2009

Luso2009

NRP Almirante Gago Coutinho (PT)

Location: Azores region, Mid-Atlantic Ridge

Scientist on board with ROV Luso; Governmental Task Group for the Portuguese Continental Shelf Extension (EMEPC); Azores island slopes geomorphology and geology studies. Coordinator of survey dives at AMAR region.

2008

Luso2008

NRP Almirante Gago Coutinho (PT)

Location: Atlantic Ocean, Portuguese continental shelf

Scientist on board with ROV Luso; Scientific studies for the Portuguese continental shelf extension in the Atlantic Ocean; Governmental Task Group for the Portuguese Continental Shelf Extension (EMEPC); Coordinator of sediment corers sampling.

2010

H2Deep (Leg 2)

G.O. SARS (Norway)

Location: Ultraslow spreading ridges, Arctic

Scientist and gravity core drilling coordinator with ROV Bathysaurus; Survey of hydrothermal systems from ultraslow spreading ridges. European cruise (EuroMARC Project).

2005

CD167 (SEAHMA)

RRS Charles Darwin (UK)

Location: Saldanha hydrothermal field, Mid-Atlantic Ridge

Scientist and gravity core drilling coordinator. Geological and geophysical survey of the Saldanha hydrothermal system (Mid-Atlantic Ridge).

2003

SEAHMA 1

Atalante (IFREMER)

Location: Mid-Atlantic Ridge hydrothermal fields

Scientist on board with ROV Victor. MAR seafloor research Portuguese mission (SEAHMA project/FCT); Participation as researcher and responsible of ROV research dives (FCUL).

1998

SALDANHA

NADIR (IFREMER)

Location: Saldanha hydrothermal field, Mid-Atlantic Ridge

Scientist on board with deep diving submersible NAUTILE (IFREMER). MAR seafloor research. Participation as researcher and coordinator of one of the Nautile submersible dives. Portuguese and French mission financed by Portuguese Government funds (Programa PRAXIS XXI).

1995

PLAMIBEL I

Auriga Oceanographic Vessel

Location: Portuguese continental shelf, Douro-Minho region

Junior scientist on board. Portuguese mission (IH – Portuguese Hydrographic Institute) with collaboration of Bordeaux University. Study of the Portuguese continental shelf between Douro and Minho rivers and the turbiditic plumes connected with rivers from northern Portugal.