Caring about the future

Maria Alexandra Castelo Sobral Monteiro

Maria Alexandra Castelo Sobral Monteiro

Assistent Researcher

  • Author Name : Monteiro A.

  • Researcher ID: M-1197-2013
  • ORCID: 0000-0001-8182-3380
  • Ciencia ID: E11A-D204-49D4
  • Department: Department of Environment and Planning
  • Research Group: Atmospheric Processes & Modelling (APM)
  • ISI Web of KnowledgeSM search factor: Researcher ID : M-1197-2013; https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8182-3380


Research interests

Air quality
Atmospheric emissions
Air quality modeling
Climate change
Air quality integrated assessment

Academic degrees

2007 PhD in Science Applied to Environment, Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal.
2003 Master in Atmospheric pollution, Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal.
1996 Degree on Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto, Portugal.

Scientific activities

2020-...: Assistant Researcher at the University of Aveiro/CESAM/DAO
2019-2020: Principal Researcher (CEECIND/03964/2017) at University of Aveiro/CESAM/DAO
2015-2019: Assistant Researcher (IF/00755/2014) at the University of Aveiro/CESAM/DAO
2008-2015: Invited Professor at Department of Environment of the University of Aveiro
2008-2015: Post Doc at the Department of Environment of the University of Aveiro
2003-2007: PhD student on the Department of Environment of the University of Aveiro
1999-2003: Master student on the Department of Environment of the University of Aveiro

Others

Outreach
https://expresso.pt/opiniao/2020-04-15-Qualidade-do-ar-the-bright-side-of-life-desta-quarentena
https://expresso.pt/sociedade/2018-07-17-Morte-silenciosa.-Poluicao-agrava-riscos-para-a-saude-publica-no-final-do-seculo
https://www.aveiromag.pt/2020/09/08/um-deja-vue-indesejavel/
https://tvi24.iol.pt/aominuto/5d7239a10cf2cdc82219424b/poluicao-ultrapassa-limites-de-protecao-da-saude-em-aveiro/5d727c530cf29cb48284fc30
https://observador.pt/programas/e-mc2/a-poluicao-do-trafego-maritimo-e-preocupante/

Publications

Projects

PRUNING - Mapping open burning of agricultural residues from Earth Observations and modelling of air quality impacts See more

ClimACT - Future Climate Atlas for Portugal for climate change impact and mitigation research See more

ALICE - Air polLution: a stressor for environmental justICE See more

FONDA - FOstering Nitrogen Deposition Assessment over Portugal See more

FIREURISK - Developing a holistic risk-wise strategy for european wildfire management See more

SmokeStorm - Forecasting and communicating wildland fire smoke effects See more

ATLACE - ATLantic interactions via atmospheric water cycle: exploiting a unique dataset from the Antarctic Circumnavigation Expedition for better understanding of clouds and precipitation See more

EMERGE - Evaluation, control and Mitigation of the EnviRonmental impacts of shippinG Emissions See more

FIRESTORM - Weather and Behaviour of Fire Storms See more

AVEIRO STEAM CITY – Urban Network for Upgrading STEAM Skills and Increasing Jobs Added-Value through Digital Transformation in a new economic context See more

ARTUR - The impact of air quality on the competitiveness of the tourism destinations See more

DOUROZONE – Ozone risk for Douro´s vineyards in present and future climates See more

FUTURAR - Air quality in Portugal in 2030 – a policy support See more

AIRSHIP - Impact of maritime and port emissions in the air quality of Portugal: present and future scenarios. A regional and local scale approach See more

CLAiR-City - Citizen Led Air pollution Reduction in Cities See more

Investigation aerosols episodes using air quality modelling with data assimilation and data fusion techniques See more

MAPLIA - Moving from Air Pollution to Local Integrated Assessment See more

APPRAISAL— Air Pollution Policies foR Assessment of Integrated Strategies At regional and Local scales See more

BIOGAIR - Impacts of biomass to energy chain on air quality and Portuguese climatic policy See more

Protocolo APA/UA: air quality forecast over Portugal See more

ENSEMBLAIR - Improving air quality assessment with ensemble modelling See more

PAREXPO – Particulate Matter in Ambient Air and Human Exposure See more

AIR4EU – Air quality assessment for Europe: from local to continental scale See more

CCDR-N - Apoio Técnico à elaboração do Programa de Execução do Plano de Qualidade do Ar de NO2 para a Região Norte e à implementação do Programa de Execução do Plano de Qualidade do Ar de PM10 para Braga See more

Scientific Supervision

Master (Main Supervisor): Mafalda Vieira (not a CESAM member)

Master (Main Supervisor): Tatiana França (not a CESAM member)

Master (Main Supervisor): Elisabete Martins (not a CESAM member)

Master (Main Supervisor): Fatima Gonçalves (not a CESAM member)

Master (Main Supervisor): Maria de Fátima Monteiro (not a CESAM member)

Master (Main Supervisor): Fátima Gonçalves (not a CESAM member)

Master (Co-supervisor): Nuno Oliveira (not a CESAM member)

Master (Co-supervisor): Nuno Oliveira (not a CESAM member)

Master (Co-supervisor): Alexandre Santos (not a CESAM member)

Master (Co-supervisor): Ruben Oliveira (not a CESAM member)

Master (Co-supervisor): Joaquim Lopes (not a CESAM member)

Master (Co-supervisor): Marta Cândido (not a CESAM member)

Master (Co-supervisor): Maria de Lurdes Figueiredo (not a CESAM member)

Master (Co-supervisor): Ana Cristina Pinto Monteiro (ex-CESAM member)

Master (Co-supervisor): Maria Elisa Sá (ex-CESAM member)

Master (Co-supervisor): Isabel Ribeiro (ex-CESAM member)

PhD (Main Supervisor): Sandra Sorte (CESAM member)

PhD (Main Supervisor): Michael Russo (CESAM member)

PhD (Main Supervisor): Vânia Seixas (ex-CESAM member)

PhD (Co-supervisor): Isabel Ribeiro (ex-CESAM member)

Post-doc (Main Supervisor): Carla Maria dos Santos Gama da Silva (CESAM member)

Organization of seminars and conferences


  • Member of the Comission for Dinamization and Dissemination of the Department of Environment of the University of Aveiro

  • Member of the organization of the "Summer Academy" in the Dep Environment

  • Member of the juri for the Best Poster of the "Research Day 2016" of the University of Aveiro

  • Member of the Organization Comittee of the Final Seminar of the projet CLICURB (EXCL/AAG-MAA/0383/2012) “Alterações Climáticas e a Cidade: Impactos e Soluções”, Casa do Infante, Porto, 9 December 2015.

  • MAPLIA (PTDC/AAG-MAA/4077/2012) “A cidade e o ar – avaliar e integrar”, Agência Portuguesa do Ambiente, Lisboa, 25 September 2015.

  • Member of the Organization Comittee of the “Technical Meeting of the Forum for air quality modelling in Europe (FAIRMODE)”, Universidade de Aveiro, de 24-25 June 2015.

  • Member of the Organization Comittee of the “25º Workshop on Tropospheric chemical transport modelling”, Universidade de Aveiro, de 6-7 November 2014.

  • Member of the Organization Comittee of the “Young Scientists Summer School on Online Integrated Modelling of Meteorological and Chemical Transport Processes”, Universidade de Aveiro, 6-11 July 2014.

  • Member of the Organization Comittee of the events “Alumni DAO” (September 2014) e “E depois do DAO?” (September 2013), Departamento de Ambiente e Ordenamento da Universidade de Aveiro.

  • Member of the Organization Comittee of the "2nd Technical Committee Meeting of the APPRAISAL FP7 project “Integrated assessment for regional and local air quality policies”, Universidade de Aveiro, 27-28 september 2012.

  • Member of the Organization Comittee of the "Joint workshop of COST ES0602 and ES0603: Chemical and biological weather forecasting: state-of-the-art and future perspectives, Universidade de Aveiro, 12-14 October 2009.

  • Organization of the seminar “Is the climate changing?” dada pelo Prof. Lawrence Mysak, Departamento de Ambiente e Ordenamento da Universidade de Aveiro, 7 October 2003.

  • Organization of the seminar "Trilogia do Ar”, Departamento de Ambiente e Ordenamento da Universidade de Aveiro, on 17 February, 18 April, 21 March 2004.

  • Organization of the seminar "Transportes sustentáveis para a cidade do futuro”, Departamento de Ambiente e Ordenamento da Universidade de Aveiro, 12 january 2005.

  • Member of the Organization Comittee of the International Conference “29th International technical meeting on air pollution modelling and its application”, Universidade de Aveiro, 26-29 september 2007.

GEMAC - Group of Emissions, Modelling and Climate Change


CESAM Funding: UIDP/50017/2020 + UIDB/50017/2020 + LA/P/0094/2020

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