PEOPLE

Meet the team behind AIR Centre's mission to advance Atlantic research and international cooperation.

TERCEIRA TEAM

Adriana Ferreira

Adriana Ferreira

Researcher

AIR Centre | Atlantic International Research Centre

Adriano Lima

Adriano Lima

Researcher and MBON Scientific Programmer

AIR Centre | Atlantic International Research Centre

Arun Shukla

Arun Shukla

Researcher

AIR Centre | Atlantic International Research Centre

Gabriel Costa

Gabriel Costa

Administrative Assistant

AIR Centre | Atlantic International Research Centre

Joana Soares

Joana Soares

Researcher and MBON Executive Secretary

AIR Centre | Atlantic International Research Centre

João Gonçalves

João Gonçalves

Development Engineer

AIR Centre | Atlantic International Research Centre

João Pinelo

João Pinelo

Head of Data Science, Cloud Infrastructure, and Development and Researcher

AIR Centre | Atlantic International Research Centre

Joaquim Melo

Joaquim Melo

Development Engineer

AIR Centre | Atlantic International Research Centre

Mariana Ávila

Mariana Ávila

Head of the AIR Centre Headquarters and Development Engineer

AIR Centre | Atlantic International Research Centre

Natalia Ospina-Alvarez

Natalia Ospina-Alvarez

Head of the Biodiversity and Blue Economy Program and Senior Researcher

AIR Centre | Atlantic International Research Centre

Priyanka Shukla

Priyanka Shukla

Researcher

AIR Centre | Atlantic International Research Centre

LISBON TEAM

Alessandro Colombo

Alessandro Colombo

Project Manager

AIR Centre | Atlantic International Research Centre

Alexandra Frazão

Alexandra Frazão

Executive Secretary

AIR Centre | Atlantic International Research Centre

Ana Faria

Ana Faria

Project Manager

AIR Centre | Atlantic International Research Centre

André Valente

André Valente

Head of Space Systems and Applications and Researcher

AIR Centre | Atlantic International Research Centre

Andrea Giusti

Andrea Giusti

Development Engineer

AIR Centre | Atlantic International Research Centre

Catarina Paes Duarte

Catarina Paes Duarte

Project Manager

AIR Centre | Atlantic International Research Centre

Giséle Kaminski

Giséle Kaminski

Project Finance and Legal Officer

AIR Centre | Atlantic International Research Centre

Letícia Leão

Letícia Leão

Financial Officer

AIR Centre | Atlantic International Research Centre

Mafalda Carapuço

Mafalda Carapuço

Deputy Executive Director

AIR Centre | Atlantic International Research Centre

Maria Luiza Fernandes

Maria Luiza Fernandes

Public Procurement Officer

AIR Centre | Atlantic International Research Centre

Patrícia Cuan

Patrícia Cuan

Communication Officer

AIR Centre | Atlantic International Research Centre

Tânia Li Chen

Tânia Li Chen

Researcher

AIR Centre | Atlantic International Research Centre

Valerie de Liedekerke

Valerie de Liedekerke

Head of the Ocean Policy and Stakeholders' Engagement Program and Researcher

AIR Centre | Atlantic International Research Centre

Vanessa Batista

Vanessa Batista

Head of Administrative and Financial Department

AIR Centre | Atlantic International Research Centre

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Paulo Gadelha

Paulo Gadelha

President of the AD AIR Centre Board of Directors

AIR Centre | Atlantic International Research Centre

(Brazil)

Miguel Miranda

Miguel Miranda

Executive Director

AIR Centre | Atlantic International Research Centre

(Portugal)

Flávio Tiago

Flávio Tiago

Member of the AD AIR Centre Board of Directors

AIR Centre | Atlantic International Research Centre

(Portugal)

Salvador Landeros Ayala

Salvador Landeros Ayala

Member of the AD AIR Centre Board of Directors

AIR Centre | Atlantic International Research Centre

(Mexico)

Selby Modiba

Selby Modiba

Member of the AD AIR Centre Board of Directors

AIR Centre | Atlantic International Research Centre

(South Africa)

GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Angola (1)

Filomena Vaz Velho

National Institute for Fisheries and Marine Research (INIPM)

Brazil (3)

Eduardo Mendonça Sodré Martins

Governo do Estado da Bahia – Secretaria do Meio Ambiente – SEMA BA

Luis Carlos Araújo

Governo do Estado da Bahia – Secretaria do Meio Ambiente – SEMA BA

André Maurício Rebouças Ferraro

Governo do Estado da Bahia – Secretaria do Meio Ambiente – SEMA BA

Cape Verde (2)

Albertino Martins

Instituto do Mar – IMar

Instituto do Mar – IMar

Colombia (1)

Marcos Oliveira

Ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovacíon – Minciencias

France (2)

Philippe Monbet

Pôle Mer Bretagne Atlantique

Isabel Benezeth

Pôle Mer Bretagne Atlantique

Guatemala (2)

Secretaría Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología – Senytec

Andrea Fabiola Flores Pineda

Secretaría Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología – Senytec

Morocco (1)

Bouchta El Moumni

Abdelmalek Essaâdi University

Nigeria (2)

Bolarinwa Balogun

National Space Research and Development Agency – NASRDA

National Space Research and Development Agency – NASRDA

Peru (2)

Tania Sarith Peña Baca

National Council for Science, Technology and Technological Innovation of Peru – CONCYTEC

Raquel Mercedes Sotomayor Parían

National Council for Science, Technology and Technological Innovation of Peru – CONCYTEC

Portugal (4)

Foundation for Science and Technology – FCT

Foundation for Science and Technology – FCT

António Felix Rodrigues

Regional Government of the Azores – GRA

Regional Government of the Azores – GRA

South Africa (2)

Tumisang Modiloe

Department of Science and Innovation – DSI

Stewart Bernard

Department of Science and Innovation – DSI

Spain (2)

Joaquin Hernandez Brito

Plataforma Oceánica de Canarias – PLOCAN

Josefina Lostau

Plataforma Oceánica de Canarias – PLOCAN

São Tomé and Príncipe (2)

Virginia Carvalho de Almeida Godinho

Ministry of Education, Culture, and Science of São Tomé and Príncipe

Agostinho Vaz de Sousa

Ministry of Education, Culture, and Science of São Tomé and Príncipe

United Kingdom (2)

Department of Science, Innovation and Technology – DSTI

Department of Science, Innovation and Technology – DSTI