/03 - 2023/03/03 External reviewer of the report "Analysis of microplastics in sediments from coastal areas of southern Portugal", by María Nohales Coscollá. Master in Marine Biology Master, Universidade do Algarve. Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
2022/08/01 - 2022/09/06 External reviewer of the master thesis "Effects of biofilms on the interaction of microplastics with marine filter-feeder organisms", by Molly Hugues. International Master of Science in Marine Biological Resources (IMBRSea). Gent Universitair Symfonisch Orkest, Belgium

Scientific expedition

Activity description Institution / Organization
2024/06/06 - Current Along the SEA-EU Cruise ¿"With Baltic Water to the Arctic¿", it will be evaluated the export of nutrients and contaminants from the Baltic Sea to the Norwegian coast European University of the Seas, Spain
2022/04/25 - 2022/05/06 Through the scientific cruise "Crowd-Science for the Med Sea" (https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/crowd-science-for-the-med-sea--2#/), 4 young researchers (including myself) will develop a small scientific project on board of the sailboat "Independence". I will conduct research on macro- and microplastics pollution around the island of Sicily, where information available on this topic is scarce. The samples will be mostly processed on-board, but chemical analysis will be further performed at CCMAR, by means of micro-FTIR. Project Manaia, Austria
2014/09/24 - 2014/09/30 During the scientific cruise "MIFASOL" (as part of the project "DOREMI), samples from the NW Mediterranean were collected to analyze biogeochemical variables and perform microcosm experiments to assess the impact of aerosols on marine microbial communities. https://www.icm.csic.es/es/noticia/empieza-la-campana-oceanografica-mifasol Institut de Ciències del Mar, Spain
2011/02/01 - 2011/02/03 As part of my MSc in Marine Sciences, I participated on the research cruise “UNIBARNA 2011”, around Ría de Vigo (Spain), to learn about the methods used in oceanography to collect samples. We also analysed sediment, zooplankton and fish samples on-board. Universitat de Barcelona, Spain
2009/09/14 - 2009/09/16 I took part on a short research cruise as researcher assistant at Universidad Autónoma de Baja California (UABC). During this cruise, we collected samples for biological, geological, chemical, and physical analysis to characterize seawaters offshore Ensenada, in the Pacific Ocean. The samples were further processed in the laboratory during the practical laboratory lessons, in which I provided assistance to the teacher. Universidad Autónoma de Baja California - Campus Ensenada, Mexico
Distinctions

Other distinction

2024 MSCA Seal of Excellence
EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions, Belgium