Assistant Professor – Universidade de Coimbra
Researcher – Instituto Dom Luis, Universidade de Lisboa
Associate Editor at Frontiers in Earth Sciences
Vice-President of the Earth Magnetism and Rock Physics of the European Geophysical Union
Work address: Departamento de Ciências da Terra, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Rua Silvio Lima, Polo II, Universidade de Coimbra, 3030-790 Coimbra, Portugal
Date of Birth: 3rd January 1975
Nationality: French
E-mail: font_eric@hotmail.com
ResearcherID (ISI Thompson Reuter): A-6809-2008
h-index: 23
ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0867-6529
Ciências Vitae: https://www.cienciavitae.pt//pt/2D12-8BAD-4530
EMPLOYMENT AND FELLOWSHIPS
2018-present: Assistant Professor at the Department of Earth Sciences, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, University of Coimbra, Portugal.
2014-present: Researcher at the Institute Dom Luís, Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon, Portugal.
2015-2018: Principal Investigator (FCT grant, ref. IF/00311/2014) at the Institute Dom Luís, Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon, Portugal.
2008-2016: Lecturer at the Departamento de Engenharia Geográfica, Geofísica e Energia (DEGGE), Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon, Portugal.
2007-2014: Auxiliary Researcher at the Institute Dom Luiz, Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon, Portugal.
2006-2007: Post-doctoral Fellowship. Palaeomagnetism and Anisotropy of Magnetic Susceptibility of the Cabo Magmatic Province: Tectono-sedimentar evolution of the Pernambuco Basin during the opening of the South Atlantic Ocean. Funded by FAPESP and supervised by Marcia Ernesto (IAG-USP; São Paulo, Brazil).
EDUCATION
2002-2006: University of São Paulo (Brazil)/University of Toulouse III (France)
1999-2001: University of Toulouse III (France)/University of Santiago-IRD (Chile)
1998-1999: University of Bordeaux I (France)
1996-1998: University of Pau (France)
Awards
2016: Prémio Científico Universidade de Lisboa / Caixa Geral de Depósitos 2016 (Ciencias da Terra)
2005: CAPES PhD award 2005 in Geosciences (Brazil).
AREA OF SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITY
Geology: sedimentology, stratigraphy, tectonics and structural geology.
Geophysics: geomagnetism, paleomagnetism and rock magnetism.
Geochemistry: stable isotope, major and trace elements.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Large igneous Province, Global Changes and Mass Extinction: the Deccan Traps and the Cretaceous-Paleogene boundary, the Central Atlantic Magmatic Province and the Triassic-Jurassic boundary; the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum; the Pliensbachian-Toarcian Anoxic Event.
Magnetism of Speleothem for high-resolution reconstruction of Earth’s magnetic field and climate.
Plate-tectonics and kinematic evolution of the Iberian plate during Meso- and Cenozoic.
Identification of Tsunami-induced deposit in the geological record.
Neoproteroizoic Glaciation (the so-called snowball Earth hypothesis).
EDITORIAL AND PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Since 2019: Vice-President of the Earth Magnetism and Rock Physics division of the European Geophysical Union.
Since 2017: Associate Editor at Frontiers in Earth Science (Nature publishing). link
Since 2013: Guest Associated and Review Editor at Frontiers in Earth Science (Nature publishing). link
2014-2015: Guest Managing Editor of the Special Issue “Volcanism, Impacts, Mass Extinctions and Global Environmental Changes”, Edited by Eric Font, Thierry Adatte, Sverre Planke, Henrik Svensen and Wolfram Kürschner, Palaeo 3, Elsevier. link
2014-2015: Guest Managing Editor of the Research Topic “Magnetic Records of Extreme Geological Events”, to be published at Frontiers in Earth Science. link
PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS (ISI)
53 publications (see “Publications”)
Books as editor
Font, E., A. Abrajevitch and F. Florindo (2017). Magnetic Records of Extreme Geological Events, Frontiers in Earth Sciences – Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism. link
Font, E., Adatte, T., Planke, S., Svensen, H. and W. Kürschner (2016). Special Issue on “Impact, Volcanism, Global Changes and Mass Extinction”, Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 441, 222 pp. link.
Book Chapters
[06] Font, E. and D. Bond (2021). Volcanism and Mass Extinction. Encyclopedia of Geology, 2nd edition, Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-409548-9.12108-6
[05] Wassmer, P. Font, E., Gomez, C., Iskandarsyah, T.Y.W.M. (2020). Magnetic susceptibility and anisotropy of magnetic susceptibility: versatile tools to decipher hydrodynamic characteristics of past tsunamis. In Geological records of tsunamis and other extreme waves, eds. By Engel, M., Pilarczuk, J., May, S.M., Brill, D. and E. Garett, Elsevier, 813 pp. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-815686-5.00016-X
[04] Font, E., Adatte, T. Abrajevitch, A., Mirão, J., Sharma, N., Sordet, V. and M. Andrade, M.* (2019). Integrated mineralogical and rock magnetic study of Deccan red boles”. In Mass Extinctions, Volcanism, and Impacts: New Developments, Thierry Adatte, David P.G. Bond, Gerta Keller; GSA Special Papers, https://doi.org/10.1130/2019.2544(08)
[03] Terrinha, P., Ramos, A., Neres, M., Valadares, V., Duarte, J., Martinez-Loriente, S., Silva, S., Mata, J., Kulberg, J., Casas-Sainz, A., Matias, L., Fernandez, O., Anton Munoz, J., Ribeiro, C., Font., E., Neves, C., Roque, C., Rosas, P., Pinheiro, L., Bartolomé, R., Sallares, V., Magalhaes, V., Medialdea, T., Somoza, L., Gràcia, E., Hensen, C., Gutscher, A., Ribeiro, A., Zitellini, N. (2019). The Alpine Orogeny in the West and Southwest Iberia Margins, in The Geology of Iberia: a Geodynamic Approach, volume 3, edited by Cecílio Quesada and José Tomás de Oliveira, doi. 10.1007/978-3-030-11190-8.
[02] Ruiz, F., Pozo, M., Olías, M., Núñez, M.C., Abad, M., Carretero, M.I., Rodríguez-Vidal, J., Cáceres, L.M., Prenda, J., Castellanos, E.M., Luque, C.J., Menor, A., Font, E., Toscano, A., García, E.X. (2013). The Doñana National Park (SW Spain): From the sea to the future. In: National Parks: Sustainable Development, Conservation Strategies and Environmental Impacts (Bigman, D., ed.). Nova Science Publishers Inc., New York. ID_11046.
[01] Pozo, M., Carretero, M. I., Ruiz, F. Olías, M., Abad, M., Rodríguez-Vidal, J. Cáceres, L. M., Prudêncio, M. I., Dias, M. I., Font, E., Muñoz, A.M., Izquierdo, T. and Toscano, A. (2013). Geochemistry of Lower Pliocene to Holocene formations from the Doñana National Park (SW Spain). In: Advances in Geochemistry Research (Sanjurjo-Sánchez, J., ed.). (Geology and Mineralogy Research Developments). Chapter 1. 1-10. Nova Science Publishers Inc, New York. ISBN: 978-1-62618-262-2.
Other publications (SCOPUS-JCR)
[06] Mhamdi, N., Medina, F., Trentesaux, A., Font, E., Belkhayat, Z. and M. Geawhari (2015). Sedimentary evidence of palaeo-tsunami deposits along the Loukkos estuary (Moroccan Atlantic Coast). Journal of Tsunami Society International, 34 (2).
[05] Adatte, T., A. Fantasia, B. Samant, D. Mohabey, E. Font, G. Keller, H. Khozyem, B. Gertsch (2014). Deccan Volcanism: a main trigger of environmental changes leading to the K/Pg mass extinction? Comunicações Geológicas, 101, Especial III, 1435-1437.
[04] Font, E. (2014). The Deccan Phase-2: an environmental magnetic approach. Comunicações Geológicas, 101, Especial III, 1455-1459.
[03] Fernandes, S., Font, E., Neres, M., Martins, L., Youbi, N., Madeira, J. and A. Marzoli (2014). The Central Atlantic Magmatic Province (CAMP) in Portugal, high eruption rate in one short-lived volcanic pulse. Comunicações Geológicas, 101, Especial III, 1449-1453.
[02] Ruiz, F., M. Abad, J. Rodríguez-Vidal, L.M. Cáceres, M. Pozo, F. Gómez-Toscano, T. Izquierdo and E. Font (2013). Morpho-sedimentary evidence of Holocene tsunamis in the Southwestern Spanish estuaries: a summary. In proceeding of VIII Reunión de Cuaternario Ibérico 2013, Sevilla.
[01] Carretero, M.I., Pozo, M., F. Gómez-Toscano, Ruiz, F., M. Abad, M-L- González-Regalado, J. Rodríguez-Vidal, L.M. Cáceres, A. Toscano, M.A. Baptista, P.M.F. Silva and E. Font (2010). Primeras evidencias de contaminación histórica en el Parque Nacional de Doñana (SO de España). In proceeding of: Studia Geologica Salmanticensia, Ediciones Universidad de Salamanca.
CONFERENCE ABSTRACTS
[110] Lima, E., Font, E., Borlina, C., Sanchez-Moreno*, E.M., Feinberg, J., Trindade, R.I.F., Edwards, L., Dimuccio, L., and B. Weiss. High-Resolution Paleomagnetic Analysis of a Detrital-Rich Portuguese Speleothem Using Magnetic Microscopy. AGU Fall Meeting 2022.
[109] Sanchez-Moreno, E., Font, E., Pavón-Carrasco, J., Dimucio, L., Cunha, L. A pseudo-Thellier relative paleointensity record in a stalagmite from the Soprador do Carvalho cave (central Portugal). 17th Castle Meeting on Palaeo, Rock and Environmental Magnetism, Castle Trakošćan – Croatia, 28 August – 3 September 2022.
[108] Brás*, A.R.M., Font, E., Reboleira, A.N., and P. Fonseca. Linking the rock magnetic properties to environmental proxies of a dirty speleothem from Portugal. 17th Castle Meeting on Palaeo, Rock and Environmental Magnetism, Castle Trakošćan – Croatia, 28 August – 3 September 2022.
[107] Melo*, R., Font, E., and J. Ribeiro. Magnetic and mercury fingerprint of burnt soils from Portugal. 17th Castle Meeting on Palaeo, Rock and Environmental Magnetism, Castle Trakošćan – Croatia, 28 August – 3 September 2022.
[106] Brás*, A.R.M., Font, E., Reboleira, A.N., and P. Fonseca. Linking the rock magnetic properties to environmental proxies of a dirty speleothem from Portugal. Magnetism in Portugal 2022 – Young Researchers, Porto, Portugal, 12-13 September 2022.
[105] Melo*, R., Font, E., and J. Ribeiro. Magnetic and mercury fingerprint of burnt soils from Portugal. Magnetism in Portugal 2022 – Young Researchers, Porto, Portugal, 12-13 September 2022.
[104] Font., E., Sanchez-Moreno*, E.M., Brás*, A.R.M., Melo*, R., Ribeiro, J., Reboleira, A.N., Fonseca, P., Trindade, R., Lima, E., Feinberg, J., Edwards, L., Veiga-Pires, C., Marcel-Hilaire, C., Dimuccio, L., Cunha, L., Fu, R., Weiss, B., and A. Pais. Magnetism of speleothems: advances and perspectives. 17th Castle Meeting on Palaeo, Rock and Environmental Magnetism, Castle Trakošćan – Croatia, 28 August – 3 September 2022.
[103] Font, E., Sanchez-Moreno*, E., Pavón-Carrasco, J., Dimuccio, L., Hilaire-Marcel, C., Ghaleb, B., Ribeiro, J., Veiga-Pires, C., Trindade, R., Feinberg, J., Lima, E., Fu, R., Edwards, L., Ponte, J., Pais, A., Cunha, L., and Weiss, B.: Paleomagnetism of Portuguese stalagmites: advances and perspectives, EGU General Assembly 2022, Vienna, Austria, 23–27 May 2022, EGU22-13036, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu22-13036, 2022.
[102] Cruz, C., Dias, J., Font, E., Noronha, F., Sant’Ovaia, H. (2022). Disclosing the redox conditions in Central Portugal magmatism: the Manteigas granodiorite case study, EGU Annual Meeting, Vienna 2022.
[101] Sant’Ovaia, H., Cruz, C., and Font, E.: Authigenic magnetite in soils: pollution fingerprints in a former wolfram mining, EGU General Assembly 2022, Vienna, Austria, 23–27 May 2022, EGU22-4141, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu22-4141, 2022.
[100] Sánchez-Moreno*, E.M., Font, E., Pavón-Carrasco, F.J., Dimuccio, L.A., Cunha, L., Hillaire-Marcel, C., Ghaleb B., and Trindade, R. 2021. Dating dirty speleothem using paleomagnetism. 12th IRM Conference on Rock Magnetism. 01-04-Jun 2021, Virtual Meeting. Institute for Rock Magnetism, University of Minnesota. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBM_0c4N2D8&list=PLi7Pmu_BSihzSwfKVNAJNh4hG-7M32q9P&index=8&t=9s
[99] Adatte, T., Font, E., Keller, G., Regelous, M., Spangenberg, J.E., Mateo, P., Punekar, J. (2021). Timing and Paleoenvironmental Implications of Deccan Volcanism Relative to the KPg Extinction revealed by mercury and tellurium anomalies. GSA Annual Meeting 2021 in Portland, Oregon. https://doi.org/10.1130/abs/2021AM-369055.
[98] Dinis*, R., Font, E., Neres, M., Ganerod, M., Gomes, E., Terrinha, P., Sanchez-Moreno, E. (2021). Paleomagnetism of the Cretaceous Alkaline Magmatism of the Lusitanian Basin, Portugal, EGU 2021 general assembly, 10336.
[97] Adatte, T., Keller, G., Font, E., Mateo, P., Punekar, J., Cujean, S., Lorenzo, V., Schoene, B., Eddy, M., and S. Khadri (2019). Timing and Paleoenvironmental Implications of Deccan Volcanism Relative to the KPg Extinction. GSA Annual Meeting in Phoenix, Arizona, USA – 2019.
[96] Adatte, T., Keller, G., Font, E., Mateo, P., Punekar, J., Schoene, B., Eddy, M., Spangenberg, J.E., and S. Khadri (2019). Timing and Paleoenvironmental Implications of Deccan Volcanism Relative to the KPg Extinction. the EGU Galileo Conference on Mass extinctions, recovery and resilience, Utrecht, the Netherlands, 28–31 August 2019.
[95] Adatte, T., Keller, G., Font, E., Mateo, P., Punekar, J., Schoene, B., Eddy, M., Samperton, K.M., Spangenberg, J.E., Mbabi Bitchong, A., Sharma, N., Lorenzo, V. and C. Cujean (2019). Timing and paleoenvironmental implications of Deccan volcanism relative to the KPg. Strati 2019, 2-5 July 2019, Milano.
[94] Font, E., T. Adatte, M. A. Rostami, M.J., Razmjooei, Thibault, N., Frontalini, F. and M. Leckie, (2019). Deccan volcanism, acidification and ocean carbonate saturation overshoot (poster). Geophysical Research Abstracts, vol. 21, EGU2019-8164, EGU General Assembly 2019, Vienna, Austria.
[93] Silva, P.A., Taborda, R., Silva, S., Fontán-Bouzasi, A., Coelho, C., Bernardes, C., Baptista, P., Nolasco, R., Abreu, T., Silva, A.N., Ponte Lira, C., Font, E., Cascalho, J., Romão, S., Vinhas, A., Rodrigues, A., Ferreira, F., Pombo, J., Duarte, J. and M. Ribeiro (2019). Sandtrack – alimentação artificial de praias: uma metodologia integrada de suporte à gestão litoral. Congresso sobre Planeamento e Gestão das zonas costeiras dos países de expressão portuguesa, Lisboa 2019.
[92] Adatte, T., Keller, G., Font, E., Mateo, P., Punekar, J., Schoene, B., Eddy, M., Spangenberg, J.E., Mbabi Bitchong, A., Sharma, N., Lorenzo, V. and C. Sébastien (2019). Timing and paleoenvironmental implications of Deccan volcanism relative to the KPg extinction revealed by mercury anomalies. Geophysical Research Abstracts, vol. 21, EGU2019-5666, EGU General Assembly 2019, Vienna, Austria.
[91] Fantasia, A., Adatte, T., Spangenberg, J.E., Font, E., Duarte, L.V., Bernárdez, E., Mattioli, E., Föllmi, K.B. (2019). Palaeoenvironmental changes during the Toarcian Oceanic Anoxic Event: record from the Peniche section (Lusitanian Basin) and comparison with the Alpine Tethys and the Andean Basin. Geophysical Research Abstracts, vol. 21, EGU2019-5911, EGU General Assembly 2019, Vienna, Austria.
[90] Font, E., T. Adatte, M. A. Rostami, M. Leckie, F. Frontalini and N. Thibault (2018). The global imprint of Deccan volcanism in the sedimentary record across the end-Cretaceous mass extinction (oral). Geophysical Research Abstracts, vol. 20, EGU2018-18715, EGU General Assembly 2018, Vienna, Austria.
[89] Font, E., T. Adatte, M. A. Rostami, M. Leckie, F. Frontalini and N. Thibault (2018). Environmental acidification triggered by Deccan volcanism at the KPg Galanderud section, Iran (poster). Geophysical Research Abstracts, vol. 20, EGU2018-18692, EGU General Assembly 2018, Vienna, Austria.
[88] Andrade, M., Font, E., Adatte, T., Khozyem, H. and A. Abrajevitch (2018). Magnetic and mercury anomalies at the Paleocene-EoceneThermal máximum (PETM): environmental acidification and the role of volcanism. Geophysical Research Abstracts, vol. 20, EGU2018-1430, EGU General Assembly 2018, Vienna, Austria.
[87] Font, E., T. Adatte, M. A. Rostami, M. Leckie, F. Frontalini, M. J. Razmjooei, N. Thibault (2018). Environmental acidification and carbonate overshoot triggered by Deccan volcanism at the aftermath of the Cretaceous-Paleogene mass extinction (poster). IX Symposium on the Iberian Atlantic Margin Coimbra, 4-7 september 2018.
[86] Fantasia, A., Föllmi, K.B., Adatte, T., Font, E., Spangenberg, J.E., Berárdez, E., Mattioli, E., and L.V. Duarte (2018). Paleoenvironmental changes during the Early Toarcian Oceanic Anoxic Event: Comparison of different paleogeographic settings (Alpine Tethys, Andean Basin and Lusitanian Basin). 2nd International Workshop on the Toarcian Oceanic Anoxic Event, Coimbra 2018.
[85] Font, E. Duarte, L.V., Fantasia, A., Adatte, T., Dekkers, M. and J. Mirão (2018). Magnetostratigraphy and environmental magnetism of the Toarcian Oceanic Anoxic Event at Peniche (Portugal). 2nd International Workshop on the Toarcian Oceanic Anoxic Event, Coimbra 2018.
[84] Font, E. (2017). The magnetic, mineralogical and geochemical signature of the Deccan volcanism in the global sedimentary record. PMAG2017 conference, Magnétisme de la Biosphère aux Planètes telluriques, 17-19 oct. 2017 Toulouse (France). Oral.
[83] Font, E. (2017). The magnetic, mineralogical and geochemical signature of the Deccan volcanism in the global sedimentary record. MAGIBER-X conference, Saragossa, 14-16th September 2017. Oral.
[82] Matias, L., Moreira, M., Duarte, J., Corela, C., Font, E., Fonseca, P., Silva, P., Neres, M., Almeida, A. (2017). The Earth’s magnetic field: A Science’s Fair tour from the exploration of mineral resources to the reconstruction of the distant past, HSCI-2017 Hands-on Science. Growing with Science, HSci. ISBN 978-84-8158-737-1, 10-14th July, Braga, Portugal, pp 210-211.
[81] Adatte, T., Keller, G., Font, E., Mbabi Bitchong, A., Schoene, B., Samperton, K. and M. P. Eddy (2017). Near coincidence of maximum Deccan volcanism with the Cretaceous-Paleogene boundary revealed by mercury anomalies, Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs. Vol. 49, No. 6, doi: 10.1130/abs/2017AM-302876
[80] Punekar, J., Keller, Adatte, T. and Font, E. (2017). Highlights of the Late Maastrichtian Grand Finale in western Tethys. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs. Vol. 49, No. 6, doi: 10.1130/abs/2017AM-305066.
[79] Adatte, T., Keller, G., Font, E., Mbabi Bitchong, A., Schoene, B., (2017). Timing and tempo of Deccan volcanism relative to the KPg boundary, evidence from mercury anomalies. Berichte der Geologischen Bundesanstalt, Band 120, Wien 2017 10th Int. Symp. Cretaceous.
[78] Mendes, A.R.B., Font, E. and M. Andrade (2017). Characterization of soil contamination by using environmental magnetic techniques: example of the Ribatejo power plant. Geophysical Research Abstracts, vol. 19, EGU2017-9398, EGU General Assembly 2017.
[77] Ponte, J., Font, E., Veiga-Pires, C. and C. Hillaire-Marcel (2017). Speleothem Shape and Natural Remanent Magnetization. Geophysical Research Abstracts, vol. 19, EGU2017-919, EGU General Assembly 2017.
[76] Adatte, T., Font, E., Mbabi Bitchong, A., Keller, G., Schoene, B., Samperton, K. and S. Khadri (2017). Timing and tempo of Deccan volcanism: evidence from mercury anomalies. Geophysical Research Abstracts, vol. 19, EGU2017-7709, EGU General Assembly 2017.
[75] Font, E., Carlut, J., Rémazeilles, C. Mather, T.A, Nédélec, A., Mirão, J. and S. Casale (2017). End-Cretaceous akaganéite and its potential as a mineral marker of Deccan volcanism in the global sedimentary record. Geophysical Research Abstracts, vol. 19, EGU2017-9307, EGU General Assembly 2017.
[74] Font, E., Adatte, T., Andrade, M., Keller, G., Mbabi Bitchong, A., Carvallo, C., Ferreira, J., Diogo, Z. and J. Mirão (2017). Deciphering the magnetic and mineralogical record of the Deccan Traps at the Cretaceous-Paleogene boundary of the Zumaia section, Basque-Cantabric basin (Spain). Geophysical Research Abstracts, vol. 19, EGU2017-9160, EGU General Assembly 2017.
[73] Nikhil, S., Sordet, V., Adatte, T., Keller, G., Font, E., Schoene, B., Samperton, K., and K. Syed (2017). Environmental Changes Associated with Deccan Volcanism: evidences from the red bole record. Geophysical Research Abstracts, vol. 19, EGU2017-7905, EGU General Assembly 2017.
[72] Ribeiro, C., Terrinha, P., Andrade, A., Fonseca, B., Caetano, M., Neres, M., Font, E., Mirão, J., Dias, C., Rosado, L., Maurer, A.F. and A. Manhita (2017). Non-halide sediments from the Loule diapir salt mine: characterization and environmental significance. Geophysical Research Abstracts, vol. 19, EGU General Assembly 2017.
[71] Font, E., Sial, A.C: (2016). Mercury anomaly, Deccan volcanism and the end-Cretaceous mass extinction. 35th International Geological Congress, 27 august – 4 september 2016, Cape Town, South Africa.
[70] Adatte, T., Font, E., Mbabi, M., Keller, G., Schoene, B., Samperton, K. and Khadri, F.R. (2016). Timing and tempo of Deccan volcanism revealed by mercury anomalies. 2016 GSA Annual Meeting in Denver, Colorado, USA (25-28 September 2016).
[69] Punekar, J., Keller, G., Adatte, T. and Font, E. (2016). Spatial and temporal constraints on the end-Maastrichtian ocean acidification related to Deccan volcanism. 2016 GSA Annual Meeting in Denver, Colorado, USA (25-28 September 2016).
[68] Font, E., Adatte, T., Sial, A.N., de Lacerda, D., Keller, G. and Punekar, J. (2016). Mercury anomaly, Deccan volcanism and the end-Cretaceous mass extinction. Geophysical Research Abstracts, vol. 18, EGU2016-4551, EGU General Assembly 2016.
[67] Font, E. (2016). The magnetic and mineralogical signature of the Deccan volcanism in the sedimentary record: a review. Geophysical Research Abstracts, vol. 18, EGU2016-6203, EGU General Assembly 2016.
[66] Font, E., Duarte, L.V., Adatte, T. and Mirão, J. (2016). Environmental magnetism of the Toarcian Oceanic Anoxic Event at Peniche (Portugal). Geophysical Research Abstracts, vol. 18, EGU2016-17609, EGU General Assembly 2016.
[65] Ponte, J., Font, E., Veiga-Pires, C. and Hillaire-Marcel, C. (2016). Paleomagnetism in speleothems: Influence of calcite growth dip on the natural remanent magnetization. Geophysical Research Abstracts, vol. 18, EGU2016-7199, EGU General Assembly 2016.
[64] Adatte, T., Keller, G., Schoene, B., Samperton, K.M., Font, E., Sial, A.N., de Lacerca, D., Punekar, J., Fantasia, A. and Khadri, S. (2015). Paleoenvironmental influence of Deccan volcanism relative to the KT extinction, 2015 GSA Annual Meeting in Baltimore, Maryland, USA (1-4 November 2015).
[63] Keller, G., Punekar, J., Mateo, P., Adatte, T., Font, E. and J. E., Spangenberg, (2015). The last 250 kyr before the end-Cretaceous mass extinction. 2015 GSA Annual Meeting in Baltimore, Maryland, USA (1-4 November 2015).
[62] Font, E. (2015). Paleomagnetism and environmental magnetism of Portuguese speleothems. Colloque PMAG 2015 : Magnétisme en Sciences de la Terre, de l’Univers, de l’Environnement et de l’Homme en France : résultats récents et prospective. Aix en Provence, 26-29 Mai 2015. Oral.
[61] Font, E. (2015). The paleoenvironmental signature of the Deccan Phase 2 eruptions. Colloque PMAG 2015 : Magnétisme en Sciences de la Terre, de l’Univers, de l’Environnement et de l’Homme en France : résultats récents et prospective. Aix en Provence, 26-29 Mai 2015. Oral.
[60] Ponte, J., Font, E., Veiga-Pires, C. and C. Marcel-Hillaire (2015). The Holocene (5000-6000. yrs B.P.) paleosecular variation record from a Portuguese speleothem. Geophysical Research Abstracts, vol. 17, EGU2015-12588, EGU General Assembly 2015.
[59] Fantasia, A., Adatte, T., Spangenberg, J. E., Font, E., Samant, B., Mohabey, D., Thakre, D. and G. Keller (2015). Paleoenvironmental and paleoclimatic changes associated with the Deccan Volcanism, examples from terrestrial deposits from Central India. Geophysical Research Abstracts, vol. 17, EGU2015-5161, EGU General Assembly 2015.
[58] Font, E., Adatte, T. Fantasia, A., Ponte, J., Florindo, F., Abrajevitch, A., Samant, B., Mohabey, D. and D. Thakre (2015). Tracing acidification induced by Deccan volcanism. Geophysical Research Abstracts, vol. 17, EGU2015-12212, EGU General Assembly 2015.
[57] Font, E., Adatte, T. and F. Florindo (2015). Environmental magnetic signature of the Deccan Phase 2 at the Gambsach section. Geophysical Research Abstracts, vol. 17, EGU2015-15695, EGU General Assembly 2015.
[56] Font, E., Veiga-Pires, C. and J. Ponte (2015). Environmental magnetism of Portuguese speleothems. Geophysical Research Abstracts, vol. 17, EGU2015-10437, EGU General Assembly 2015.
[55] Neres, M. Bouchez, J.L., Terrinha, P., Font, E., Moreira, M., Laneaux, P. Miranda, R. (2014). Magnetic fabric in a Cretaceous sill (Foz da Fonte, Portugal): flow model and implications for regional magmatism. 14th Castle Meeting, New trends on Paleo, Rock and Environmental Magnetism, 31st of August to 6th of September 2014, Évora, Portugal.
[54] Font, E. (2014). Ocean acidification linked to Deccan Phase-2. 14th Castle Meeting, New trends on Paleo, Rock and Environmental Magnetism, 31st of August to 6th of September 2014, Évora, Portugal.
[53] Abrajevitch, A., Font, E., Florindo, F. and A. Roberts (2014). The Origin of White Beds below the Cretaceous-Tertiary Boundary Revisited. AGU fall meeting 2014.
[52] Adatte, T., Fantasia, A., Keller, G., Font, E., Samant, B., Mohabey, D. and B. Gertsch (2014). Multiproxy evidence of main Deccan volcanic pulse near the Cretaceous-Tertiary boundary. GSA Annual Meeting in Vancouver, British Columbia (19–22 October 2014). Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs. Vol. 46, No. 6, p.493.
[51] Punekar, J., Keller, G., Khozyem, H.M., Adatte, T., Font, E. and J. Spangerberg (2014). Multi-proxy approach to decode the end-Cretaceous mass extinction. 2014 GSA Annual Meeting in Vancouver, British Columbia (19–22 October 2014). Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs. Vol. 46, No. 6, p.492.
[50] Asgharianrostami, M., Leckie, M., Font, E., Finkelstein, D.B. and C. Koeberl (2014). Foraminiferal turnover and paleoenvironmental changes across an expanded Cretaceous/Paleogene boundary section, northern Alborz, Iran. 2014 GSA Annual Meeting in Vancouver, British Columbia (19–22 October 2014). Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs. Vol. 46, No. 6, p.492.
[49] Font, E. (2014). The Deccan Phase-2: an environmental magnetic approach. XI Congresso Nacional de Geologia, Porto, Portugal. IX CNG/2º CoGePLiP, Porto 2014, in Comunicações Geológicas, 101.
[48] Fernandes, S., Font, E., Neres, M., Martins, L., Youbi, N., Madeira, J. and A. Marzoli (2014). The Central Atlantic Magmatic Province (CAMP) in Portugal, high eruption rate in one short-lived volcanic pulse. IX CNG/2º CoGePLiP, Porto 2014, in Comunicações Geológicas, 101.
[47] Font, E., T. Adatte, J. Ponte, A. Fantasia, J. Mirão, B. Samant, D. Mohabey, and F. Florindo (2014). Environmental magnetism of intertrappean Deccan deposits: unravelling local paleoenvironmental during Phase 1 and 2. Geophysical Research Abstracts, Vol. 16, EGU2014-2746-1, EGU General Assembly 2014.
[46] Fantasia, A., T. Adatte, B. Samant, D. Mohabey, G. Keller, and E. Font (2014). Paleoenvironmental changes associated with the Deccan Volcansim, new insights from the intertrappean sediments from the Nagpur area, India. Geophysical Research Abstracts, Vol. 16, EGU2014-8732, EGU General Assembly 2014.
[45] Asgharianrostami, M., R.M. Leckie, E. Font, F. Frontalini, and C. Koeberl (2014). Turnover and paleoenvironmental changes across the Cretaceous/Paleogene boundary at the Galanderud section (Northern Alborz, Iran) based on benthic foraminifera (2014). Geophysical Research Abstracts, Vol. 16, EGU2014-14900-1, EGU General Assembly 2014.
[44] Ponte, Jorge, Eric Font, Thierry Adatte, Xabier Orue-Etxebarria, Cristina Veiga-Pires, and Brooks Ellwood (2014). Environmental magnetism of KT sections worldwide: unravelling the imprint of Deccan Phase 2. Geophysical Research Abstracts, Vol. 16, EGU2014-8896-2, EGU General Assembly 2014.
[43] Ruiz, F., M. Abad, J. Rodríguez-Vidal, L.M. Cáceres, M. Pozo, F. Gómez-Toscano, T. Izquierdo and E. Font (2013). Morpho-sedimentary evidence of Holocene tsunamis in the Southwestern Spanish estuaries: a summary. In proceeding of VIII Reunión de Cuaternario Ibérico 2013, Sevilla.
[42] Asgharianrostami, M., Leckie, M. and E. Font (2013). High stress environment across the CretaceousP boundary at the Galanderud section (northern Alborz, Iran). GSA meeting, Denver Oct. 27-30, Vol. 45, No. 7.
[41] Neres, M., Miranda, J.M., Font, E. and P. Terrinha (2013). Testing Iberian kinematics at Jurassic-Cretaceous times: how compatible are paleomagnetic data, GAPWP and kinematic models? GSA meeting, Denver Oct. 27-30, Vol. 45, No. 7.
[40] Nemkin, S., Van der Voo, R., Domeier, M., Font, E., Youbi, N. and T. Torsvik (2013). Paleomagnetic results of Moroccan ~280 Ma extrusives: testing their agreement with the Pangea-A reconstruction. GSA meeting, Denver Oct. 27-30.
[39] Font, E., Fabre, S., Nédélec, A., Adatte, T., Keller, G. and J. Ponte (2013). Atmospheric halogen and acid rains during the major Deccan episode: magnetic and mineral evidences. Pre-Cenozoic Climates International Workshop PC2IW, Toulouse (France), June 17-19th 2013.
[38] Font, E., C. Veiga-Pires, M. Pozo, S. Nave, S. Costas, F. R. Muñoz, F. R., Abad, M., Simões, N. and S. Duarte (2013). Identification of Tsunami deposits and their impact on coastal zones: a study case of the Boca do Rio estuary (Algarve, Portugal), 4th Open Science Meeting, In 4th Open Science Meeting, Goa, 10-15 February.
[37] Font, E., Veiga-Pires, Pozo, M., Nave, S., Costas, S., Ruiz, F., Adad, M., Simões, N. and S. Duarte (2013). Benchmarks, sediment source and hydrodynamics of the 1755 Lisbon tsunami deposit at Boca do Rio Estuary. Geophysical Research Abstracts, vol. 15, EGU General Assembly 2013.
[36] Font, E., Veiga-Pires, C., Camps, P., Carvallo, C., Siqueira de Neto, A.C., Pozo, M. and J. Mirão. Magnetic fingerprint of stalagmites. Geophysical Research Abstracts, vol. 15, EGU General Assembly 2013.
[35] Font, E., Fabre, S., Nédélec, A., Adatte, T., Keller, G., Veiga-Pires, C., Ponte, J., Mirão J., Khozyem, H. and J. Spangenberg (2013) Magnetic and mineral markers of atmospheric halogen and acid rains during the major Deccan episode. Geophysical Research Abstracts, vol. 15, EGU General Assembly 2013.
[34] Fernandes, S., Font, E., Neres, M. and L. Martins (2013). Preliminary rock- and paleo-magnetic data of the Central Atlantic Magmatic Province (CAMP) in South Portugal. Geophysical Research Abstracts, vol. 15, EGU General Assembly 2013.
[33] Neres, M., Miranda, J.M. and E. Font (2013). Testing Iberia Kinematics at Jurassic-Cretaceous. Geophysical Research Abstracts, vol. 15, EGU General Assembly 2013.
[32] Neres, M., Bouchez, J.L., Terrinha, P., E. Font, Moreira, M. and C. Carvalho (2013). Modeling magmatic flow in a sill using AMS techniques. Geophysical Research Abstracts, vol. 15, EGU General Assembly 2013.
[31] Fabre, S., Nédélec, A. and E. Font (2013). Magnetite dissolution by acid rains due to volcanogenic atmospheric halogen input: an “experimental” approach. Volcanism, Impacts and Mass Extinctions, Museum of National History of London 27-29 March, 2013.
[30] Macouin, M., Trindade, R. I. F., Ader, M.; Font, E., Vieira, L. C.; Alvaro, J. J., Jiang, G., Pokrovsky, B. and Affaton, P. (2012). The Rock Magnetic Signature of the Neoproterozoic Glaciation’s Aftermath. EGU General Assembly 2012, held 22-27 April, 2012 in Vienna, Austria., p.12481.
[29] Font, E., Veiga-Pires, C.C., Pozo, M., Nave, S., Costas, S. Ruiz Muñoz, F., Abad, M., Simões, N. and S. Duarte (2012). Benchmarks and sediment source(s) of the 1755 Lisbon tsunami deposit at Boca do Rio Estuary. MIA 2012 – VII Simposio sobre a Margem Ibérica Atlantica, oral presentation.
[28] Neres, M., Bouchez, J.L., Terrinha, P., Font, E. and M. Moreira (2012). Conceptual model of flow in a Sill using Magnetic Fabric data. LASI V: The physical geology of subvolcanic systems: laccoliths, sills and dykes, Porth Elizabeth, South Africa, 29-30 October 2012.
[27] Neres, M., Font, E., J.M. Miranda, M. Moulin, J.L. Bouchez, P. Camps, P. Terrinha, J. Mirão (2012). Reconciling Cretaceous paleomagnetic and marine magnetic data for Iberia: New Iberian paleomagnetic poles. 13th Castle Meeting, Zloven, best student oral presentation award.
[26] Font, E., C. Veiga-Pires, F. Ruiz Muñoz, M. Pozo, M. Abad, S. Duarte, N. Simões, S. Nave, S. Costa, L. Rebelo (2012). Testing Rock Magnetic and AMS Methods in Tsunami- and Storm-induced Deposits. 13th Castle Meeting, Zloven, poster session.
[25] Font, E., A. Nédélec, C.C. Veiga-Pires, B.B. Ellwood, P. Camps, J. Ponte, (2012). The pre-KPB interval: sedimentary record of a major Deccan Traps pulse? 13th Castle Meeting, Zloven.
[24] Fernandes, S., Font, E., J. Madeira, L. Martins, C. Alves, N. Youbi, M. Neres (2012). The Central Atlantic Magmatic Province (CAMP) lavas of Southern Portugal: new paleomagnetic data. 13th Castle Meeting, Zloven, best poster presentation award.
[23] Grison, H., E. Petrovský, A. Kapička, P.F. Silva, Font, E. (2012). Characterization of magnetically enhanced buried soil layer in arid environment. 13th Castle Meeting, Zloven, oral session.
[22] Petrovsky, E., Grison, H., Kapicka, A., Silva, P., Font, E. (2011). Characterization of magnetically enhanced buried soil layer in arid environment. AGU Fall Meeting 2011, poster session.
[21] Youbi, N., Marzoli, A., Bertran, H, Font, E., et al., 2011. Did the bolide impact(s), volcanism or both trigger the end of Triassic mass extinction? Second Arab Impact Cratering and Astrogeology Conference (AICAC II), Abstracts volume, 13-20 November 2011, Casablanca, Morocco.
[20] Font, E., N. Youbi, S. Fernandes, H. El Hachimi, Z. Kratinova and Y. Hamim (2011). Magnetostratigraphy of the Central Atlantic Magmatic Province (CAMP) in Morocco, The 2nd International Joint MAPG & AAPG Conference & Exhibition, Marrakech.
[19] Font, E., M.K. Bensalah, N. Youbi, A. Vieira, D. Lourenço and Y. Hamim (2011). Paleomagnetism and Rock Magnetism of the Jurassic-Cretaceous Basalts of the Aghzif-Naour and Aït Attab Sections, Morocco, The 2nd International Joint MAPG & AAPG Conference & Exhibition, Marrakech.
[18] El Hachimi H., N. Youbi, J. Madeira, L. Martins, J. Mata, M Bensalah, A. Marzoli, H. Bertrand, G. Bellieni, Font, E. et al. (2011). Physical Volcanology of the lava flows of the Central Atlantic Magmatic Province (CAMP) of Morocco, The 2nd International Joint MAPG & AAPG Conference & Exhibition, Marrakech.
[17] Neres, M., Font, E., Terrinha, P., Miranda, J.M. (2011). Kinematics of Iberia during Cretaceous: Reconciling Paleomagnetic and Marine Magnetic Anomalies, Geophysical Research Abstracts, 13, EGU2011-13542-1. EGU General Assembly 2011
[16] Carretero, M.I., Pozo, M., F. Gómez-Toscano, Ruiz, F., M. Abad, M-L- González-Regalado, J. Rodríguez-Vidal, L.M. Cáceres, A. Toscano, M.A. Baptista, P.M.F. Silva and E. Font (2010 Primeras evidencias de contaminación histórica en el Parque Nacional de Doñana (SO de España). In proceeding of: Studia Geologica Salmanticensia, Ediciones Universidad de Salamanca.
[15] Font E., Nascimento, C., Omira, R., Baptista, M.A. and P.M.F Silva (2010). Identification of tsunami-induced deposits using numerical modelling and rock magnetism. AGU Meeting Sao Francisco, poster session.
[14] Font, E., Nédélec, A., Correia, J., Silva, P.M.F., 2010. Revisiting the KTB transition in Basque Country using detailed rock magnetism and chemostratigraphy: multiple impacts for mass extinction? 12th Castle Meeting, Pragues, 2010, oral session.
[13] Neres, M., Font, E., Terrinha, P., 2010. Paleomagnetism, Rock Magnetism and AMS study of the Paço d’Ilhas sill, western Portugal: implications for the APWP of Iberia at the Cretaceous. Castle meeting 2010, poster session.
[12] Font E.. Ernesto, M., Ponte de Neto, C.F., 2010. Paleomagnetism and Rock Magnetism of the Itajaí Basin, Santa Catarina (Brazil), and the large-scale remagnetization of the Rio de la Plata craton. AGU Meeting Iguaçu 2010, poster.
[11] Font E., Nascimento, C., Omira, R., Baptista, M.A. and P.M.F Silva (2010). Magnetic evidences of Lisbon 1755 tsunami in re-worked litoral sediments. Eos Trans. AGU 91(26), Meet. Am. Suppl. Abstract GP14A-02. invited talk.
[10] Font E.. Paleomagnetism, Rock Magnetism and Chemostratigraphy of Cap Carbonates of the Amazon Craton (Brazil): Implications for Neoproterozoic Glaciations. In: Resumos da Assembleia Luso-espanhola de Geodesia e Geofísica, Tomar (Portugal) 2008.
[09] Nédélec A., Font E., Trindade R.I.F. and P. Affaton (2006). Microbially-mediated formation of Neoproterozoic Cap Dolostones, in Snowball Earth – 16th-21st July 2006 Ascona, Switzerland.
[08] Trindade, R.I.F. and Font, E. (2006). Paleomagnetism of Neoproterozoic Cap Carbonates from Brazil, in Snowball Earth – 16th-21st July 2006 Ascona, Switzerland.
[07] Macouin, M., Trindade, R., Carter-Stiglitz, B., Ader, M., Font, E., Alvaro, J., Affaton, P., Vieira, L.C. Magnetic mineralogy and isotopic data from the Douhantuo Neoproterozoic Cap Carbonates: The Rock magnetism signature of the Glaciation’s Aftermath. in Snowball Earth – 16th-21st July 2006 Ascona, Switzerland.
[06] Font E., Trindade R. I. F., Nogueria, A.C.R. and Riccomini C. Paleomagnetism of the Neoproterozoic Araras Group (~600 Ma), Brazil:. In: 24 Congresso Brasileiro de Geologia, Araxá (MG) 2004.
[05] E. Tohver, Trindade R. I. F. and Font E. Bending or blucking of a Brasiliano Belt? A paleomagnetic investigation of the curved Paraguai belt, SW Amazon craton, central Brazil: implications for the tectonic assembly of West Gondwana. In: AGU, 2004. AGU abstract, 2004.
[04] Font E., Trindade R. I. F., D’agrella Filho M. S., Nogueria, A.C.R. and Riccomini C. (2003). A low-latitude Neoproterozoic glaciation in the Amazon Craton: Paleomagnetic results from the Araras cap carbonates. In: AGU, EUG, EGS joint meeting, Nice.
[03] Trindade R.I.F., D’Agrella-Filho M.S., Font E., Babinski M., Nogueria A.C.R. and Riccomini C. Paleomagnetism of Neoproterozoic cap carbonates of the Sao Francisco and Amazonian cratons, Brazil. In: AGU, EUG, EGS joint meeting, Nice 2003.
[02] Trindade R. I. F., D’agrella Filho M. S., F.T. Figueiredo, Font E., Babinski M., Nogueria, A.C.R. and Riccomini C. Paleomagnetism of Neoproterozoic cap carbonates from São Francisco and Amazon cratons, Brazil. In: 6 Simpósio Latino-Americano de Sedimentologia, 2003, Belém.
[01] Trindade, R.I.F., D’Agrella-Filho, M.S., Babinski, M. and Font, E. Regional-scale Cambrian remagnetization of Neoproterozoic cap carbonates from the São Francisco basin (Brazil). In: Proceedings Gondwana 11, 2002, Christchurch.
INVITED LECTURES
International
2022 Invited talk “Magnetism of Speleothem: Advances and Perspectives”, Instituto de Astronomia e Geofísica da Universidade de São Paulo, Brasil. link
2022 Invited talk “The sedimentary signature of the Deccan volcanism”, Instituto de Astronomia e Geofísica da Universidade de São Paulo, Brasil. link
2022 Invited talk “Deccan volcanism and the Cretaceous-Paleogene mass extinction”, Instituto de Geociências, Universidade de Campinas. link
2022 Invited talk “The magnetic and climate signature of speleothems”, Instituto de Geociências, Universidade de Campinas. link
2022 Invited talk “Magnetism of Speleothem: Advances and Perspectives”. MagNetZ seminar, University of Liverpool, United Kingdom, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q80Yc3pU7L0
2021 Invited talk “O registo sedimentar das Trapas do Deccan: implicações para a extinção em massa do K-Pg”, Seminários CORE-IO, Instituto Oceanográfico da Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil, 28th July 2021.
2017 – Keynote on “Neoproterozoic glaciations and geodynamics” at Erlangen, October 9-13th, 2017, SUMMER SCHOOL, Tracing Magmatic Activity and Earth System Change. Organizers: W. Kiessling, M. Regelous. link
2017 – Keynote on “The environmental effects of the Deccan Traps their impact on the biosphere” at Erlangen, October 9-13th, 2017, SUMMER SCHOOL, Tracing Magmatic Activity and Earth System Change. Organizers: W. Kiessling, M. Regelous. link
2017 – “The magnetic, mineralogical and geochemical signature of the Deccan volcanism in the global sedimentary record”, International Conference on Rock Magnetism, 10-14 July 2017, Utrecht, the Netherlands. link
2016 – Keynote on “La cinématique de la plaque ibérique au cours du Mésozoïque : limitations et perspectives”, 25e Réunion des Sciences de la Terre, Centre de Congrès de Caen, France, 24-28 octobre 2016. link
2014 – Invited lecture “Aeolian akaganeite deposition and ocean acidification during the Deccan Phase-2. Invited talk at the Institut de Physique du Globe, Paris.
2013 – Invited talk “The Chlorine Perfume of the Deccan Traps. Volcanism, Impacts and Mass Extinctions, London 27-29 March, 2013. http://massextinction.princeton.edu/sites/default/files/pdfs/Final%20Circular.pdf
2012 – Invited lecture « Les extinctions en masse du Tr-J et du KT. Impact d’astéroïde, volcanisme, ou les deux: apports des études magnétiques, Conferences of the Société Vaudoise des Sciences Naturelles, EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland. http://www3.unil.ch/wpmu/svsn/2012/11/agenda-uvss-decembre-2012/
2011 – Invited lecture “The snowball Earth Hypothesis”, University of Huelva, Spain.
2010 – Keynote “Magnetic evidences of Lisbon 1755 tsunami in re-worked littoral sediments” Eos Trans. AGU 91(26), Meet. Am., Iguaçu, Brazil. Suppl. Abstract GP14A-02.
2009 – “The snowball Earth Hypothesis”. Invited talk at the Institute of Geology of Marrakech, Morocco.
National
16th March 2022 Que segredos guardam os espeleotemas? 5ª sessão do “Ciclo de Conversas de Cientistas para Espeleólogos”, organizado pela Federação Portuguesa de Espeleologia. (videoconferência) link
27th September 2021 Noite Europeia dos Investigadores, Coimbra: orador do debate online sobre “Clima: um desastre nunca vem só”, organizado pelo CITEUC (videoconferência).
11-18 September 2021 A Província Magmática do Atlântico Central e o Aspirante Geoparque Algarvensis. XLI CAP – Curso de Atualização de Professores em Geociências, subordinado ao tema “À descoberta do Aspirante Geoparque Algarvensis” (link)
15th September 2021 O Magnetismo em Geologia, Magnetism in Portugal 2021, Virtual Meeting, Núcleo Português de Magnetismo.
28th June 2021 O registo sedimentar do vulcanismo do Deccan e sua contribuição na extinção em massa do K-Pg, Workshop do Programa Doutoral em Geociências da Universidade do Porto
23rd March 2019 O ciclo do carbono e Mudanças Globais, ação de formação no âmbito do XIV Congresso dos Jovens Geocientista, DCF-FCTUC, Coimbra.
24th December 2018 A Terra Bola de Neve, Conference of the XXIV Feira Internacional de Minerais Gemas e Fósseis de Coimbra.
19th March 2014 Das extinções en massa ao vulcanismo do Deccan. Conference “Geologia as Quarta”, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia da Universidade Nova de Lisboa.
25th September 2013 Applications of Rock Magnetism to Geosciences. Invited talk at the Faculty of Science of the University of Porto.
22nd March 2012 Paleomagnetism: from the History of the Earth to Tsunami. Invited talk at the Café Ocean (Faro, Algarve), sponsored by CIMA-University of Sciences of Algarve. link
2nd February 2010: The snowball Earth Hypothesis and the duration of the post-glacial period. Invited talk at the Physic Department of the ISEL Institute (Portugal).
26th July 2009: Applications of Rock Magnetism to Petroleum Geology. Invited talk at the AAPG student of the University of Lisbon (Portugal).
17th August 2008: Applications of Rock Magnetism to Geophysics. Invited talk at the CIMA Conference, University of Algarve (Portugal). http://cima.ualg.pt/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=48&Itemid=65
3rd July 2008: The snowball Earth Hypothesis. Invited talk for the conference “Encontro para a Ciência 2008” of the Calouste Gulbenkian Fundation. http://cla.fccn.pt/2008/video.php?id=46
21st May 2008: Palaeomagnetism and geochemistry of the Cap Carbonates from the Amazon craton: Implications for Neoproterozoic Glaciations. Invited talk for the AIPT Conference “Climatic Alteration”, Center of Geology of the University of Lisbon (Portugal). http://geologia.fc.ul.pt/documents/89.pdf
18th August 2005: Palaeomagnetism, Magneto- and Chemical Stratigraphy of the Araras Cap Carbonates: Implications for the snowball Earth Hypothesis. Invited talk at the IAG Institute, University of São Paulo (Brazil).
17th October 2002: Geomorphology and Neotectonics of the Andean Precordillera. Invited talk at the IAG Institute, University of São Paulo (Brazil).
OUTREACH
2022 90 segundas de Ciência – RTP link
2021 Erupções vulcânicas gigantes contribuíram para extinguir dinossauros (Observador, Diário de Noticias, RTP, TVI, etc…) link
2021 O campo magnético da terra está a mudar. O que pode acontecer? Observador link
2016 Scientific American: Volcano Role in Dino Death Gets Mercury Boost, by Julia Rosen. link
2016 Observador: A extinção dos dinossauros pode ter sido causada por um supervulcão link
2016 Correio da Manha: Cientistas mostram com novo dado que erupções vulcânicas extinguiram dinossauros link
2016 TVI24: Cientistas portugueses querem mostrar que erupções vulcânicas extinguiram dinossauros link
2006 Folha de São Paulo: Rocha de MT desafia tese sobre glaciaçãolink
2005 Pesquisa (FAPESP) nº117: A Terra coberta de gelo
SCIENTIFIC PROJECTS
Principal Investigator
2022-2023: Paleomagnetism of cave deposits: comparing geomagnetic and climate events. MIT-FCT exploratory project funded by MIT (~63,000 $), PI-MIT: Eduardo Lima (MIT), PI-FCT: Eric Font (FCTUC).
2022-2023: SpeleoMag – Analyzing environmental and climate records in Portuguese speleothems using ultra-high sensitivity magnetic microscopy. Funded by FCT (MIT-EXPL/ACC/0023/2021; 48.698,29 €). PI-FCT: Eric Font (FCTUC), PI-MIT: Eduardo Lima (MIT).
2022-2025: SAMEPA – Speleothems as magnetic, environmental and paleo-fire archives. Funded by FCT (ref. PTDC/CTA-GEO/0125/2021; 244.649,19 €).
2012-2015: Origin of the Cretaceous-Tertiary and Triassic-Jurassic Mass Extinction: Bolide impact, volcanism or both? Funded by FCT (ref. PTDC/CTE-GIX/117298/2012, 120,000.00 €).
2011-2014: A new multidisciplinary method for the identification of Tsunami-induced deposits and their frequency in the geological record. Funded by FCT (ref. PTDC/CTE-GIX/110205/2009, 120,000.00 €)
2006: Universal-CNPq Project (Brazil). Reservoirs and Petrophysic Modelling. Funded by CNPq (ref. 471614/2006-8; ~14,000.00 €).
Small grants:
2012-2013: PAUILF Program – Magnetic signature and age of Cretaceous dykes and sills of the Lusitanian and Algarve Basins, Portugal. Funded by FCT (Portugal) and CRUPS (France) (ref. TC-02_12; ~5,000.00 €)
2009-2012: “PESSOA”. Calibration of the Apparent Polar Wander Path and Eulerian Poles of Iberia at the Jurassic-Cretaceous. Funded by FCT (~10,000.00 €).
Collaborator
2021 High temporal resolution paleomagnetism of speleothems. Funded by NSF (ref. NSF-2044806; $330,177.00). Coordinated by Eduardo Andrade Lima (MIT, USA). https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2044806
2018-2022: SANDTRACK – Beach nourishment: an integrated methodology for coastal management support. Funded by FCT and supervised by Paulo Silva (University of Aveiro) (200,000.00 €).
2009-2012: MEGA Hazards. Plate reorganization in the Western Mediterranean: lithospheric causes and topographic consequences. Funded by FCT and supervised by Fernando Ornelas (IDL, Portugal) (ref. PTDC/CTE-GIX/108149/2008, ~200,000.00 €).
2009-2012: AMS Progress. Ab initio Multidisciplinary Study of AMS generation and relation to progressive strain: an experimental approach. Funded by FCT and supervised by Zuzana Kratinova (IDL) (ref. PTDC/CTE-GIX/098696/2008, ~170,000.00 €).
2008-2011: TOPOMED. Plate reorganization in the Western Mediterranean: lithospheric causes and topographic consequences. Funded by FCT (ref. TOPOEUROPE/0001/2007; ~170,000.00 €) and supervised by Pedro Terrinha (Lneg, Portugal).
2005-2007: Sedimentation after Neoproterozoic Glaciations: a multidisciplinary study of the Brazilian and African cap carbonates. Funded by FAPESP and supervised by Ricardo Trindade (IAG-USP, Brazil).
2004-2005: Neoproterozoic Glaciations in Brazil and West Africa: comparison and correlations. Funded by CAPES-COFECUB and supervised by Ricardo Trindade (IAG-USP, Brazil) and Anne Nédélec (USP-CNRS, France).
2000-2005: Identify Understand and modeling Neoproterozoic Glaciations. Funded by ECLIPSE-CNRS and supervised by Anne Nédélec (UPS/Toulouse, France).
2000-2004: Stratigraphy of the Alto Paraguay Group, Amazon. Funded by FAPESP and supervised by Claudio Riccomini (USP, Brazil).
STUDENT SUPERVISION
Post-doctoral fellowship
2021-present: Supervisor of Sara Torrez. DCT-FCTUC, granted by Margarita Salas Grants for the Training of Young Doctors (Spain-EU). Paleomagnetism of Iberia and Remagnetization events during the Cretaceous.
2020: Supervisor of Pablo Calvin, DCT-FCTUC, granted by FCT – Stimulus of Scientific Employment, Individual Support – 2020 Call (ref. 2020.02686.CEECIND). Speleothems and climate and paleofire archives.
2018-present: Supervisor of Elisa Sanchez-Moreno, IDL-UL, granted by FCT – Stimulus of Scientific Employment, Individual Support – 2018 Call (ref. CEECIND/04004/2018). Unravelling short-term Earth’s magnetic field behavior and paleoclimate variations from speleothem magnetism.
PhD
2022-2023 Supervisor of Rafael Dinis (DCT-FCTUC) – Ph.D. Thesis: O registo magnético e climático de espeleotemas de Portugal. Granted by FCT (ref. 2022.10216.BD) and by FCT-MIT (ref. 22305876030). 2014-2018: Supervisor of Jorge Ponte (IDL – Earth Systems, FCUL). PhD thesis: Environmental magnetism and paleomagnetism of speleothems: a new tool for documenting high-frequency instabilities of the Earth’s magnetic field and climate. Granted by FCT (ref. SFRH/BD/96241/2013).
2009-2013: Supervisor of Marta Neres (IDL). Phd thesis: Palaeomagnetism and Magnetic Mineralogy of Jurassic-Cretaceous Magmatic Sills from Portugal: Implications for the calibration of the APWP of Iberia. Funded by FCT (ref. SFRH/BD/61633/2009), PESSOA, PAUILF and Gulbenkian. Gulbenkian Award 2011 in Geophysics (10 k€).
Master
2022-2023: Supervisor of Pedro Brusco (DCT-FCTUC): Origin of magnetic minerals trapped into stalagamites. Awaiting viva.
2022-2023: Supervisor of Ana Raquel Marçalo Brás (DCT-FCTUC): Linking the rock magnetic properties to environmental proxies of a dirty speleothem from Portugal. Awaiting viva.
2022-2023: Supervisor of Rui Melo (DCT-FCTUC): Magnetic and mercury fingerprint of burnt soils from Portugal. Awaiting viva.
2020-2021: Supervisor of Rafael Dinis (DCT-FCTUC): Paleomagnetism of the Cretaceous Alkaline Magmatism of the Lusitanian Basin, Portugal.
2019-2020: Supervisor of Lígia Marisa Ferreira de Almeida (DCT – FCTUC). Propriedades magnéticas de sedimentos ricos em matéria orgânica: exemplos do Jurássico Inferior da Bacia Lusitânica.
2016-2017: Co-supervisor of David Paulino (Coimbra University; Supervisor: Luis Vitor Duarte, Coimbra). Master thesis: “Paleomagnetism of the Jurassic sedimentary succession of the Cabo Mondego section”, awaiting viva.
2016-2017: Supervisor of Ana Rita Mendes (DEGGE-FCUL). Master thesis: “Depicting soil contamination by thermoelectric power plant emissions by using environmental magnetic techniques”, 17/20.
2016-2017: Supervisor of Mariana Andrade (DEGGE-FCUL). Master thesis: “Acidification events at the Cretaceous-Paleogene and Paleocene-Eocene boundary”. 19/20
2012-2013: Supervisor of Jorge Ponte, Master of Geophysics (DEGGE-IDL), Master of Geophysics. Master thesis: Magnetic Properties of the pre-KPB interval worldwide”.
2011-2012: Supervisor of Susana Fernandes, Master of Geophysics (DEGGE-IDL). Master thesis: Paleomagnetism and Magnetostratigraphy of the Central Atlantic Magmatic Province in South Portugal.
2009-2010: Supervisor of Jorge Correia, Master of Geophysics (DEGGE-IDL). Thesis: The KPB in Bidart and Hendaye: Climatic Changes and Mass Extinctions.
LANGUAGES
French: native speaker.
English: fluent.
Spanish: fluent.
Portuguese: fluent (Certificate level B1).