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Associated Laboratory since 2005, CESAM includes around 400 researchers, 150 of whom with a PhD degree, and six departments of the University of Aveiro: Environment and Planning, Biology, Civil Engineering, Physics, Chemistry and Geosciences; it also includes members from the Faculty of Sciences, of the University of Lisbon.
CESAM's mission is to develop fundamental research in the Coastal and Marine Environment, understood in an integrated manner involving the atmosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere and lithosphere.
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Filipe Miguel Grave Laranjeiro |
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Category: PhD student |
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Department: Biology |
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Research Line:
Biodiversity and Biology of Stress |
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Research Group:
Ecotoxicology |
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Patrícia Santos, Post-Doc Researcher of CESAM & Department of Chemistry of Aveiro University, received an honorable mention in the "Portuguese Young Chemists Award - 2012 Gradiva", awarded by the Young Chemists Group, of the Portuguese Chemical Society, for the scientific divulgation paper entitled "Rain of Chemicals?". This honorable mention rewards the PhD work "Origin, seasonality and chemical characteristics of rainwater in Aveiro", supervised by Professors Armando Duarte and Eduarda Santos. The “Portuguese Young Chemists Award - 2012 Gradiva" aims at promoting Excellence in chemistry developed by Young Researchers, with a special focus on the impact of Science on Society.
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Figueira da Foz Municipal Auditorium, Figueira da Foz, Portugal
June 2 to June 5, 2012
The 2nd of June 2012 will be dedicated to celebrating a "LIFE 20 years" event, to the presentation of the Life MARPRO project and to a live cetacean stranding simulacrum at the beach. The next days will be directed to the technical and scientific community. Several Portuguese and foreign rehabilitation and research centres will present their work.
This workshop will be held under the LIFE+ MARPRO Project framework, which is co-financed by the LIFE Programme of the European Comission.
There is no participation fee, but if you would like to attend the workshop please register using the Registration Form.
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Data: 30 Maio 2012
Duração: 14h às 18h 30 min
Local: Universidade de Aveiro – Anfiteatro Departamento Ambiente e Ordenamento
O Regulamento (CE) n.º 1907/2006, relativo ao registo, avaliação, autorização e restrição dos produtos químicos (Regulamento REACH) e o Regulamento (CE) n.º 1272/2008, relativo à classificação, rotulagem e embalagem de substâncias e misturas (Regulamento CLP) impõem aos Estados-Membros a obrigação de criarem serviços nacionais de assistência (helpdesks) para aconselhamento dos fabricantes, importadores, distribuidores e utilizadores de produtos químicos e de outras partes interessadas sobre as respetivas responsabilidades e obrigações, em complemento aos manuais de orientação disponibilizados pela Agência Europeia dos Produtos Químicos (ECHA).
Este seminário pretende analisar o estado de implementação destes regulamentos em Portugal e fornecer informação relevante às partes interessadas sobre todo o sistema.
Organização conjunta DAO/UA, APEQ, PACOPAR e Ordem dos Engenheiros. Participação gratuita sujeita a inscrição prévia
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24/04/12
There is now a broad scientific consensus that climate change caused by the intensification of the anthropogenic greenhouse effect has already had impacts on the natural environment and that those impacts will be worse over the century. One of the most vulnerable sectors to climate change in countries of southern Europe is the water resources sector
In the context of the project "ADAPTACLIMA-EPAL", CESAM researchers participate in the study to provide to the Empresa Portuguesa das Águas Livres (EPAL) an adaptation strategy in the medium and long term to reduce the vulnerabilities of their activities to climate change.
More details: http://siam.fc.ul.pt/adaptaclima-epal/?id=home&lang=pt e http://www.cienciahoje.pt/index.php?oid=53946&op=all
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Implications of Nanomaterials: A hands on course on Synthesis, Characterization, and Ecotoxicology
University of Aveiro, 28 May to 1 June 2012
This one-week post-graduate workshop aims to provide knowledge on the Environmental Risk Assessment of Nanoparticles, their Chemistry and Geochemistry, including aspects related with synthesis and environmental detection. Moreover, emphasis will be put on the implications of environmental conditions to the fate and bioavailability of nanoparticles. The course is addressed to scientists and PhD and M.Sc. students with a background in Biology, Natural and Environmental Sciences, Chemistry, Environmental engineering or related fields, members of consulting companies and of private and public institutions responsible for environmental management.
More details: http://assay.bio.ua.pt/NANOTOX-2012
Course registration: http://assay.bio.ua.pt/registration-NANOTOX-2012
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16/04/12
According to the criteria of Leiden ranking, the UA is the Portuguese university that achieves a higher impact with their scientific output in the period 2011/2012, repeating the top position in the Times Higher Education ranking made in October last year. Moreover, the Leiden ranking highlights the good performance of Portuguese universities, even in the international context.
More details: http://uaonline.ua.pt/detail.asp?c=23722&lg=pt
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12/04/12
The largest underground insect in Europe has been discovered in Algarve by the Portuguese biologist of CESAM Sofia Reboleira. Known as ‘peixinhos-de-prata' ou 'traças-dos-livros, the insect has the scientific name of Squamatinia Algharbica and "has the distinction of being the largest underground insect in Europe and the second largest silverfish in the world."
More details: http://uaonline.ua.pt/detail.asp?c=23687
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03/04/12
This COST Action connects scattered European Biochar research to enable quick implementation of intelligent material flow management systems, to maintain or improve soil quality while efficiently sequestering carbon in the long-term.
Thus, this COST action (2012/16) aims at coordinating European Biochar research, bringing together researchers, stakeholders and potential users from EU and candidate countries. Four working groups will focus on (i) Biochar production and characterisation, (ii) land use implementation, (iii) economic analysis including life cycle assessment and (iv) environmental impact assessment.
More details about this COST action: http://www.cost.eu/domains_actions/fa/Actions/TD1107?
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06/02/12
Researchers of CESAM recently published in PLoS ONE a paper on bioprospection of marine invertebrates that may help other investigators to redirect the research of new bioactive compounds for taxonomic groups or untapped geographical sources.
More details: http://www.cienciahoje.pt/index.php?oid=53351&op=all
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23/02/12
These primitive insects have no wings or eyes, and were discovered almost two km deep in the deepest cave on Earth. The four new insect species, never before seen by human eyes, were found by Ana Sofia Reboleira, researcher of CESAM and DBio, in the cave Krubera-Vorónia with 2191 meters deep, located in the region of Abkhazia near the Black Sea.
More details: http://uaonline.ua.pt/detail.asp?c=23198 and http://www.cienciahoje.pt/index.php?oid=53199&op=all
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22/02/12
The cover page of the latest issue of Invertebrate Systematics (vol. 25, No. 5 of 2012) is an underwater photograph by Carlos J. Moura, a member of CESAM. This was taken at a depth of 10 meters in Berlengas archipelago. The marine animal represented - Lafoea dumosa - is a morphologically simple colonial invertebrate of the class Hydrozoan, Phylum Cnidaria.
The paper entitled "Polyphyly and cryptic diversity in the hydrozoan families and Lafoeidae Hebellidae (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa)", authored by several members of CESAM, was published in this issue of Invertebrate Systematics and presents a genetic and morphological study applied to hydrozoans. The most relevant findings include the discovery of new species and the revealation of profound errors of nomenclature and taxonomic organization.
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17/02/12
CESAM researchers will participate in an international project involving 14 research institutions from nine European countries on factors and measures to prevent the degradation of ecosystems driest in Europe. The project "CASCADE - Catastrophic Shifts in drylands: How can we Prevent ecosystem degradation" is funded by the 7th FP of the European Union, and the Serra do Caramulo will be the Portuguese case study.
The aim of CASCADE is to obtain a better understanding of sudden ecosystem shifts that may lead to major losses in biodiversity and ecosystem services, and to define measures that can be used to prevent such shifts. The focus of CASCADE is explicitly on drylands as being one of the most fragile and threatened ecosystems in South Europe.
More details: http://uaonline.ua.pt/detail.asp?c=23132
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13/02/12
Under the joint efforts for the implementation of a genetic analysis on the population of Iberian deer, agreed in 2010, among UA and the Spanish universities of Cordoba and Extremadura, Carlos Fonseca, researcher of CESAM/UA, has presented to members of the National Commission on Certification of Trophies, at the end of January, the procedure used in Spain and the genetic test results carried out so far.
The goal is to officially incorporate the test application in Portugal during the approval process of trophies and thus helping to preserve the genetics of Iberian red deer.
More details: http://uaonline.ua.pt/detail.asp?lg=pt&c=23103
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The University of Aveiro will host the 9th International Symposium on Environmental Geochemistry from 15-22, July, 2012.
This biannual event is co-organized by CESAM and GeoBioTec Research Group, as well as the international associations IAGC (International Association of Geochemistry), SEGH Society of Environmental Geochemistry and Health), and IMGA (International Medical Geology Association), and will get together more than 250 scientists from about 30 countries.
The participants of the conference will convey expertise in a range of scientific fields, such as geochemistry, chemistry, biology, engineering, geology, hydrology, epidemiology, medicine, nutrition and toxicology.
More details: http://9iseg.web.ua.pt/
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08/02/12
João Serôdio, member of CESAM and professor of DBio, will coordinate a Marie Curie action IRSES (International Research Staff Exchange Scheme) funded by the EU-FP7 People Programme. The project SYMBIOCoRe (SYnergies through Merging Biological and Biogeochemical expertise in Coral Research) involves universities and research institutes from six countries, providing the mobility of 35 researchers.
The main objective of the project is the formation of a multidisciplinary network, bringing together several skills to improve the understanding of the key role of the symbiosis between an animal species (cnidarian) and a unicellular microalgae (zooxantela) in the long-term maintenance of diversity and productivity of coral reefs.
Additional details: http://uaonline.ua.pt/detail.asp?c=23011&lg=pt
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The following FCT project calls will open sequencially in four scientific areas: 1. Life and Health Sciences, open between 15th February and 15th March 2012 2. Exact and Engineering Sciences, open between 1st March and 29th March 2012 3. Natural and Environmental Sciences, open between 21st March and 19th April 2012 4. Social Sciences and Humanities, open between 3rd April and 3rd May 2012 The outcome of the calls will be available during the second semester of 2012 so that projects can start in January 2013. More details: http://www.fct.pt/emfoco/concursos2012/index.phtml.en
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04/01/12
Luis Menezes Pinheiro, CESAM's researcher, was appointed as a Corresponding Member for the Portuguese Marine Academy.
This prestigious nomination represents a recognition of the work carried out by our researcher in the marine environment.
Marine Academy
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22/12/2011
A research project coordinated by the Department of Environment and Planning and CESAM of UA, with the cooperation of Medical Sciences Faculty from the Universidade Nova de Lisboa and the companies located in the chemical complex of Estarreja has been focused on the effects of atmospheric pollution in the city's population. The research project designated by "INSPIRAR - Air Quality Exposure and Human Health in Industrialized Urban Areas" is coordinated by Prof. Myriam Lopes.
Additional information: http://uaonline.ua.pt/detail.asp?c=22681
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14/12/11
This paper is a review of the Iberian Upwelling Ecosystem dynamics, written by several researchers of Portuguese and Spanish institutions, in which are discussed the main features of the circulation, and the challenges and questions that must be addressed in order to arrive at a satisfactory understanding and predictive capability for the system as a whole.
Relvas P., Barton E.D., Dubert J., Oliveira P.B., Peliz A., da Silva J.C.B., Santos A.M.P. Physical oceanography of the western Iberia ecosystem: Latest views and challenges (2007) Progress in Oceanography, 74 (2-3), pp. 149-173.
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13/12/11
The University of Aveiro is one of the three Portuguese universities participating in an advanced studies programme in Geo-Engineering of carbonate reservoirs sponsored by Petrobrás and Galp.
The participation of UA, coordinated by Prof. Luis Menezes Pinheiro, focuses on the areas of geophysics and geology of carbonate reservoirs, interpretation and petrophysical well data.
Additional information: http://uaonline.ua.pt/detail.asp?c=22642 e http://www.cienciahoje.pt/index.php?oid=52163&op=all
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22/11/11
The kickoff meeting of the European project "Lagoons - Integrated water resources and coastal zone management in European lagoons in the context of climate change" under the Seventh Framework Programme (theme Environment, including Climate Change), was held between November 22nd to 24th, in UA.
The environmental issue of concern of the LAGOONS project is the anthropogenic deterioration and climate change impacts - especially the effects of extreme weather events- on surface water and lagoons ecosystems.
The main objective of the LAGOONS project is to contribute to a science-based seamless strategy - in an integrated and coordinated fashion - of the management of lagoons seen under the land-sea and science-policy-stakeholder interface; i.e., the project seeks to underpin the integration of the EU Water Framework Directive, Habitat Directive, the EU’s ICZM Recommendation, and the EU Marine Strategy Directive.
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24/11/11
Parallel with the annual meeting of "ECOSAL ATLANTIS" project, it was held on the last Novembre 15th a public presentation of the route "Traditional Saltmaking - Route of the Atlantic". This presentation aimed at exchanging experiences between the project partners and the discussion around the creation of a route around the traditional salt marshes of the Atlantic arc and its contribution for the development of salt production by traditional methods.
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07/10/11
The Times Higher Education ranking lists the world’s top universities for 2011-2012 and places the University of Aveiro as the Portuguese best positioned university.
This ranking employs several indicators designed to capture the full range of university activities, from teaching to research to knowledge transfer. Those elements are brought together into five headline categories: Teaching - the learning environment (30% of the overall ranking score); Research - volume, income and reputation (30%); Citations - research influence (30%); Industry income - innovation (2.5%); and International outlook - staff, students and research (7.5%).
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Olga Filipe,CESAM collaborator was recently awarded with the "best poster awards Paolo Cabras" in the 14th edition of the Symposium in Pesticide Chemistry held in Piacenza, Italy, with the poster communication "Adsorption / desorption behavior of thiram and Its formulation pomarsul® onto commercial humic acids. "
This work aims to study the role of humic substances and metal ions on the behavior of the fungicide thiram on environmental matrices and had already resulted in four publications in international journals indexed in SCI and several communications in international conferences.
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22/07/11
The book "Photodynamic inactivation of Microbial Pathogens", edited by Giulio Jori and Dr. Michael Hamblin of Wellman Center for Photomedicine at Massachusetts, includes a review chapter entitled 'Photosensitizing porphyrins to Antimicrobial Agents' prepared by a research team of CESAM. This chapter presents a review on the use of photodynamic therapy in the inactivation of microorganisms by porphyrin derivatives in the clinical and environmental areas. Additionally, some of the factors affecting the efficiency of microbial inactivation by porphyrins are discussed.
Link: http://www.rsc.org/shop/books/2011/9781849731447.asp
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30/06/11
In order to promote sustainable development of the archipelago of Berlengas, the Municipality of Peniche prepared a proposal successfully approved to the UNESCO to include the Reserva Natural das Berlengas in the international network of Biosphere Reserves.
Beyond the recognition of the high value of the natural heritage of Berlengas, the approval of this proposal demonstrates a public recognition about the problems of conservation and development, as well as the existence of specific operations to meet these constrains.
The proposal had the scientific coordination of Prof. Henrique Queiroga (CESAM/UA) and was elaborated by the Institute for Environment and Development of CESAM/UA, the School of Tourism and the Sea Technology (Peniche), the Polytechnic Institute of Leiria, the Institute for Nature Conservation and Biodiversity and municipality of Peniche.
News on the daily newspaper PUBLICO (edition of 30/06/11): http://ecosfera.publico.pt/noticia.aspx?id=1500751
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20/06/11
The World Meteorological Organization has awarded scientists for outstanding contributions in the field of meteorology, climatology, hydrology and related sciences. The prizes awarded include the WMO IMO Prize, the Norbert Gerbier-MUMM International Award and the WMO Research Award for Young Scientists.
Norbert Gerbier-MUMM Award for carbon-climate links
The Norbert Gerbier-MUMM International Award winners selected for 2012 are Drs C. Yi, D. Ricciuto, R. Li, J. Wolbeck, X. Xu, M. Nilsson, C. Pio and 144 other authors. Their paper, “Climate control of terrestrial carbon exchange across biomes and continents”, was published in Environmental Research Letters in 2010, Volume 5. The authors came from 116 academic institutes in six continents. The paper examines relationships between climate and the carbon exchange of land-based ecosystems to predict future levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide.
Link to paper: http://iopscience.iop.org/1748-9326/5/3/034007
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ERC Synergy Grants
For 2012 the ERC has introduced the 'Synergy Grant', which is intended to enable a small group of Principal Investigators and their teams to bring together complementary skills, knowledge, and resources in new ways, in order to jointly address research problems.
Marie Curie Career Integration Grants (CIG)
Marie Curie Career Integration Grants provide financial assistance to experienced researchers who are offered a stable employment in research in an EU Member State or Associated country where they have not resided more than 12 months during the previous 3 years immediately prior to the relevant deadline for proposals.
Deadline for submission of proposals: 6 March and 18 September 2012
Bilateral Cooperation
FCT: http://alfa.fct.mctes.pt/apoio.....bilaterais
CRUP: http://www.crup.pt
COST Actions
The support cover the costs of networking activities such as meetings, conferences, workshops, short-term scientific exchanges, training schools, publications and dissemination activities. COST does not fund the research itself.
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