Earthsystems
The Earthsystems PhD Program gathers a multidisciplinary group of scientists with a common interest in Earth processes: their control of climate in different time scales; their influence on natural resources distribution and characteristics; their effect on major natural hazards; and their impact on sustainable development. The program covers integrated Earth System Studies, with a focus on quantitative research in topics such as “Climate Change”, “Earth Resources”, “Natural Hazards” and “Ocean Frontiers”.
EARTHSYSTEMS is led by IDL and originally included contributions from IDL, the Centers of Geology (GeGUL), Oceanography (MARE) and Statistics (CEAUL), all at ULisboa, the LARSYS Associate Laboratory (through the Centre of IMAR of the University of the Azores and CREMINER/FCUL), and the Portuguese Institute for the Ocean and Atmosphere (IPMA). The program started on January 2014.
Program director (since September 2018)
Ricardo Trigo (Director IDL)
Steering committee
Pedro Miranda (IDL)
Henrique Cabral (MARE)
Marília Antunes (CEAUL)
Pedro Viterbo (IPMA)
Coordination committee
João Duarte (IDL)
Emanuel Dutra (IDL)
Program Management and Support
Célia Lee
Students
EARTHSYSTEMS’ 2020
Alexandra Hurduc
Beatriz Fonseca
Carolina Rocha
João Lucas Geirinhas
Joel Zeferino
Rafael Monge Palma
Simone Innocentini
Viviana Belvisi
EARTHSYSTEMS’ 2019
Afonso Duarte Gomes
Analdyne Soares
Cátia Azevedo
Cláudio Góis Cardoso
Daniel Rúben Santos
Jesus Jimenez Lopez
Jesus dos Reis
Liliana Caria Oliveira
Patrícia Silva
Susana Gonçalves
Teresa Lopes Silva (MARE profile)
EARTHSYSTEMS’ 2018
Ana Caldeirinha
André Cravinho Santos
Ivo Martins
Miguel Inácio
Miguel Pinto
Rui Monteiro (MARE profile)
Susana Silva
Teresa Carmo Costa
Students integrated in the Program with external funding
Inês Ramalho
Sílvia Nunes
EARTHSYSTEMS’ 2017
David Stevens
Gil Lemos
Hannah Sophia Davies
Jaime Almeida
Juan Pinzón
Maria Inês Machado (MARE profile)
Martin Wronna
Rui Cereja (MARE profile)
EARTHSYSTEMS’ 2016
Alessandro Righetti
Andreia Ribeiro (Alumni)
Dorota Szalaj (MARE profile)
Filipa Luz (Alumni)
Joana Carvalho (Alumni)
Joana Ferreira (Alumni)
João Bravo Dias
Riccardo Hénin
Student integrated in the Program with external funding
Manuel Teixeira
EARTHSYSTEMS’ 2015
Ana Graça Cunha
Daniela Lima (Alumni)
Federico Ienna (MARE profile)
Javier Mellado Cano (Alumni)
Manuela Fangueiro Ramos (MARE profile)
Rodrigo Amaro e Silva (Alumni)
Vasco Conde (Alumni)
Student integrated in the Program with funding from CAPES (Brazil)
Fabiano Mota da Silva (Alumni)
EARTHSYSTEMS’ 2014
Andreia Pereira (Alumni)
Catarina Guerreiro (Suspended)
Joana Ribeiro (Alumni)
Maria João Chinita (Alumni)
Mariana Santos (MARE profile) (Alumni)
Sofia Ermida (Alumni)
Umberto Andriolo (Alumni)
Virgilío Bento (Alumni)
Students integrated in the Program with external support
Jorge Ponte (Alumni)
Vânia Lima
Alumni
Filipa Luz – PhD in Geology (Metallogeny), 2021
Thesis: Multi-elemental and isotope geochemistry of metapelites from the Volcano-Sedimentary Complex (Iberian Pyrite Belt, Portugal): unravelling fingerprints of different sources, sedimentary environments and exhalative-hydrothermal activity
Joana Carvalho – PhD in Geophysical Sciences and Geoinformation (Geophysics), 2020
Thesis: Imaging the Cape Verde hotspot structure
Andreia Ribeiro – PhD in Geophysical Sciences and Geoinformation (Meteorology), 2020
Thesis: Development of an Agriculture Drought Risk model for the Iberian Peninsula
Vasco Conde – PhD in Geophysical Sciences and Geoinformation (Remote Sensing), 2020
Thesis: Estudo da aplicação da interferometria SAR na deteção de variações da quantidade de água no solo e na neve
Joana Ferreira – PhD in Geology (Geochemistry), 2020
Thesis: Exhumation of anatectic complexes through shear zones: petrological and geochemical constraints on the evolution of the Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo – Lumbrales Anatectic Complex
Mariana Santos, PhD in Marine Sciences, 2020
Thesis: Harmful Algal Blooms (HAB) in a changing world: the case of S and W Iberian Bays
Rodrigo Amaro e Silva – PhD in Geophysical Sciences and Geoinformation (Meteorology), 2020
Thesis: Spatio-temporal solar forecasting
Javier Mellado Cano – PhD in Geophysical Sciences and Geoinformation (Meteorology), 2019
Thesis: Atmospheric circulation and climate of the Euro-Atlantic sector since 1685 based on new directional flow indices
Daniela Lima – PhD in Geophysical Sciences and Geoinformation (Meteorology), 2019
Thesis: The Benguela Coastal Low-Level Jet in a Changing Climate
Jorge Ponte – PhD in Geophysical Sciences and Geoinformation (Geophysics), 2019
Thesis: Environmental magnetism and paleomagnetism of speleothems: a new tool for documenting high-frequency instabilities of the Earth’s magnetic field and climate
Maria João Chinita – PhD in Geophysical Sciences and Geoinformation (Meteorology), 2018
Thesis: Dynamics of the moderately stable boundary layer.
Andreia Pereira – PhD in Marine Sciences, 2018
Thesis: Investigation of fin whales using ocean bottom recordings.
Fabiano Mota da Silva – PhD in Geophysical Sciences and Geoinformation (Geophysics), 2018
Thesis: Aplicação de métodos geofísicos, geológicos e deteção remota, na investigação da sismicidade induzida na barragem do Castanhão, região nordeste do Brasil.
Joana Ribeiro – PhD in Geophysical Sciences and Geoinformation (Geophysics), 2018
Thesis: Magnetotelluric studies in detecting an old suture zone and major crustal scale shear zones (Iberia).
Umberto Andriolo – PhD in Geology (External Geodynamics), 2018
Thesis: Nearshore hydrodynamics and morphology derived from video imagery.
Virgílio Bento – PhD in Geophysical Sciences and Geoinformation (Remote Sensing), 2018
Thesis: The use of remotely sensed Land Surface Temperature for climate monitoring.
Sofia Ermida – PhD in Geophysical Sciences and Geoinformation (Remote Sensing), 2018
Thesis: Harmonization of Remote Sensing Land Surface Products: correction of clear sky bias and characterization of directional effects.
Research Projects
Proposals Earthsystems Call 2018
Proposals Earthsystems Call 2017
Proposals Earthsystems Call 2016
Ongoing Research Projects 2015