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Scientific area of activity
Scientific area of activity
I am an Environmental Engineer with a special focus on soil health risks. I have dedicated most of my time monitoring burned areas and understanding the underlying key processes in fire-affected soils and landscapes to better adapt models to burned conditions. During my research path, I was PI of the FEMME project, supervised Ph.D. theses, postdoctoral and MSc fellowships, participated in national and EU projects, and organized international scientific events. Recently, in the European Commission I am dedicated to large-scale soil modeling (Fig.1), land degradation, healthy soils, and the assessment, fate, and remediation of pollution in EU. I have greatly contributed to the development of the recently adopted EU Directive for Soil Monitoring and Resilience. Moreover, I have dedicated time to knowledge transference, and I strongly believe that art and technology should go hand in hand. I am also a fervent advocate for equity and diversity.
Education
University of Aveiro
PhD. In Environmental Sciences and Engineering
May 2015
Thesis: “Understanding and modelling hydrological and soil erosion processes in burnt forest catchments.”
University of Aveiro
M.Sc. in Environmental Engineering
2007 - 2008
Thesis: “Cartografia de risco de erosão, à escala de encosta, numa área recentemente ardida na região Centro.”
Polytechnic Institute of Leiria
Graduation in Environmental Engineering
2002-2007
Prior and Present activities
Prior and Present activities
Research Officer (1 Apr 2021 - present day)
European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Ispra, Italy
Scientific support for the development and implementation of European environmental policies on soil health, land degradation and climate resilience.
Scientific contributor to the EU Soil Monitoring and Resilience Directive and technical support for its implementation by Member States.
Co-chair of the EU Soil Observatory Technical Working Groups on Soil Erosion and Soil Pollution, coordinating multidisciplinary scientific collaborations.
Invited Auxiliary Professor (0 %) (1 Apr 2021 - 31 Mar 2023)
University of Aveiro, Department of Environment and Planning, Aveiro, Portugal
Supervision of PhD students and research on post-fire soil processes and ecosystem resilience.
Junior Researcher (Norma Transitória) (31 Jan 2019- 31 Mar 2021)
University of Aveiro, Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies (CESAM), Department of Environment and Planning, Aveiro, Portugal
Principal Investigator of the FEMME project, developing decision-support tools for post-fire soil erosion risk assessment and mitigation.
FCT Post-Doc Researcher (Jun 2017- 30 Jan 2019)
Instituto Superior Técnico (50%), Marine, Environment & Technology Center (MARETEC), Departamento de Mecânica, Lisboa, Portugal
University of Aveiro (50%), Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies (CESAM), Department of Environment and Planning, Aveiro, Portugal
Developed modelling approaches to support post-fire land management and soil conservation.
Post-Doc Researcher (May 2015 – May 2017)
University of Aveiro, Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies (CESAM), Department of Environment and Planning, Aveiro, Portugal
“ RECARE- " Preventing and Remediating degradation of soils in Europe through LandCare”
Fellowship for Scientific Research Nov 2013 – Dec 2014
University of Aveiro, Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies (CESAM), Department of Environment and Planning, Aveiro, Portugal
RESORT “Previsão de alta resolução da precipitação com potencial erosivo”
PhD student in Environmental Sciences and Engineering (Feb 2010 - May 2015)
University of Aveiro, Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies (CESAM), Department of Environment and Planning, Aveiro, Portugal
Improve the understanding of hydrological and erosion processes in burnt forest catchments of central Portugal, and to design and test models capable of simulating these processes. The ultimate goal is to contribute towards a modelling tool to assist in post-fire management.
Fellowship for Scientific Research (Aug 2009 - Jan 2010)
University of Aveiro, Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies (CESAM)
“EROSFIRE II – A GIS-tool for slope-to-catchment-scale soil conservation management following forest wildfires”, funded by Portugal's Foundation for Science and Technology, FCT (PTDC/AGRCFL/70968/2006).
Leonardo Da Vinci Internship (Feb 2009 - Aug 2009)
Centro de Investigación e Información Ambiental de Lourizán, Pontevedra, Spain
Increase the knowledge on the effects caused by forest fires of different severity levels and the subsequent hydrological and erosion processes with special emphasis in the rehabilitation techniques used to recover burned forest ecosystems.
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