Curriculum Vitae
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Patrícia Madeira
Rua Aristides Moreira da Mota nº 60, 2ºDto
+351 969 972 340
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11/05/78
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Biology – Marine Biology
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1998 – 26 de January to 15 June
exchange student
Exchange student in the European student interchange project "Intercâmbio Europeu de Estudantes
Universitários ERASMUS", Queens University, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK - Erasmus Student
Network (ESN).
University of Queens, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK.
Erasmus Student Network (ESN)
2003/2004
Degree thesis
Degree thesis: Morphological Study of two coastal fish species with parental care on the Azores,
Apogon (Apogon) imberbis (Linnaeus, 1758) (TELEOSTEI, APOGONIDAE) e “Abudefduf” luridus
(Cuvier, 1830) (TELEOSTEI, POMACENTRIDAE).
Marine Biology Section, Department of Biology, University of the Azores, Ponta Delgada
University of the Azores
2003 – 1 October to 30 March
Estagiar-L (grant) – designing a temporary exhibition “Oceanos Vivos” (Living Oceans), in
collaboration with João Paulo Constância (Natural History Museum Carlos Machado)
- Designing (construction and maintenance) of a temporary exhibition “Oceanos Vivos” (Living
Oceans), at the Museum Carlos Machado (Ponta Delgada, São Miguel), for the Comemorações do
Dia Nacional do Mar (“Commemorations of the Sea Day ”);
- Guided visits to the temporary exhibition (single and school-group visits);
- Development of activities about exhibition themes.
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Museum Carlos Machado, Ponta Delgada
Direcção Regional da Juventude, Emprego e Formação Profissional
2004 – 7 to 17 de June
Member of the Marine Biology Team (in charge for marine molluscs sampling) in the XI Scientific
Expedition “Graciosa/2004”, organized by the Department of Biology, University of the Azores.
In charge for sampling marine molluscs.
Department of Biology, University of the Azores, Ponta Delgada
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University of the Azores
2005 – 6 to 15 June
Member of the Marine Malacology Sampling Team (in charge for marine molluscs sampling) in the
XII Expedição Científica “Pico/2005”, organized by the Department of Biology, University of the
Azores.
In charge of the marine molluscs sampling.
Department of Biology, University of the Azores, Ponta Delgada.
University of the Azores
2005/2006 – 16 June 2005 to 30 June 2006
Member of the Organizing Committee and Secretariat.
Member of the Organizing Committee and Secretariat of the following events:
- International Congress "Atlantic Islands Neogene", University of the Azores: 12 to 14 June, 2006;
- III International Workshop "Palaeontology in Atlantic Islands", Santa Maria: 15 to 25 June 2006.
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Marine-PalaeoBiogeography Working Group (MPB), Department of Biology, University of the
Azores, Ponta Delgada
University of the Azores
2006 - 25 to 2 June
Member of the work team during the Phase I (Characterization and Diagnostics) of the project
“Plano de Ordenamento da Orla Costeira (Santa Maria)”.
In charge of the “Fossil outcrops of Santa Maria Island” work task.
Geography Section, Department of Biology, University of the Azores, Ponta Delgada
Project under the LITOSOST- “Gestão Sustentável do Desenvolvimento Social, Económico e
Ecológico das Áreas Litorais da Macaronésia” - INTERREG III B, 2000¬2006
2006 – 11 to 17 de September
Member of the scientific expedition “Geomonumentos de Santa Maria”, Santa Maria.
In charge of the field work on the fossil outcrops of Santa Maria Island.
Marine-PalaeoBiogeography Working Group (MPB, Department of Biology) and Department of
Geosciences, University of the Azores, Ponta Delgada.
Secretaria Regional do Ambiente e do Mar
2007 – 7 to 27 January
Grant - Synthesys
Synthesys Project “Marine Fossils of Santa Maria Island (Azores, Portugal)” (ref: AT¬TAF¬2733), in
the Natural History Museum of Vienna (Austria):
- use of techniques on restoration of fossil specimens;
- cleaning and restoration of fossil specimens from Santa Maria Island;
- Identification of fossil echinoid species from Santa Maria Island.
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Natural History Museum of Vienna, Austria
European programme of scientific interchange, Synthesys.
2007/2008 – 1 to 20 February 2007 and 7 to 30 January 2008
Internship
Study of the Miocene fossil specimens from Santa Maria Island, belonging to the Zbyszewsky
collection, in the Geological Museum (INETI, Lisbon).
Geological Museum (INETI), Lisbon
Research project under the working programme of the Marine-PalaeoBiogeography Working Group
(MPB), Department of Biology, University of the Azores, Ponta Delgada
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2007 – 14 May to 14 June
Member of the Macro-invertebrate sampling team in the Oceanographic Cruise of the project
“Estrutura de Missão para a Extensão da Plataforma Continental (EMEPC)”
Member of the team in charge of the sampling, sorting and conservation of the biologic samples
(macro-invertebrate samples) and of the fossil samples.
Estrutura de Missão para a Extensão da Plataforma Continental (EMEPC)
project “Estrutura de Missão para a Extensão da Plataforma Continental (EMEPC)”
2007 – 6 to 15 July
Member of the Marine Biology Team (in charge for marine molluscs/echinoid sampling) in the XIII
Scientific Expedition ““Flores & Corvo/2007”, organized by the Department of Biology, University of
the Azores.
In charge for sampling marine molluscs and echinoids.
Department of Biology, University of the Azores, Ponta Delgada
University of the Azores
2007 – 1 February to 30 October
Member of the Organizing Committee and Secretariat
Member of the Organizing Committee and Secretariat of the following events:
- Workshop/Advance Course by Prof. Isabel Sanmartín (Univ. Uppsala) “New Methods in Historical
Biogeography”, MPB, University of the Azores, 11 to 15 June;
- “IV International Workshop: Palaeontology in Atlantic Islands", Santa Maria, 15 to 25 June.
- Workshop/ Advance Course by Prof. Jorge Crisci and Prof. Liliana Katinas (Museo de La Plata,
Buenos Aires, Argentina) “Biogeographic Theory and Analysis”, MPB, University of the Azores, 15 to
19 October.
Marine-PalaeoBiogeography Working Group (MPB), Department of biology, University of the
Azores, Ponta Delgada.
University of the Azores
2008 – 1 January to 30 October
Member of the Organizing Committee and Secretariat
Member of the Organizing Committee and Secretariat of the following events:
- Second International Congress "Atlantic Islands Neogene", University of the Azores: 3 to 8 of
September, 2008.
- International Congress "5th Congress of the European Malacological Societies", University of the
Azores: 3 to 8 de September, 2008.
Marine-PalaeoBiogeography Working Group (MPB), Department of biology, University of the
Azores, Ponta Delgada; Geosciences Department, University of the Azores, Ponta Delgada; Instituto
Português de Malacologia (IPM), Lisbon
University of the Azores and Instituto Português de Malacologia (IPM)
2008 – 20 January to October
Member of the Organizing Committee and Secretariat
Member of the Organizing Committee and Secretariat of the following events:
- Workshop/Advance Course by Prof. Daniel Brooks (Dep. of Zoology, University of Toronto,
Canada) “Brooks Parsimony Analysis”, MPB, University of the Azores, 1st to 4th July;
- V International Workshop "Palaeontology in Atlantic Islands", Santa Maria, 22nd to 29th June;
- Workshop/Advance Course by Bruce Lieberman (University of Kansas, USA) “Palaeobiogeography
in Deep Time”, MPB, University of the Azores, 11 to 15 September.
Marine-PalaeoBiogeography Working Group (MPB), Department of biology, University of the
Azores, Ponta Delgada
University of the Azores and Instituto Português de Malacologia (IPM)
2008/2009 – 7 July 2008 to 7 June 2009
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Grant - “Bolsa de Gestão de Ciência e Tecnologia Centros de Ciência de S.Miguel” M3.1.9/F/004/2008
Management of a science centre – Astronomical Observatory of Santana (Observatório Astronómico
de Santana - OASA)/ Science Centre of Ribeira Grande, Azores
Direcção Regional da Ciência, Tecnologia e Comunicações (DRCTC)
Governo Regional dos Açores
2005 onwards – since 1 June 2005
Web-designer e Web-Master
Design and maintenance of the following web sites:
- 2005 onwards Marine PalaeoBiogeography Working Group - http://www.uac.pt/ ~fosseis/
- 2005/2006 and 2007/2008 - Atlantic Island Neogene, International Congress - http://www.uac.pt/
~cicia/
- 2007/2008 - 5th Congress of the European Malacological Societies/2nd Atlantic Islands Neogene,
International Congress - http://www.euromalac2008.org/
Marine-PalaeoBiogeography Working Group (MPB), Department of biology, University of the
Azores, Ponta Delgada; Geosciences Department, University of the Azores, Ponta Delgada; Instituto
Português de Malacologia (IPM), Lisbon
University of the Azores and Instituto Português de Malacologia (IPM)
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2004
Degree in Biology, Marine Biology
Biology, Marine Biology
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University of the Azores
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competences
2001
Diving Course, P1(CMAS)
2002
Course of Fisheries, by Escola de Pesca e da Marinha de Comércio
2004
Inshore Skipper, by Clube Naval da Lagoa
2004
Driving licence (Cat. B)
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Mother tongue(s))
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Portuguese
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English
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Spanish
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French
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Italian
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Team work; Mediating skills; Intercultural skills.
Computer skills and competences
Driving licence
Additional training
Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access and Internet Explorer),
File Maker Pro,
Adobe Web Standard CS4 (Fireworks MX/CS4, Dreamweaver MX/CS4, Flash MX/CS4),
Adobe (Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Acrobat Professional and Adobe Acrobat Designer),
Corel (CorelDraw, Corel Photo-Paint, Corel WordPerfect Office),
GIMP (2.4.4, GNU Image Manipulation Program) ,
SPSS for Windows, Primer,
Google (Google Earth, Sky View),
Basic knowledge and understanding of scripting html, Java e php.
Category B
1997 – June - Participation in the “Workshop Biodiversidade no Arquipélago dos Açores” (1997).
1997 to 2004 – Collaboration with the Marine Biology Section, Department of Biology, University of
the Azores.
- 1997 - Collaboration on the research project “Contribuição para o estudo da reprodução de
Centrolabrus trutta (Lowe, 19833) (Pisces: Labridae) no litoral de São Miguel, Açores”, by José
Azevedo e Helena Cepêda (Marine Biology Section, Department of Biology, University of the
Azores): tissue fixation, coloration of dissected fish gonads and preparation of histological
microscope slides.
- 1997 – Database updating of the fish collection of the University of the Azores, supervised by Dr
José Azevedo.
- 1997/2004 - Collaboration on the macroalgae sampling of the intertidal and nearby submerse
areas in the Azores, for the Marine Section research projects (Department of Biology, University of
the Azores) under the supervision of Ana Neto.
2002 - Collaboration on the research project “Biótopos do Intertidal Rochoso da Ilha de São Miguel
– Açores”, under the coordination of Ana Neto and Francisco Macedo.
2001 – 17 to 22 de June. Participation in the workshop “Ilustração Científica”, by Pedro Salgado,
University of the Azores.
2002 – 20 to 23 March. Participation on the meeting “XXI Semana das Pescas”, Direcção Regional
da Agricultura e Pescas, Faial, Azores.
2002 – 17 to 21 June. Participation and collaboration on the organization of the workshop “1º Curso
de Paleontologia”, São Miguel, Azores.
2002 – 21 to 29 June. Participation and collaboration on the organization of the workshop “Marine
Fossils of the Azores: Perspectives for the Future”, Santa Maria, Azores.
2003 – 17 to 20 March. Participation in the Seminar “Serviço Educativo nos Museus: experiência e
novos projectos”, Museum Carlos Machado (Ponta Delgada, São Miguel), Azores.
2003 – 20 to 24 May. Participation in the workshop “Curso de Estatística Aplicada de Introdução ao
programa SPSS”, by Luís Silva, Ordem dos Biólogos, Ponta Delgada, São Miguel, Azores.
2005 – 17 to 20 May. Participation in advance course ”Palaeobiogeography of Marine Fossil
Invertebrates – Concepts and Methods”, organized by the Centro de Conservação e Protecção do
Ambiente (CCPA), Department of Biology, University of the Azores.
2005 – 7 October. Participation in the meeting “Ética Ambiental: Novos Desafios, Novas
Responsablidades”, University of the Azores.
2006– 17 to 28 July. Participation and collaboration in the organization of the “3rd International
Workshop of Malacology and Marine Biology”, University of the Azores.
2007 – 20 April. Participation in the meeting “Jornadas de Economia do Mar (JEM) – Energia e
Investigação Científica na Economia do Mar”, AORN, Azores.
Other Activities:
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2003 – 1 to 30 October. Design of the temporary exhibition “Oceanos Vivos”, in collaboration with
João Paulo Constância, Museum Carlos Machado (Ponta Delgada, São Miguel), for the
commemorations of the “Dia Nacional do Mar” - Programme Estagiar L, Direcção Regional da
Juventude, Emprego e Formação Profissional, Azores.
2003 - 1 November to 30 March. Guided visits to the temporary exhibition “Oceanos Vivos”, and
design of activities for the visiting schools (kinder-garden to 2nd grade), in collaboration with João
Paulo Constância, Museum Carlos Machado (Ponta Delgada, São Miguel) - Programme Estagiar L,
Direcção Regional da Juventude, Emprego e Formação Profissional, Azores.
2003 - 18 March. Oral Communication “Oceano vivo: Experiência Educativa”, in collaboration with
João Paulo Constância, Seminary “Serviço Educativo nos Museus: experiência e novos projectos”,
Museum Carlos Machado, Ponta Delgada, São Miguel, Azores.
2006 - 12 June. Oral Communication “The marine fossils from Santa Maria Island: an historical
overview” in collaboration with Sergio Ávila and Antonio M. de Fries Martins, in the International
Congress “ Atlantic Island Neogene”, Ponta Delgada, São Miguel, Azores.
2005/2008 - Member of the organizing committee of the following events:
- 2006 – International Congress "Atlantic Islands Neogene", University of the Azores: 12 to14
de June, 2006;
- 2006 – 3rd International Workshop: "Palaeontology in Atlantic Islands”, Santa Maria: 15 to
25 de June 2006.
- 2007 – Advance Course “New Methods in Historical Biogeography”, by Prof. Isabel
Sanmartín (Univ. Uppsala) - MPB, University of Azores, 11 to 15 June.
- 2007 - 4th International Workshop: “Palaeontology in Atlantic Islands", Santa Maria, 15 to 25
June.
- 2007 – Advance Course “Biogeographic Theory and Analysis”, by Prof. Jorge Crisci and
Prof. Liliana Katinas (Museo de La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina) - MPB, University of
Azores, 15 to 19 October.
- 2008 – 2nd International Congress "Atlantic Islands Neogene", University of the Azores: 3 to
8 September, 2008.
- 2008 – International Congress: "5th Congress of the European Malacological Societies",
University of the Azores: 3 to 8 September.
2005/2009 – Design and maintenance of the Marine PalaeoBiogeography working group (MPB)
website, University of the Azores (http//:www.uac.pt/~fosseis/).
Published works
Thesis
Papers in international scientific
periodicals with referees
Published
MADEIRA, P. 2004. Estudo Morfológico de duas espécies de peixes costeiros com cuidado parental
dos Açores, Apogon (Apogon) imberbis (Linnaeus, 1758) (TELEOSTEI, APOGONIDAE) e
“Abudefduf” luridus (Cuvier, 1830) (TELEOSTEI, POMACENTRIDAE). Relatório de Estágio.
Universidade dos Açores. vi+138 pp.
ÁVILA, S.P., P. MADEIRA, C. MARQUES DA SILVA, MÁRIO CACHÃO, BERNARD LANDAU, RUI
QUARTAU & A.M. DE FRIAS MARTINS, 2008. Local disappearance of bivalves in the Azores
during the last glaciation. Journal of Quaternary Science, 23: 777-785. doi.wiley.com/10.1002/jqs.
1165. (Impact Factor 2007 = 2.496).
ÁVILA, S.P., P. MADEIRA, N. MENDES, A. REBELO, A. MEDEIROS, C. GOMES, F. GARCÍATALAVERA, C. MARQUES DA SILVA, M. CACHÃO, C. HILLAIRE-MARCEL & A. M. DE FRIAS
MARTINS, 2008. Mass extinctions in the Azores during the last glaciation: fact or myth? Journal of
Biogeography, 35: 1123-1129. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2699.2008.01881. (Impact Factor 2007 = 3.539).
Papers in other scientific
periodicals with referees:
ÁVILA, S.P., P. MADEIRA, C. ZAZO, A. KROH, M. KIRBY, C. MARQUES DA SILVA, M. CACHÃO
& A.M. DE FRIAS MARTINS, 2009. Palaeoecology of the Pleistocene (MIS 5.5) outcrops of
Lagoinhas and Prainha (Santa Maria Island, Azores). Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology,
Palaeoecology, 274: 18-31. (Impact Factor 2007 = 2.162).
CALADO, H., S.P. ÁVILA & P. MADEIRA, 2007. The Coastal Zone Management Plan of Santa
Maria as a chance for fossiliferous outcrops management. In: ÁVILA, S. P. & A. M. DE FRIAS
MARTINS (Eds.): Proceedings of the “1st Atlantic Islands Neogene”, International Congress, Ponta
Delgada, 12-14 June 2006. Açoreana, Suplemento 5: 162-172.
MADEIRA, P., A. KROH, A.M. DE FRIAS MARTINS & S.P. ÁVILA, 2007. The marine fossils from
Santa Maria Island (Azores, Portugal): an historical overview. In: ÁVILA, S. P. & A. M. DE FRIAS
MARTINS (Eds.): Proceedings of the “1st Atlantic Islands Neogene”, International Congress, Ponta
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Delgada, 12-14 June 2006. Açoreana, Suplemento 5: 59-73.
Communications in scientific
meetings
ÁVILA, S. P., P. MADEIRA, F. GARCÍA-TALAVERA, C. MARQUES DA SILVA, M. CACHÃO & A. M.
DE FRIAS MARTINS, 2007. Luria lurida (mollusca: gastropoda), a new record for the Pleistocene of
Santa Maria (Azores, Portugal). Arquipélago, 24: 53-56.
ÁVILA, S. P., P. MADEIRA, N. MENDES & A. M. DE FRIAS MARTINS, 2006. The MPB - Marine
Palaeobiogeography Working Group of the University of the Azores: research and aims.
Palaeogeography and Palaeobiogeography Biodiversity in Space and Time, Cambridge, U.K., 10 to
13 April: 26-27.
MADEIRA, P., S. P. ÁVILA & A. M. de FRIAS MARTINS, 2006. The marine fossils of Santa Maria
Island: an historical overview. Atlantic Islands Neogene, Internacional Congress, Ponta Delgada,
Azores, Portugal: 12-14 June: 15.
ÁVILA, S. P., P. MADEIRA, N. MENDES, A. REBELO, A. MEDEIROS, C. GOMES, F. GARCÍATALAVERA, C. MARQUES DA SILVA, M. CACHÃO, C. HILLAIRE-MARCEL & A. M. DE FRIAS
MARTINS, 2007. Mass extinctions in the Azores during the last glaciation: fact or myth? Abstracts of
the 1st International Palaeobiogeography Symposium, Paris, 10-13 July 2007: 6.
ÁVILA, S. P., P. MADEIRA, N. MENDES, A. REBELO, A. MEDEIROS, C. GOMES, F. GARCÍATALAVERA, C. MARQUES DA SILVA, M. CACHÃO, C. HILLAIRE-MARCEL & A. M. DE FRIAS
MARTINS, 2007. Mass extinctions in the Azores during the last glaciation: fact or myth? Abstracts of
the 1st International Palaeobiogeography Symposium, Paris, 10 to13 July 2007: 6.
ÁVILA, S. P., P. MADEIRA, C. MARQUES DA SILVA, M. CACHÃO, A. KROH, M. KIRBY, S. RAFFI,
F. CECCA & A. M. DE FRIAS MARTINS, 2007. A importância (biogeográfica) dos fósseis de Santa
Maria (Açores, Portugal). Livro de Resumos do 2º Congresso Português de Malacologia,
Universidade Lusófona, Lisbon, 23 and 24 November: (in press).
ÁVILA, S. P., P. MADEIRA, J. GOUD, I. SANMARTÍN, F. CECCA & A. M DE FRIAS MARTINS,
2008. Patterns of diversity of the Rissoidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) in the Atlantic and the
Mediterranean region. Livro de Resumos do 5th Congress of the European Malacological Societies,
Ponta Delgada, 02 to 06 September: 27.
MADEIRA, P., A. KROH & S. P. ÁVILA, 2008. The MPB-Marine PalaeoBiogeography working group
and the study of Santa Maria fossils: an updated overview. Livro de Resumos do 2nd Atlantic
Islands Neogene, International Congress, Ponta Delgada, 02 to 06 September: 34-35.
ÁVILA, S. P., P. MADEIRA, C. M. DA SILVA, M. CACHÃO, M. KIRBY, A. KROH, F. CECCA & A.M.
DE FRIAS MARTINS, 2008. A biogeographical paradox and the palaeobigeographical importance of
the Azorean Marine fossils. Livro de Resumos do 2nd Atlantic Islands Neogene, International
Congress, Ponta Delgada, 02 to 06 September: 35.
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